Colorado Assistive Technology Expo 2024

The Center for Inclusive Design and Engineering (CIDE) is proud to present the third annual Colorado Assistive Technology Expo — a FREE one-day, in-person event featuring over 35 Assistive Technology (AT) vendors to provide opportunities for networking, collaboration, and hands-on learning. Come experience new tools, products, and features to increase independence for all.


Event Details

Friday, September 13, 2024
10 am – 3 pm

The Conference Center at Adams 12
Five Star Schools

1500 E. 128th Ave.
Thornton, CO 80141

 

Description: Google Map’s Interactive Map for the location of the Conference Center at Adams 12, roughly situated East of Lafayette St and South of 128th Ave., next to Allegro Coffee Company.


What is Assistive Technology?

“Assistive technology is any item, piece of equipment, software program, or product system that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of persons with disabilities” (Assistive Technology Industry Association [ATIA], 2014).


Who Can Attend and Exhibit?

Attendees

  • Anyone can attend – the event is free and open to the public!

  • The Expo will feature tools and technology beneficial to individuals across the lifespan, including AT for communication, mobility, school, employment, community living, and more.

  • This will be an excellent learning and networking opportunity for any assistive technology specialists, special educators, occupational therapists, physical therapists, speech language pathologists, reading resource teachers, instructional technology teachers, UDL/RtI Coordinators, Teachers of the Visually Impaired, Administrators, Education Paraprofessionals, individuals with disabilities, and their caregivers.

  • Earn a certificate of attendance for your time participating.

  • Swag will be available for all and door prizes for the lucky!

  • A Taco Truck will be available outside of The Conference Center from 11 AM - 3 PM.

Exhibitors   

  • Representatives of companies that sell or promote assistive products/devices are invited to exhibit.

  • Non-profit booth pricing is available.

  • Exhibitor registration for the 2024 Expo is coming soon!


2023 Exhibitors


3D-PT

3D-PT is a 3D printing firm run by Stan Baldwin, a STEM teacher who happens to be on the Autism Spectrum. 3D-PT can work with your school or organization to learn about 3D printing or Autism! As a CO State Licensed teacher, Stan can also sign off on professional development credits for your education staff! If you want to learn about Autism from someone who is on the Spectrum, please contact stan@3dpt.club. Learn more at 3dpt.club (new tab).


Action Seating & Mobility

Action Seating and Mobility is a Complex Rehab equipment company located in Denver, CO. We are excited to be an exhibitor for the AT Expo. We look forward to meeting everyone and sharing information about Action Seating and Mobility. Learn more at actionseating.net (new tab).


Rehadapt

Rehadapt is a worldwide leader in the manufacturing of specialized mounting systems. With years devoted to design and craftsmanship, Rehadapt has refined mounting systems and redefined the way assistive technology devices are mounted. We provide both technical and sales service at the highest quality. Learn more at rehadapt.com (new tab).


OATECA

With a combined experience in education of over 60 years, both Sheryl and Tiffany developed the OATECA System to support the learning and development of individuals with severe disabilities. From comprehensive assessments to systematic data collection, the system provides the tools and scope-&-sequence necessary for progressive mastery of over 160 functional skills. Learn more at oateca.com (new tab).

Door prize: OATECA will be giving away one OATECA Functional Skills Assessment - worth of over $1500.


Eschenbach Optik

Eschenbach Optik is a leader in vision enhancing products for every aspect of life. Our assistive technology products include desktop and portable video magnifiers plus a wide range of optical vision aids, filters and task lighting that improve the productivity and independence of students, professionals, and seniors with vision loss. Our products enhance vision and change lives! Learn more at eschenbach.com (new tab).

Door prize: Eschenbach will be giving away one Eschenbach easyPocket LED Magnifier.


Colorado Talking Book Library

For people who can’t read standard print, CTBL provides free audio, Braille and large print books keeping them connected to reading, stories and adventure. Learn more at myctbl.org (new tab).


Good Health Will

Good Health Will collects donations of medical equipment and health care supplies to provide low-cost purchase options of those items to the public. Our mission is to ensure that everyone has affordable access to the medical equipment and supplies they need. Learn more at goodhealthwill.org (new tab).


