AbleLink News & Updates

In early 2022,AbleLink Smart Living TechnologiesandTech First SHIFTbegan discussions with
the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (DIDD) regarding the
lack of real-world travel training experiences for people with cognitive disabilities. The resulting collaboration, the SMART Travel Training System, is a comprehensive educational curriculum designed to engage both “Trainers” (agency staff or family members who want to teach others) and “Travelers” (people with cognitive disabilities).

AbleLink Smart Living Technologies was awarded a $700,000 prize as the 2nd place winner in the U.S. DOT’s Inclusive Design Challenge. In a ceremony at U.S. DOT offices in Washington, DC, AbleLink was recognized along with the 1st place and 3rd place winners. AbleLink’s award-winning concept, the WayFinder Ride app, is designed to give people with cognitive disabilities access to driverless vehicles. This technology, expected to be deployed around the country within the next decade, will provide on-demand transportation for a population that has too often been left behind when new methods are invented.

A recent article inResearch in Developmental Disabilitiesfeatures AbleLink’sATLASservice. The article, titled “Putting ‘ME’ into measurement” is focused on creating opportunities for individuals with I/DD to self-report on their health. The entire article is available through fromsciencedirect.com.

Eric Jorgensen, Founder ofSpecial Needs Navigator, recently interviewed AbleLink’s Dan Davies on the “ABC’s of Disability” podcast.

More than $618,000 in grant funding awarded in second round of Michigan Mobility Funding Platform helping to facilitate programs in Southeast Michigan, Washtenaw and Ingham Counties

AbleLink’s WayFinder Software inClosing the Gap’s online magazine

PAVE video introduces AbleLink’s Inclusive Design Challenge Project

Tennessee Disability Pathfinder News

AbleLink to Develop “WayFinder ADS”

AbleLink WayFinder receives national media attention