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AAC Etiquette Essentials: Chatting with Someone Using Tech to Talk

Posted on June 5, 2018 by Shawna Hanson

Three educators stand by Scott, watching a presentation on his screen explaining his eye-gaze communication system.

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 […]

Never Too Old to Tango with Tech!

Posted on April 17, 2018, Edited April 17, 2018 by Shawna Hanson

Clint Grimes, in red coat and red and blue winter hat, navigates his iPad Pro while Stephanie Mansfield looks on.

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 […]

Julianna and Ed’s Practical Pointers for the Older Tech Novice

Posted on April 16, 2018 by Shawna Hanson

Older woman's hands playing solitaire on iPad.

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 […]

Tech-Savvy Robert Dutreix and the Transformational Power of AT

Posted on March 27, 2018, Edited March 27, 2018 by Shawna Hanson

Robert trains Obi robot to raise spoon to Devin's mouth.

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 […]

Skiing, Teaching Others Bring Sherene Ricci Full Circle

Posted on January 2, 2018, Edited January 2, 2018 by Shawna Hanson

Sherene carving down Discovery Basin, using outriggers and smiling.

“For a lot of people, an amputation is the beginning of something terrible,” Sherene Ricci explains. “For me, it was the end of something terrible. I could finally relax and […]

Rocky Mountains, Rev. McCracken, and Seeing AI

Posted on November 27, 2017, Edited November 27, 2017 by Shawna Hanson

Rev. McCracken standing on a patch of snow high in the mountains in Yellowstone Park.

Twice, Rev. Benny McCracken took 10 kids from a juvenile detention facility in Arkansas to Colorado to hike in the Rockies. Fundraising brought in enough cash for food and appropriate clothes, […]

Sure, 3D Printing is Cool. But Is It Easily Accessible for Montanans?

Posted on October 12, 2017, Edited October 12, 2017 by Shawna Hanson

Michael Beers handles the adapter while Aaron Marx looks on.

Three-dimensional printing has revolutionized the world of prosthetics and adaptive equipment. We’ve been reading articles stating as much for years, accompanied by dramatic videos showing a delighted person flexing a […]

Helpful Home Products for the Visually Impaired, By Jackie Waters

Posted on October 5, 2017 by Shawna Hanson

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 […]

Peace Place: A Vision for Respite Realized

Posted on August 28, 2017, Edited August 28, 2017 by Shawna Hanson

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 […]

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 […]