Assistive Technology

It was a year of incredible growth and development for our Assistive Technology team. Within our department, our Rehabilitation Technology staff conducted more than 3,000 repair and maintenance jobs on essential medical and other adaptive equipment from complicated beds, wheelchairs, and exercise equipment, to simpler helmets. Our Seating and Mobility Clinic employees designed and facilitated production of products for seven New York State counties.

Our greatest growth this year was in our Innovation Lab wing where there is incredible collaboration with other Center teams to enhance the lives of our residents and students in unique ways and in real time. The “upper-body bike,” gives one young man a new freedom to stay in his wheelchair where he's best supported and comfortable, and get out with his friends to exercise by using his arms. Other new creations include adaptive marker holders, a wrist-talker communication device, and a station for mess-free filling of Ziploc bags – all amazing tools for our classrooms.

In 2022, our team also realized our dream of opening a full-adaptable land of outdoor adventure. The Discovery Dreams Play Park is an example of teamwork at its finest. It has proved to be endless fun. A one of a kind, safe space of exploration, self-discovery, and joy.

By Lindsey Veety, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS, Director of Assistive Technology

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Rehab and Assistive Tech Work Orders

Completed in 2022