Oklahoma ABLE Tech - OK ABLE Tech Advisory Council

Able Tech

Larry Bishop

Policy Development Administrator, Department of Rehabilitation Services, 3535 NW 58th, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: DRS Telecommunications Equipment Program; minimal training in Duxbury and JAWS Reader.

Areas of expertise: DRS Policy & Procedures; Revenue development & grant writing; Legislative process; Rehabilitation Act.

Affiliated with: Oklahoma Rehabilitation Association, Association & Fundraising Professionals.

Sharon House

Agency: Oklahoma Parents Center, P.O. Box 5022, Edmond, OK 73083

John Gajda

Tulsa ARC, 2516 E. 71^st Street, Ste. A Tulsa, Ok 74136

Areas of expertise: Computer hardware and software applications.

Group Linked to: Oklahoma People First; Advisory Committee on M.R. Services; Tulsa Area Alliance on Disabilities; Oklahoma Chapter of AAMR; UAP Policy Advisory Council; and Partners in Policymaking.

Theresa Hamrick

Theresa Hamrick, Integris Jim Thorpe Rehab, 4219 S Western Oklahoma City, OK 73109

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: Identify needs for various groups including communication devices, assistive listening devices and computer accessibility software.

Areas of expertise: Accessibility and ADAG. Groups you have links to: Stroke Support Group, Brain Injury Support Group.

Vicki Haws

Executive Director of the Green Country Independent Living Resource Center in Bartlesville, OK (Dynamic Independence January 2010)

4100 SE Adams Rd, D103 Bartlesville, OK 74006 Phone: 918-335-1314

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: I am a quadriplegic, so I have had an opportunity to use various types of AT devices to assist me with everyday tasks.

Areas of expertise: accessibility, independent living philosophy

Groups you have links to: Oklahoma Association of Centers for Independent Living (OKACIL), National Council on Independent Living (NCIL), Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living (APRIL), Washington County Systems of Care.

T.J. Hunter

Personal experience with assistive technology:

1. I have been blind and legally deaf for the past six years and during this time I have used various assistive technology; Hearing aids, FM system, laser miniguide, jaws software, reading scanner, and an assortment of other personal assistive devices.

2. I graduated from the University of Oklahoma in 1994 with a BS in Microbiology. I started my career working in the lab at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic and eventually became a case manager for patients needing specialized care. During my eight years at the Oklahoma City Indian Clinic I recognized that each patient's needs were distinct and required respect and patience on my part.

3. Vocational Services

Charles Israel

It is with great sadness that we note the news that Mr. Israel passed away on February 24th, 2010. For the past fourteen years ABLE Tech relied on Charles' good council and judgment. His friendship will be missed by us all.

Oklahoma State Senate Staff, 2300 N. Lincoln Blvd. Room 309, Oklahoma City OK 73105-4808.

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: Use computers to interact with others in distant cities. Use ramps and lifts to get in and out of vehicles and buildings - and hand controls for vehicle and automatic door openers.

Areas of expertise: Computers; and teaching computer use, Internet issues.

Charlie C. Jones

Stratford, OK

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: I have over 30 years experience with assistive technology. For example, I have had two different types of vans modified for me to drive from a wheelchair. I also regularly use Dragon NaturallySpeaking to interface with a computer as well as a number of other personal assistive devices.

Areas of expertise: My formal education includes a BBA in Management, an MBA, and a Juris Doctorate Degree. As a Professor of Business the past 21 years, I have focused my research efforts in employment law, especially the ADA.

Groups you have links to: Governor's Advisory Committee to the Office of Disability Concerns; Access Now (A Florida based nonprofit organization devoted mainly to enforcement of Title III of the ADA).

Jean Jones

Policy Development Unit Department of Rehabilitation Services, 3535 NW 58th, Suite 500, Oklahoma City, OK 73112

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: Low vision aids- magnifiers, large print, recorded books.

Areas of expertise: I & R for disability resources and issues; write and produce disability publications; legislative tracking and reporting on disability issues; and disability issue research and analysis.

Groups Links to: Disability organizations and programs in general; member OK Council of the Blind; American Council of the Blind; OAERBVI and AER (Blindness field professional orgs.); and APOSI (parents of blind children).

Sue Keller

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: Advocating for her child's assistive technology needs in the public school setting.

Areas of expertise: Parenting a child with Autism. Employed part-time at Deaconess Hospital in Oklahoma City as a registered nurse on an orthopedic/medical/surgical floor.

Affilitated with: Autism Society of Central Oklahoma (ASOCO).

Jenny Giles

Oklahoma State Dept. of Education Special Education Services
2500 N Lincoln Blvd. Oliver Hodge Bldg. Oklahoma City, OK 73105-4599

Mike O'Brien

Director, Department of Rehabilitation Services Oklahoma City, OK

Deborah Pinnell
DDSD, Tulsa, OK

Personal experience with Assistive Technology: As a physical therapist, I have prescribed AT for consumers with developmental disabilities ranging from standard to highly customized wheelchairs, bathing equipment and positioning equipment . I monitor the services of 35 PT's and 15 PTA providers in Area II.

Areas of Expertise: Customized Seating, Architectural Modifications, Alternative Positioning, and Training Professionals in these areas.

Groups Linked to: Tulsa Parks Department, AT Vendors including: van lift providers, YMCA Executie Board, Tulsa Alliance of Churches

Phyllis Taylor
Stillwater, OK

Agency: Stillwater Group Homes, Inc. 904 West 11th Street, Stillwater, OK 74074
Personal experience with Assistive Technology: Personal use of eye glasses, magnifiers, computer accessibility, hearing aids, amplified telephone, large print In my job, I have assisted others in using hearing aids, fire alarms for the deaf, walkers, manual wheelchairs, one-handed wheelchairs, electric scooters, Trixie lifts, Hoyer lifts, augmentative communication devices, bath and shower chairs, canes, Canadian crutches, adaptive eating utensils, adaptive cups and plates, talking calculators, watches, and clocks, lift vans, feeding tubes etc.

Areas of expertise: My particular area of expertise is working with people who have developmental disabilities. Because many people also have secondary disabilities, I have also had the opportunity of working with people with physical, visual, hearing, and communication disabilities. I also personally have a visual impairment and a mild hearing impairment.

Groups you have links to: Stillwater Group Homes, Inc., Oklahoma AIM