United Cerebral Palsy of Eastern Connecticut has expanded its assistive technological innovation products and services into Fairfield County as of Sept. 1, to include to the products and services that the group has delivered to inhabitants in the New London, Windham, Middlesex and New Haven counties.
The aim of the program is also to aid to discover the kinds of technologies gear that is essential for senior citizens in the East End of Bridgeport as a way to address social isolation. Tablets, iPads, and good house technological know-how will assistance senior citizens preserve their health and fitness, and safety in their personal houses, and permit them to connect to their local community. Technology assessments, and demonstrations are using spot in local community settings, and remotely.
The business has also opened a new Assistive Technologies Lending and Accessibility Products and services Center at 300 Long Beach front Blvd. #1 in Stratford. Senior citizens and people today with disabilities can go to the heart by appointment by contacting (860) 443-3800, ext. 308.
“Social isolation reached an all-time large during the pandemic for seniors and persons with disabilities,” said Jennifer Keatley, government director of United Cerebral Palsy.
“When you look at the Pew investigation, which states that 1 in four Individuals are living with a incapacity that interferes with activities of each day dwelling, and a the latest national survey that experiences 90 per cent of Americans age 50 and around want to ‘Age in Place,’ the difficulties of isolation can not be disregarded. In spite of the frustrating figures, couple of persons are informed of how to do that safely,” Keatley mentioned.
Assistive know-how applications help seniors and folks with disabilities with mobility, conversation, cognition, understanding, vocational aid and unbiased residing.
United Cerebral Palsy’s assistive technologies providers involve engineering demonstrations, in person, distant, to reveal how new technology can be used, and utilized, as perfectly as absolutely free know-how loans, so people today can consider new technological know-how right before they buy it, to be certain that it meets their specific demands.
To discover out more about the application, intrigued people today can get in touch with Shannon Taber at 860-443-3800 ext. 111 or at [email protected].