Assistive Adaptations, LLC

The MagnaCuff is the first-of-its-kind magnetized utensil cuff that provides users with limited or absent finger function the ability to independently pick up, hold onto, and use a metal fork or spoon to eat their meal, NO GRIP NECESSARY. MagnaCuff is produced by Assistive Adaptations, LLC which is dedicated to creating user-friendly adapted devices that promote independent living for people with disabilities. Learn more at magnacuff.com (new tab).


Forbes Rehab Services

Forbes AAC is an industry leader in manufacturing innovative augmentative communication devices. Our revolutionary AAC devices are engineered from the ground up and built for the real-world needs of people with communication disorders. We help clients speak and express themselves with industry FIRSTS like the ProSlate™, the first iOS based AAC device and the SoundPOD™, mounted or wearable speaker. These devices come with the FlexABLE® handle and stand and can use virtually any AAC app. While our focus has always been communication devices, we also offer assistive devices, such as computer access, custom mounts, environmental control systems & custom adaptive accessories. Learn more at forbesaac.com (new tab).


AACSoft

SwitchForLife, by AACSoft, is an iOS app (with optional bluetooth adapter for switch users) to help people with cognitive disabilities communicate and control their environment. It's a single solution for schools, therapists, at home, and in the community. It’s ideal for schools, educators, and therapists since it supports multiple users with varying abilities in the same App instance. Learn more at aacsoft.net (new tab).


ModularHose / Mogo / Giraffe Bottle

ModularHose offers a flexible yet low cost mounting solution for very lightweight items such as switches, phones, and tablets. Mogo Mounts offers additional mounting options for items and devices under 4 lbs. Giraffe Bottle is a line of hydration products for people with limited mobility. Learn more at modularhose.com (new tab).

Door prize: ModularHose will be giving away one ModularHose phone holder.


Townsend Rep Group

At Townsend Rep Group, we offer expert advice and guidance while showing you the best mobility equipment products on the market today. Our goal at “TRG” is to inspire more active and inclusive communities by connecting individuals with assistive technology and resources that enable end users to live their lives to the fullest. Learn more at 5280-Mobility.com (new tab).


Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

Our specially trained staff provide specific services for people who are blind, visually impaired, or deaf-blind including one-on-one vocational rehabilitation counseling and guidance, training services (vocational, academic, personal, job-seeking, and on-the-job training), rehabilitation technology services, including assistive technology devices and services to address barriers encountered with employment. Learn more at dvr.colorado.gov/ (new tab).


Sonova USA, Inc (Phonak)

Phonak has been committed to developing, producing, and distributing life-changing hearing solutions for more than 75 years. Learn more at phonak.com (new tab).


Permobil

Custom Power wheelchairs, Custom Manual wheelchairs, Power assist, Seating and positioning products. Learn more at permobil.com (new tab).

Door prize: Permobil will be giving away one ROHO LTV cushion.


NanoPac & MagniSight of the Rockies

NanoPac and MagniSight of the Rockies provide assistive technology devices and software for people with low vision and blindness. Learn more at nanopac.com (new tab).

Door prize: NanoPac & MagniSight of the Rockies will be giving away one EyeGo Stand.


Accessible Systems

Our passion is helping anyone with mobility challenges to enjoy their home no matter what. This includes seniors, pediatrics and people with physical disabilities at any age in-between. We sell, install, and service accessibility and mobility equipment, as well as home modification solutions that can overcome almost any barrier and provide assistance with fall prevention.We are both a dealer and a general contractor. This ensures that our accessibility equipment installations and home modifications are done right and that they create a customized fit for your home or business. As a local expert for over 20 years, we have the experience, and the solutions, we are fully licensed and insured, and we care about you and your family.Our free home evaluation will help you compare all the home modification and accessible equipment options. Learn more at accessiblemed.com (new tab).


