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SmartHome Halloween Party

Residents from both of Imagine!’s SmartHomes gathered this weekend for a Halloween party – a truly spooktacular event!

Anthony shares a happy moment with Mario.

Toby was ready to call a penalty if anyone stepped out of bounds.

Shelly celebrates breaking out of jail.

Loren was a spooky ghost!

John's sweater was perfectly in the spirit of the event.

Rebecca's ghoulish costume brought shivers to the party attendees.

Officer Gerald was there to keep the peace.

Dr. Wes was in the house.

Shelly Painting

Assistive technology doesn’t always mean the latest, greatest high tech equipment. Sometimes it can be the simplest of things. In the pictures below, Shelly, who lives in the Charles Family SmartHome in Longmont, uses a wooden dowel attached to a paintbrush to show her creative side. Without the dowel/paintbrush combo, Shelly wouldn’t be able to reach the canvas. That small adaptation has opened up whole new worlds of opportunity for Shelly.

Guess Who's Touring The SmartHomes?

Yesterday, more than 60 attendees of the ASSETS 2012 Conference on Computers and Accessibility took a tour of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder.

The 14th ASSETS conference explored the design, evaluation, and use of computing and information technologies to benefit people with disabilities and older adults. ASSETS is the premier forum for presenting innovative research on mainstream and specialized assistive technologies, accessible computing, and assistive applications of computer, network, and information technologies.

Many of those attending the tour came from universities across the country and even across the world, including DePaul University, Washington State University, the University of Tampere (in Finland), the University of Maryland, and the National Taiwan University.

By all accounts, the tour was a success, and great information was shared back and forth.

Anthony and Loren At The Pumpkin Patch

The weather is supposed to get colder today in Colorado. Good thing Anthony and Loren, who live in the Charles Family SmartHome in Longmont, have already made their trip to the pumpkin patch!

Rebecca's Birthday Party

Enjoy these photos from Rebecca’s birthday party at the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder.

The birthday princess enjoyed the entire evening

(from left). Rebecca with friends Gerald and John.

Donna gave us a sneak preview of her Halloween Viking costume.

John got a kick out of having his picture taken through the Halloween cob webs in the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome living room.

Mandy enjoys an arm rub and kind words from her friend Donna.

Rebecca gives her butterfly piñata a good whack.

You can see a chunk taken out of the upper right of the piñata.