Adaptive Tech

Outlook Enrichment’s Adaptive Tech service provides individuals and their support systems with:

Our monthly educational sessions inform individuals and service providers about new technology, applications, and physical modifications to meet disability needs.

Our team provided 1,546 service hours in 2020. Most of these hours were focused on telecommunication access and understanding the capabilities of the iPhone/Android devices and applications.

Our Curricula

The Enrichment team has developed curricula for various adaptive and assistive technologies. These curricula encompass programs used for personal, educational, and professional settings.

Curricula range from accessing a smart device to navigating Microsoft Teams. While many curricula are available to sighted people, that training does not meet the unique needs of the vision loss community. Most are inappropriate for those with blindness or dual-sensory impairments who require Jaws, screen magnification, or applications.

Classes

Consumers in the program engage in two 1-hour sessions weekly with an adaptive technology trainer.  Additional learning opportunities are available through our monthly Tech-It-Out broadcasts on Radio Talking Book Service and live Zoom classes.

Open Lab Sessions

Open lab sessions (held every Friday) are available to current and past clients and the general public. During these sessions, you can receive additional training, help with a task, and ask any questions that you may have.

We encourage interested participants to call and let our team know they plan to attend.

Travel Training

Our Travel Trainer is certified through Easterseals Project Action Consulting (ESPAC) through the Center for Urban Transportation Research (CUTR) at the University of South Florida.

Travel trainers primarily teach people with disabilities, older adults, and interested travelers how to access and use public transportation independently. They focus on knowledge of human development and behavior, study various transportation systems and services, and teach concepts of interaction with the natural and built environment along travel paths.

The travel trainer will first work with the participants to assess their individual needs. Once a plan is implemented, participants will develop the skills to confidently and successfully ride buses in urban, suburban, and rural settings.

Program elements can include: A personalized trip planning system that is easy to access and addresses the individual travel needs of each participant. This personalized service provides customers with information on all transportation options so they can make educated choices for each of their trips.

Familiarize participants with their transportation options, including bus and other community-based transportation options.

Fixed-route vehicle familiarization services are designed for individuals needing assistance and practical boarding bus experience to increase confidence and reduce unnecessary stressors.

How Travel Training Can Assist You

Completing an environmental analysis of the travel path identifies environmental, physical, and social barriers that may impede transportation access.

Developing Safety Techniques and Confidence

The travel trainer provides skills-building and general safety tips for traveling with confidence. Skills may include: