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Monday, June 30, 2014
Guess Who's Touring The SmartHomes?
Scheduled to tour Imagine!’s Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome in Boulder next Monday: Imagine! Foundation Board of Directors members Richard Ackerman and Janet Martin, and Kaitlin Sullivan, who is interested in writing a story about the SmartHomes for BoulderSource.com, the online magazine of RE/MAX of Boulder.
Friday, June 27, 2014
Thursday, June 26, 2014
Presentable
Imagine! SmartHomes guru Greg Wellems presented at the 2014 Alliance Summit on “Technology COPs – An arresting presentation on how three organizations from around the country are working together to improve services and supports.”
Here is a description of his presentation: COPs, or “Communities of Practice,” are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something, and work together to do it better. The session will highlight how Imagine!, New York-based Living Resources and Connecticut-based Ability Beyond are working together to improve services and supports through technology. The three organizations regularly share information and resources and have worked together to design an assessment that helps organizations identify and prioritize technologies to improve the supports they provide. Attendees will learn about this successful collaboration along with a demonstration of the assessment.
Check out the PowerPoint from his presentation below.
Here is a description of his presentation: COPs, or “Communities of Practice,” are groups of people who share a concern or a passion for something, and work together to do it better. The session will highlight how Imagine!, New York-based Living Resources and Connecticut-based Ability Beyond are working together to improve services and supports through technology. The three organizations regularly share information and resources and have worked together to design an assessment that helps organizations identify and prioritize technologies to improve the supports they provide. Attendees will learn about this successful collaboration along with a demonstration of the assessment.
Check out the PowerPoint from his presentation below.
Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Bliss After Moving Around
The residents of the Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome are temporarily displaced as the floors of the home are being replaced. They are making the best of the situation, though. Pictured are John, Rebecca, Rae, and Lana in their short-term digs at a hotel in Boulder. They have clearly found comfort in their new temporary living situation and are enjoying each other’s company. They also found a little bliss in the form of ice cream on the Pearl Street Mall with staff member Cailin McCarthy.
Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Happy Birthday Donna!
Wishing the happiest of birthdays today to Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome resident Donna (shown here with her sweetie Gerald and showing a picture of her in the eighth grade). Make it a great one, Donna!
Technology Tuesday
This week’s Technology Tuesday comes from Imagine!’s Assistive Technology Lab facilitator Stephanie Tilley. Stephanie is a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist who has worked for Imagine! for more than 10 years, and is the author of “101 Adapted Games for Kids,” which provides adaptations for children’s activities to create inclusive activities and environments.
At Imagine!’s Boulder CORE/Labor Source location, we have been working on incorporating technology into all of our classes.
Recently we had an Art and Technology day during the Art at Work class. Clients worked on taking pictures of themselves or objects in the classroom on iPads. Clients worked with staff on how to rotate the camera and frame their shots. They also worked on focusing, zooming, and cropping the photos.
After the clients had taken some photos, they reviewed the photos and talked with staff about different colors and artistic designs in each photos. Clients then decided which photo they wanted to paint. Using the Brushes app, each client imported a photo and painted on them by matching colors available on the iPad to the colors in their picture. The clients then added their own touches to the photos.
In the pictures below, I am helping Rebecca use the Brushes program on the iPad to paint on a picture of herself. Rebecca did an amazing job color matching and working on her fine motor skills and choice making while painting. She even gave her hair some highlights!
At Imagine!’s Boulder CORE/Labor Source location, we have been working on incorporating technology into all of our classes.
Recently we had an Art and Technology day during the Art at Work class. Clients worked on taking pictures of themselves or objects in the classroom on iPads. Clients worked with staff on how to rotate the camera and frame their shots. They also worked on focusing, zooming, and cropping the photos.
After the clients had taken some photos, they reviewed the photos and talked with staff about different colors and artistic designs in each photos. Clients then decided which photo they wanted to paint. Using the Brushes app, each client imported a photo and painted on them by matching colors available on the iPad to the colors in their picture. The clients then added their own touches to the photos.
In the pictures below, I am helping Rebecca use the Brushes program on the iPad to paint on a picture of herself. Rebecca did an amazing job color matching and working on her fine motor skills and choice making while painting. She even gave her hair some highlights!
Monday, June 23, 2014
John Is Saving Up For A Trip
Bob and Judy Charles SmartHome resident John has been working to earn money for a trip he’d like to take to Disney World. He told us: “I'm saving money for the trip from my job at Celestial Seasonings. It's a tea factory. We work with boxes and bottling. Some of what I do there is with the pallets. I put six boxes on a pallet, then cover it with a big, flat piece of cardboard, then put more boxes on it.” John has always been a hard worker, below is a picture of him working at The Hungry Toad last year. Keep it up, John!
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