First Charles SmartHome Resident Moves In
After years of planning and hard work, the dream becomes real today! The first resident of the Charles SmartHome, Gerald Stopa, is moving in today.
Gerald’s story is the perfect example of why we built the SmartHome. Imagine if you will that you can’t turn the lights on or off in your room by yourself. Or you can’t decide what you want to watch on TV or listen to on your stereo. Or you can’t even tell somebody if you are hurt, or happy, or sad, because you can’t talk.
When
Gerald began receiving services from Imagine! several years ago, that was what he was facing. Gerald has cerebral palsy and very limited speech and movement. However, technology, such as the kind of technology that will be used in the SmartHome, has allowed Gerald, at age 47, to learn to read, communicate, play music, select his own TV programs and videos to watch, and basically control his own environment to a much greater degree than at any time in the past.
Gerald is now in charge of his life in a way nobody would have thought possible just ten years ago. The goal of the SmartHome is to act as a laboratory for all sorts of technologies so many more people can have the kind of opportunities that Gerald has.
Welcome to your new home Gerald! I know you will make us proud!
Gerald’s story is the perfect example of why we built the SmartHome. Imagine if you will that you can’t turn the lights on or off in your room by yourself. Or you can’t decide what you want to watch on TV or listen to on your stereo. Or you can’t even tell somebody if you are hurt, or happy, or sad, because you can’t talk.
When
Gerald began receiving services from Imagine! several years ago, that was what he was facing. Gerald has cerebral palsy and very limited speech and movement. However, technology, such as the kind of technology that will be used in the SmartHome, has allowed Gerald, at age 47, to learn to read, communicate, play music, select his own TV programs and videos to watch, and basically control his own environment to a much greater degree than at any time in the past.Gerald is now in charge of his life in a way nobody would have thought possible just ten years ago. The goal of the SmartHome is to act as a laboratory for all sorts of technologies so many more people can have the kind of opportunities that Gerald has.
Welcome to your new home Gerald! I know you will make us proud!
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