Seating Dynamics

At Seating Dynamics we design and manufacture products to address the serious problems related to movement disorders such as involuntary muscle tone movement or behavioral-related movement such as sensory seeking.  Bodies were made to move, not be tied down.  Adding dynamic components adds function to the wheelchair, allows movement, may provide therapeutic benefit and reduce wheelchair breakage. Learn more at seatingdynamics.com (new tab).


Smartbox

Smartbox is a global provider of AAC solutions, enabling disabled children and adults to have a voice and live more independently for over 15 years. As the creators of Grid, this software is at the heart of everything we do. We designed a range of devices to work seamlessly with Grid, enabling people to communicate with symbols and text. Our windows and iPad software is continually developing - bringing users the latest features, while our Support and Training teams are accessible beyond acquisition, to ensure that Smartbox users, caretakers, and clinicians are supported at every stage of their communication journey. Learn more at thinksmartbox.com (new tab).

Door prize: Smartbox will be giving away one copy of Look to Read Software. Look to Read software enables children with disabilities to experience and enjoy books independently. Each book is fully accessible, with exciting content and learning activities.


Westpeak Mobility

Westpeak Mobility is truly your local custom wheelchair store. We are Colorado’s premier resource for Complex Mobility and Rehabilitative Equipment. Westpeak Mobility is locally owned and operated with over 50 years of Complex Mobility experience. Whether we are providing a new custom power or manual wheelchair or servicing existing equipment, our goal is to provide our customers with an exceptional customer experience. Learn more at westpeakmobility.com (new tab).

Door prize: Westpeak Mobiltiy will be giving away a $150 gift card to Brewability.


Numotion

Numotion is the nation’s largest and leading provider of products and services to help individuals with mobility limitations maximize their health, personal independence, and actively participate in everyday life. Through our collection of brands, we provide those living with disabilities greater independence. Numotion works with clinicians and health plans to serve people living with disabilities with prescription-based products including individually configured manual, power wheelchairs, custom seating, specialized ambulation aids and bath equipment. We also provide disposable urological and incontinence supplies, and other assistive technologies. Learn more at numotion.com (new tab).

Door prize: Numotion will be giving away a $50 Amazon Gift Card.


PRC-Saltillo

Through innovative speech-generating devices, industry-leading apps, and a variety of research-based vocabularies, PRC-Saltillo has been connecting individuals with complex communication disorders to customized AAC solutions for over 50 years. Our network of consultants leads the industry with unparalleled service and lifetime device support, helping children and adults achieve independent and interactive communication regardless of their disability, literacy level, or motor skills. With head or eye tracking, switch scanning and more, our access methods unlock each communicator’s full potential. Visit us at prc-saltillo.com to learn more today. Learn more at prc-saltillo.com (new tab).

Door prize: PRC-Saltillo will be giving away a VersaSpeaker.


Friends with Disabilities (FWD Mobility)

Bert Lindholm has been an ATP for 30yrs. He specializes in pediatrics but occasionally work with adults too. His engineering education enables him to look at seating and mobility from a technical viewpoint and he really enjoys solving complex problems to provide his customers with the best possible outcomes. 30 years ago, he was invited to observe the delivery of a pediatric manual wheelchair at a local hospital in Athens, Georgia. For the first time in his life, a little boy with Spina Bifida was given independent mobility and they all laughed and cried as he got away from his mother by wheeling rapidly down the hallway. Bert learned that day that with a little metal, fabric, foam, rubber, and a clever application of those materials, you can change lives. He's been hooked ever since and his goal is to continue to change people’s lives every day. Learn more at fwdmobility-colorado.com (new tab).


JAECO Orthopedics

JAECO Orthopedic has been developing and producing products for individuals with weakened upper extremities since its founding in 1955. We have been a family-run company since that time and are proudly female owned. Our products are all designed with a single goal in mind, independence through mobility. Learn more at JAECOorhto.com (new tab).


Disability Law Colorado

Disability Law Colorado is Colorado's Protection and Advocacy System. We advocate for the disability rights through individual advocacy, legal assistance, and advocating for policy change. Learn more at disabilitylawco.org (new tab).


