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Welcome to A.C.T
A little about myself, my name is Justin Dykes, and I am a Community Support Worker, I specialize in care in the home for clients that are ageing or have a disability. I am passionate about empowering my clients lives through educating and facilitating access to modern technology and equipment that can make their lives a little more Comfortable, Social, Happy or Expressive. From little changes like setting up narration on devices or syncing Bluetooth to specialist devices, to more complex Ai and vision assistance technologies. I hope that as this community grows, I will journey with my Skoolers, in exploring and empowering each of you, whether you are a carer, manage a care business or are a client of care. And hopefully the input, suggestions and feedback from members can also assist each other with common issues relating to technology in aged and disability Care. Hopefully we can remove some of the fear and stigma surrounding some modern tech also. πŸ€“
Welcome to A.C.T
Some of the Innovations from CES 2026
CES is Consumer Electronics Show in China, It is the worlds largest Technology show each year. Here is an interesting video from The Blind Life - YouTube, that shows a few of the exciting and innovative technology systems that are being developed. credit - The Blind Life
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Taking time to relax
As Carers, Teachers, Clients and people living with disability, what is the most effective way for you to take time for yourself? To debrief and let go of some of the worries, anxiety, frustration and concern that we all deal with every day. Personally, I like to create, whether it's through digital or computer-based creation, Fictional characters, worlds, ai generating images, 3d printing and painting. and of course creating information videos and teaching. Using technology can be a massive cause of frustration for some but on the flip side it can also be a method of escape, a way to leave your troubles behind for a while and enter another world. Let me know your favorite method for relaxing or escaping the reality of our day to day lives. You will be surprised how much technology has an influence on even our relaxation time nowadays.
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Unlocking potential - Assistive Technology awareness
Here is a TEDx Talk that really inspired me to further my understanding and awareness of assistive technology, The transformative power of availability and access to it. Credit : TEDx Talks - Youtube - TEDx Talks - YouTube
Assistive Tech for communication challenged clients
I have recently been working with an Alzheimer's client and she has a speech pathologist that heavily utilizes an iPad with a variety of apps to assist her client to verbalize and practice. The client is also now using the iPad to prompt her when her brain fuzz disallows her to find the right words which leads to progressive frustration. While her condition is degrading, it is good to see small wins along the way.
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