As a social worker, Sarah Imoe investigated allegations of child abuse for Child Protective Services. Facing parents resentful of her presence in their homes was part of the job, […]
Last New Year’s Eve, Elaine Casey’s seventh child was born at home. Her previous home births were complication-free, so there was no reason to expect anything different this time. But […]
Ask 11-year-old Olivia Hawley what she wants to be when she grows up, and you’ll get an impressive answer: “I wanna be a neurosurgeon.” Achieving that goal would mean a […]
Written by Scott Thomas Eye gaze, switch control, and similar technologies hold great value, permitting people with little to no function of their extremities or voice to live productively; unfortunately, […]
Finding stable employment has not been easy for Robert Wilkins, 31. Diagnosed with Bardet–Biedl syndrome, along with two of his five siblings, Wilkins has low vision. His quest for work […]
By Scott Thomas MonTECH Four years ago, in my first months of using an eye-operated computer to communicate, I was conversing with my parents in a crowded restaurant. During our […]
MonTECH is happy to announce our relocation across campus. Quite apart from the practical benefits of our new space, we enjoy the daily drama of preschoolers on the playground outside […]
A 69-year-old Latin percussionist came to technology consultant Ed Worrell to learn how to send emails. They worked together for the next several years, achieving one simple goal then moving […]
Don’t buy a bigger system than you need. If you want to use Facebook and send emails, you don’t need a full-blown desktop system. A tablet will do. Touch screens […]
MonTECH’s Robert Dutreix tested logistics software, engineered live sound for the Austin City Limits Music Festival, and worked a 120-channel soundboard that had previously been used to record sound for […]