Relay Colorado logo

Relay Colorado

Relay Colorado is a statewide program that provides no-cost telecommunications relay services, and other resources, for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or have a speech difference. Learn more at relaycolorado.com (new tab).

Door prize: Relay Colorado will be giving away a travel picnic blanket for all your outdoor adventures!


Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Deaf Blind

Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind

Colorado Commission for the Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and DeafBlind's Communications Technology Program (CTP) provides communications resources and tools, such as amplified and captioned phones, smartphones, and tablets, as well as ring signalers and neck loops or headsets and specialized equipment and training at no charge to qualified deaf, hard of hearing, and deafblind. This technology gives a person access to family and the community at large.  Learn more at ccdhhdb.com (new tab).


National Seating & Mobility Logo

National Seating & Mobility

LET'S GET MOVING, TOGETHER. Whether your mobility needs are straightforward or complex, NSM is here to provide you with 360-degree Complete Mobility Solutions. That may mean customizing a power wheelchair to maximize your comfort and independence, installing a chair lift to access the second floor of your home, or simply repairing your existing equipment to keep you moving. No matter what you need, we have innovative products and a reliable team of experts to keep you moving so you can enjoy life to the fullest - wherever it takes you. Learn more at nsm-seating.com (new tab).


BoundaryCare: Keeping Care Close

BoundaryCare

BoundaryCare is a person-centered assistive technology that enhances independence and safety. Using the Apple Watch and other wearables, we deliver clear and actionable data to caregivers, as well as guidance to the wearer. With fall detection, GPS tracking (with safe zones), health monitoring, BoundaryCare provides another set of eyes, sending alerts to the right person at the right time. We can also send behavioral nudges (user-definable reminders and instructions) to the user, helping them in daily living, as an employment support, and a tool for maintaining their independence. Only the features needed for the individual are activated. Learn more at boundarycare.com (new tab).


Ensight Skills Center for Visual Rehabilitation and Curtis Strong Center for the Visually Impaired

Ensight Skills Center

Ensight provides low vision services and support. Services available in life low vision assessments with low vision doctor and occupational therapy. Home visits for OT are available along with assistive tech, orientation and mobility, support groups and more! Learn more at ensightskills.org (new tab).

Door prize: Ensight Skills Center will be giving away a $10 gift card.


Dose Health

Dose Health

Dose Health provides medication management and emergency response systems by working closely with individuals, care teams, and family members to develop a person-centered approach to achieving independence. The Dose Flip is a smart pill box that can help anyone take the right medication at the right times. The Flip is portable and customizable to fit anyone's needs and lifestyle! Learn more at dosehealth.com (new tab).


Talking Points

TalkingPoints

"Research shows that parent engagement predicts a student’s academic success with high school graduation and postsecondary enrollment TWICE as much as the family’s socioeconomic status” (Mapp & Henderson, 2002). TalkingPoints has proven causal, statistically significant, positive impact on student outcomes, even more for underserved groups of students. Family-school partnerships are even more vital for students receiving special education services; as a collaborative effort is vital for success. Using technology to break down the barriers that stand in the way of a trust-building relationship is core to the success of students receiving special education services and is also core to the mission of TalkingPoints. Learn how to best support your students in a way that is realistic AND highly effective. Learn more at talkingpts.org (new tab).


ACC

Arapahoe Community College Disability Access Services

With 10 years of experience in the disability resource and service industry, I am passionate about enhancing accessibility and learning outcomes for students with and without disabilities. As the Disability Access Technologist at Arapahoe Community College, I lead assistive technology training, research and test innovative solutions, and support various departments with effective communication and collaboration. My previous work experience in domestic and international education, community development, and advocacy has equipped me with the skills and knowledge to implement and practice critical pedagogy within diverse, cross-cultural, and multilingual settings. I have also counseled faculty on the application of universal design for learning principles and assessment strategies, conducted comprehensive data analysis on curriculum trends and evaluation, and delivered incisive insights and recommendations to the dean and faculty. I am driven by the mission of empowering students and educators with the resources and tools they need to succeed. Learn more at arapahoe.edu/advising-support/disability-access-services (new tab).