Hawkeye Access is a free app that allows hands-free web access by using eye and facial movements, making accessing the web much easier for someone with limited mobility. Although the […]
Life with COVID-19 means many of us are cooking at home a lot more often. Cooking can be a challenge for people with disabilities, but assistive kitchen gadgets can help […]
Molly Kimmel took the reins of MonTECH in April, when Montana was eyeball-deep in the global pandemic and the program’s loan program was temporarily suspended in accordance with shelter-in-place directives. […]
Mathieu Stoker shows me a video of his eight-year-old daughter, Tenley, climbing up on a bench. Disney’s Moana plays on a television off-screen. Tenley’s progress is painstaking. She has […]
Early identification of children who are deaf-blind is a primary goal for the Montana Deaf-Blind Project (MTDB). How many kids in Montana have that dual sensory impairment? Well, it depends […]
Sarah Tienhaara, 13, dreams of owning and racing a dog sled team. She gets fired up just thinking about it. “Mushing isn’t a sport,” she explains. “It’s a lifestyle. You […]
Work with MonTECH as an Americorps VISTA starting in July! This person will be expanding and strengthening our Wheels Across Montana (WAM) program. This position is for you if you […]
Did you see the ad for Microsoft’s adapted Xbox controller during this year’s Super Bowl? You know the one, “When everybody plays, we all win” (cue happy tears). The ad […]
Don’t miss out! MonTECH’s one-day conference on augmentative and alternative communication is set for August 5th in beautiful downtown Missoula! Educators, direct support staff, family members, therapists, and other professionals […]
Rebecca Miner thinks about community – community for her son, Everett. How will he make friends, when he cannot speak? How will he be included, if other parents are fearful […]