OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma Human Services, in collaboration with ABLE Tech and Bethany Children’s Health Center, have opened two Smart Home demonstration websites to showcase distant help and enabling applied sciences for households on the Developmental Disabilities Services (DDS) waitlist, in addition to households already on DDS waiver services.

A Smart house permits people to regulate home equipment, thermostats, lights, and different gadgets remotely utilizing a smartphone or pill related to the web.

Each Smart Home features a totally useful lounge, bed room, kitchen, and loo to display how enabling applied sciences improve the standard of life and independence for people with developmental disabilities.

The house additionally options assistive applied sciences, resembling wheelchair ramps, a roll-in bathe and widened doorways to extend accessibility and security.

“We are committed to improving the lives of DDS waitlist families and want to connect them to these tools that streamline daily tasks and reduce the burden on caregivers,” mentioned Miranda Hutchison, DDS Business Analyst II. “However, remote support and assistive and enabling technologies can be game-changing resources for all Oklahomans.”

The Smart Home options enabling applied sciences designed for remotely controlling home equipment, allotting medicines and detecting seizures, the outcome being elevated security and comfort for the consumer. From video doorbells to induction stovetops and seize bars, these applied sciences empower people with disabilities to navigate their day by day routines with higher confidence.

In addition, the Smart Home affords distant help choices, as nicely, highlighting how the elevated independence afforded by these applied sciences permits for people to be supported by off-site workers somewhat than in-home care.

For DDS waitlist households, a few of these applied sciences could also be coated by waivers and plenty of are additionally accessible commercially to buy. DDS households are inspired to coordinate with their case supervisor to discover choices.

The Smart Home demonstration websites are in Oklahoma City and Stillwater and are open to all Oklahomans. To schedule a tour, contact shelby.sanders@okstate.edu.

To get began with DDS providers, contact Liberty at 405-500-1866. For extra info on the Smart Home at Bethany Children’s Health Center, go to bethanychildrens.org/smarthome,