Program Description
Recorded: February 7, 2024 – Your smartphone is not just a device; it is your partner in navigating post-brain injury challenges. By using the built-in features and apps it can be more accessible, reduce distractions, track activities and improve your day-to-day life. In this webinar you will learn how to:
- Reduce distractions using Focus features,
- Manage and track medications,
- Use voice controls to navigate the phone,
- Adjust font size and contrast, and
- Have text read aloud to increase understanding.
Presenter
Michelle Ranae Wild is a professor in Coastline Community College’s Acquired Brain Injury program, where she has spent more than 30 years helping individuals living with brain injury and other cognitive conditions learn to use compensatory strategies to gain greater independence.
Knowing that many individuals with brain injury continue to struggle after medical discharge, Michelle founded Brain Education Strategies and Technology (BEST) to extend her unique experience and expertise to a wider audience. BEST provides free and low-cost webinars and workshops for individuals with cognitive challenges, their caregivers, and the professionals who work with them.
Michelle applied her expertise and her interest in adaptive technology to create the BEST Suite app to help individuals with executive function challenges. She is the author of several books to help brain injury survivors learn to use iOS and Android devices as assistive technology for cognition (ATC). Her materials are in use in various schools, rehabilitation facilities, VA hospitals, and military hospitals across the country.
Resources
Please note that a certificate of attendance is not provided for watching the recorded webinar. To receive a certificate of attendance you must have attended the live training, completed the evaluation, and included your email address.
Resources discussed in webinar:
Using Smartphones to Support Daily Living After a Brain Injury PowerPoint – PDF
Rev: 2/22/2024