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Category: Blog

Disabled in the Digital Age: Career Assistance, by Patrick Young

Posted on October 29, 2020, Edited October 29, 2020 by Shawna Hanson
Handshake over a laptop

Twenty-five years ago, having a physical or cognitive disability made it extremely difficult to find gainful employment. However, today’s digital advancements have essentially leveled the playing field and made earning […]

Posted in BlogTagged #MonTech #AssistiveTechnology #DisabilityEmployment

AT Webinars October 2020

Posted on October 1, 2020, Edited October 1, 2020 by itdirector

Do you wonder if assistive technology (AT) can help your students, but don’t know where to start? MonTECH is offering free webinars focused on AT in the classroom and online […]

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MonTECH’s Recumbent Tandem Takes a Ride Up Going-to-the-Sun

Posted on September 9, 2020, Edited September 9, 2020 by Shawna Hanson
Peter and Sherene on the trike, a magnificent green, snow-capped mountain behind them

Peter Drakos lives and breathes outdoor adventure.  So when the opportunity rolls around each spring to ride a bike up Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier, he’s one of the first to […]

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MSU Student’s Makers Chapter Builds Switches for Montanans, by Shawna Hanson

Posted on July 29, 2020, Edited July 29, 2020 by Shawna Hanson

Eleni Comstock is genuine. Real. Take her recent interview with NASA.  They asked if she was interested in space. Her response? No. Today she is working for NASA as a […]

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Hands-free iPad Access: Hawkeye Continues to Evolve, by Alyssa Dimmick

Posted on July 29, 2020 by Shawna Hanson
Wisam and author Alli sit side by side at table, smliing, with iPhone in front of them on a stand.

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 […]

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Gadgets for Safer, Easier At-home Cooking, by Alyssa Dimmick

Posted on May 27, 2020, Edited May 27, 2020 by Shawna Hanson
Alyssa smiles while stirring ravioli in a frying pan in her kitchen.

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 […]

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MonTECH Navigating COVID-19 with New Director at the Helm

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Shawna Hanson
Molly stands smiling, hands folded in front, beside the concrete half-wall of MonTECHs wheelchair ramp.

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. […]

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Technology and Tenacity Are Keys to Tenley’s Independence

Posted on October 8, 2019, Edited October 8, 2019 by Shawna Hanson
Close-up of Tenley's face. She is smiling, with big brown eyes, dark hair pulled back in ponytail, and a bright blue headband.

  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 […]

Posted in BlogTagged Assistive Technology, MonTECH

Identifying Children with Deaf-Blindness, and Raising Our Expectations for Them

Posted on July 17, 2019, Edited July 17, 2019 by Shawna Hanson
Montana Deaf-Blind Project logo is a golden outline of the state of Montana set on two blue squares of different shades.

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 […]

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Sarah Rates the BuzzClip

Posted on July 17, 2019, Edited July 17, 2019 by Shawna Hanson
Sarah smiles at camera, wearing hot-pink leopard-spotted hoodie, black frame glasses, and short blond hair.

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 […]

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