Technology First Initiatives

Technology First Highlighted in the PCPID Report to the President

The President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities (PCPID) recently released their annual Report to the President. The PCPID highlighted what they considered to be the 'Cross-Cutting Principles for High-Quality HCBS’. One of these principles was ‘Leveraging Technology’, and noted states to use the Technology First framework!
The cover of the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Report to the President

Ongoing Technology First Projects

 

PA Tech Accelerator Project

The Institute on Disabilities at Temple University, College of Education and Human Development is partnering with the Pennsylvania Office of Developmental Programs and Office of Long-Term Living, Department of Human Services, and the University of Kansas Center on Disabilities' State of the States team on a statewide initiative called PA Tech Accelerator.  

The goal of the program is to expand the awareness of, and access to, assistive technology (AT), to build capacity of AT users and to measure effectiveness around AT use, access and service across the Commonwealth.

To learn more about this project, please click here to visit the project's website.

 

Wearables for Wellness LogoWearables for Wellness

Wearables for Wellness is a two-year research project partnership between the Oklahoma Department of Human Services, Oklahoma State University's Center for Developmental Disabilities, Oklahoma ABLE Tech, and the University of Kansas Center on Disabilities' State of the States team. This project was created with three goals in mind:

  • To explore the accessibility features of wearable devices
  • To understand how wearable devices can help adults with I/DD with self-directing their health
  • To help healthcare providers learn about accessible wearable technology

Technology Solutions Data and Reports

 

Newly Released Technology First Reports

  • Cover of the Technology 2.0 Report.

    Technology 2.0: Understanding the advancements in access to technology solutions for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic

    Read the Report Here

    Past Technology First Reports

    • Cover of the 'Advancing Technology Access for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and their Families' report.

      Advancing Technology Access for People with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities and their Families

      Read the Report Here
    • Front cover of the 'Technology for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Families' report. Displays a woman on a smart phone.

      Technology for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and Their Families

      Read the Report Here