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Helpful Home Products for the Visually Impaired, By Jackie Waters

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Modern, uncluttered, well-lit kitchen

Although there are plenty of simple, inexpensive, or nearly free home modifications that can help those with a visual impairment, sometimes you have to spend a little bit of money […]

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Peace Place: A Vision for Respite Realized

Posted on August 28, 2017, Edited August 28, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Peace Place Director Elaine Hundley.

Peace Place is buzzing with the energy of six industrious little children and one bright-eyed infant observing the action from an exersaucer.  Three-year-old Nora sashays past in high heels, carrying […]

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Victor Man Builds Adaptive Equipment for Sportsmen with Disabilities

Posted on July 26, 2017, Edited July 28, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Scot Browne demos rifle rest for semi-quadriplegic

Scot Browne doesn’t drive anymore.  His depth perception and peripheral vision on the right side have been impaired since suffering a traumatic brain injury in a bmx crash.  “There’s no […]

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Navigating Vision Loss: You Don’t Have to Do It Alone

Posted on June 27, 2017 by itdirector
Coreen and her dog

When your vision fails, you experience the ‘grieving process.’  That’s what people say, and Coreen Faulkner has heard it more than once.  But she believes that’s not quite right. “When […]

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The Easiest Ways To Run A Home When You’re Living With Chronic Pain

Posted on June 26, 2017, Edited June 27, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
person riding bicycle

(Photo via Pixabay by RenateGranade0; Written by Jackie Waters) Living with chronic pain can be a nightmare for many Americans, as it can bring about feelings of hopelessness and anger […]

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Husband Designs Sudoku Board for Wife with Low Vision

Posted on June 26, 2017, Edited June 26, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Katheryn sudoku

Katheryn Stubsten is not about to give up her hobbies just because she has macular degeneration; instead, she frequently visits MonTECH’s lab to try equipment that might compensate for her […]

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Growing Up Rural with CP: Darren Larson Paints His Own Picture

Posted on June 1, 2017, Edited June 1, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Darren Larson

The pristine, two-bedroom house, in a new still-under-construction neighborhood, is a symbol of the hard work and relentless determination of Darren Larson. Larson has cerebral palsy (CP), and his home […]

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Staying One Step Ahead

Posted on April 26, 2017, Edited April 26, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Sara and Jim

Sara Streeter’s mother was born in 1920 with a congenital amputation of her left arm, just below the elbow.  “She was treated horribly,” Sara said.  “Even in school, the teachers […]

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Friends Break a New Path Post-Stroke

Posted on March 31, 2017, Edited April 26, 2017 by Shawna Hanson

Tom Koontz Jr. has been a truck driver all of his life. He has hauled on the dangerous ice roads of Alaska, and driven in the legendary road trains of […]

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MCPS Tech Fest

Posted on March 28, 2017, Edited March 28, 2017 by Shawna Hanson
Sentinel High School: Venue for Tech Fest

Tech Fest is an opportunity for all Missoula County Public School staff to explore assistive technology’s role in education and in the success of students of all levels of ability. […]

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