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“Spending Down” Stimulus Money: Ideas for DD Group Home Managers and Case Managers
Stimulus checks coming to adults in the developmental disability system pose an interesting dilemma, given the $2,000 asset limit. Clients accustomed to a monthly fun budget low in the double […]
Saving Money and Learning as We Go with Kinsley
Life with two-year-old Kinsley is a learning curve, and Kinsley’s family members are not the only ones learning as they go. When Kinsley was born, her newborn cry had a […]
Disabled in the Digital Age: Career Assistance, by Patrick Young
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 […]
MonTECH’s Recumbent Tandem Takes a Ride Up Going-to-the-Sun
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 […]
MSU Student’s Makers Chapter Builds Switches for Montanans, 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 […]
Hands-free iPad Access: Hawkeye Continues to Evolve, by Alyssa Dimmick
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 […]
Gadgets for Safer, Easier At-home Cooking, by Alyssa Dimmick
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 […]
MonTECH Navigating COVID-19 with New Director at the Helm
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. […]
Technology and Tenacity Are Keys to Tenley’s Independence
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 […]