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Vol. 1, No. 1 July/August 1993 |
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DATI Throughout the State...
The DATI is funded by a grant to the University of Delaware from the U.S. Department of Education, National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. The statewide program is operated out of four primary sites. The Central Site, at the Applied Science & Engineering Laboratories at the A.I. duPont Institute in Wilmington, is the administrative and programmatic hub of the DATI network. The program also supports Technology Resource Centers in each of Delaware’s counties.
Central Site
The Central Site coordinates statewide activities including the annual conference and other types of training, the equipping of the TRCs, the equipment recycling program, funding advocacy, and the peer network. We also handle telephone and written inquiries and work collaboratively with other agencies to increase technology-related assistance in DE. Give us a call and get in on the action!!
The Central Site staff includes Beth Mineo, Director; Bob Piech, Project Coordinator; Ron Sibert, Funding Specialist; Donna Bacon, Education & Training Coordinator; Gregg Stum, Research Programmer; and Sonja Simowitz, Staff Assistant.
New Castle County
Delaware Elwyn
321 E. 11th St.
Wilmington, DE 19801-3499
(302)657-5647; (302)658-8860 (TDD)
It has been almost a year since we started making the Technology Resource Centers an operational reality, and we are enthused about sharing the excitement of helping people obtain assistive technology.
We would like to introduce the staff that will be helping you when you call the New Castle County Center, located at Delaware Elwyn. We are delighted to have Amy McEvoy as Administrative Assistant. Amy is a recent honors graduate in English and French from the University of Delaware. Amy is extremely knowledgeable about computer software and worked as a student part time at the DLRS Center for Technology at the University of Delaware. When Amy is not working at the center, she is busy getting ready for her wedding in October!
Linda Heller, Director of the center, is an audiologist and speech therapist by clinical training. Linda has worked in schools, hospitals, and rehabilitation centers both as a clinician and in senior management positions in health care. In addition, she was born with a moderate to severe hearing loss and has worn two hearing aids since the age of 17. Linda brings a unique perspective to the Center with experience as a clinician, administrator, and consumer.
The NCC Center also has several consumer volunteers and a wonderful, active advisory board that guides and supports the services of the center. But we at the center look forward most of all to hearing from you! TOGETHER we can reach the goal of getting assistive technology into the hands of all who need it!
Kent County
Easter Seal of Del-Mar
Kent County Orthopedic School
Carver Rd.
Dover, DE 19901-2716
(302)739-6885; (302)739-6886 (TDD)
The Easter Seal Technology Resource Center operates under the philosophy that technology is nothing without the human factor. We believe that the technology available through the TRC will allow individuals with disabilities to break some of the barriers that restrict their educational, social-recreational, and vocational goals and achievements. We believe that “for most people technology makes things easier. For people with disabilities, however, technology makes things possible”. (Mary Pat Radabaugh)
Maureen Schweitzer is the Coordinator of the TRC. She has extensive experience in providing augmentative communication services and using computer technology in intervention with children and adults.
Ed Salisbury is the Assistive Technology Specialist who has a background in electro-mechanical engineering. Ed has experience in fabricating equipment and devices specifically to meet the needs of individuals with disabilities.
Patty Hove and Justine Gray are Occupational Therapists who share the responsibilities of the Assistive Technology Specialist. They offer information about access as it relates to the use of different parts of the body and body movements. This expertise has been invaluable as it has encouraged individuals to try various access methods that they may not have considered otherwise.
Lori Zimmerman is the Center’s Administrative Assistant who
schedules all appointments and equipment demonstrations.
Sue Ellen Powell is a consumer demonstrator who works part-time
during the school year. She uses the Center’s database to research
information requested about different pieces of technology.
The TRC is set up to represent 9 different areas of technology. A series of work stations display different groupings of equipment representing low technology and high technology for individuals of all ages.
We are located behind the William Henry Middle School in the Kent Orthopedic School, with a satellite site at the Delaware Division of Libraries in the Edgehill Shopping Center, Dover. Call us for more information or a tour at 739-6885.
Sussex County
Easter Seal of Del-Mar
Easter Seal Rehabilitation Center
600 N. DuPont Highway, Suite 100
Georgetown, DE 19947
(302)856-7946 (voice or TDD)
It’s summer, hot and humid, and the beaches are crowded. When you feel the need to get away, please accept this invitation to come visit the Sussex Technology Resource Center. Go to Georgetown and get on Highway 113, and turn into the professional plaza across from 84 Lumber. This will bring you to the Easter Seal complex which houses the Sussex TRC.
The Sussex center, although small, has a lot to offer, especially in the area of daily living devices. Don’t let the size fool you! It’s packed with computers, communicators, walkers, and cushions. Also available is a computer/video room and resource library where you can try out computer programs, preview videos, or browse through reference materials and catalogs.
Our staff of Linett Fleetwood, Director, and Dee Huffman, Administrative Assistant, is happy to answer any questions or help find equipment. And if you can’t make it to us, we’ll make housecalls! Call at 856-7946 between 8:30 and 4:30 weekdays to arrange for an individual consultation.
