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Accessibility and access needs is not special treatment or as an afterthought -‐-- it is a human right. Closed captions is a right. ASL interpretatations is a right. Extra time and sensory breaks is a right. Universal design is a right. It is not an inclusive environment if accessibility is excluded or ignored. Institutions, policies, and organizations must be accessible. Accessibility is our way to become involved in the community. We must continue to open and talk about our access needs. Do not let someone tell you that it is "special treatment". Tell them: access is a right.

November is National Assistive Technology Month. In this month's Answers from ALS Professionals, Alisa Brownlee, ATP, CLIPP, CAPS, WSP, discusses advances in Assitive Technology to improve the lives of people with ALS and their caregivers. Read more at: https://lnkd.in/gP_zHrdT

JAMDA is planning a special issue, The Use of Technology in Post-Acute and Long-Term Care, that will include papers focusing on how #technology has been used with older adults in #PALTC to address care and care challenges and solutions. Submit a paper: http://bit.ly/3E440c8

https://lnkd.in/e7-CU_sA My health and technology colleagues it's so important to know what technology that is out there to better assist older adult clients and employees. So many of us are Caregivers too. I am always looking to collaborate with you to have an even better impact. What are your thoughts?

In case you missed it, check out this article which describes how digital technology was used to deliver Children’s Hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic - https://lnkd.in/eR2hGsg7

Hamilton Health Sciences (HSS) serves a multicultural community of 2.3 million people and they knew they needed to meet the challenge of addressing language barriers in healthcare head-on. With support from the Ontario Bioscience Innovation Organization (OBIO), HHS partnered with Voyce to expand language access for patients by: ✅ Providing medical interpretation in 240 languages. ✅ Improving access from previous interpreter solutions with near-immediate connections to our interpreters via remote video and audio options. ✅ Making Voyce a standard across HHS’s care units after positive feedback from the pilot. When HHS and Voyce partnered together we found “game-changing” results which you can learn more about in our case study here: https://buff.ly/3RFoRKB

Check out my latest piece on Accessibility in Digital Space - how might this impact your organization?

[Activity Analysis] The "PATIENT ENGAGEMENT" Project I am collecting some articles, papers, books, videos, and personal notes about Healthcare Experience Design. Some new ideas and insights will be published under a category called "Patient Engagement": https://lnkd.in/gMYeGhTM In general, I see Design as an activity. At this level, we focus on new models of design activities. For example, the attached paper introduces "Selective Participatory Activities". In particular, we pay attention to concrete case studies of healthcare research, design, and development. For example, the attached paper is based on a case study about social isolation and older adults. If you are interested in this project, DM if you want to share your stories or resources. #patientengagement (9/25/2023)

Global Accessibility Awareness Day is celebrated on the third Thursday of May every year. Focused on building awareness on the importance of Digital Accessibility, it's a great day to know more about the concept. Follow this link to know more about it- https://lnkd.in/ghZYqziz #GAAD #DigitalAccessibility #AccessibleWebDesign #AccesibilityAwareness Source: Statistics taken from WEBAIM study