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May Institute Awarded $345,795 Grant to Support Technological Innovations Benefiting Adults with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

09/18/24


Randolph, Mass. – May Institute, a national nonprofit human services organization that serves autistic individuals and individuals with a range of special needs across the lifespan, has been awarded a $345,795 grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) through its Provider Technology Grant Program.

This new $12 million program from EOHHS will help organizations, municipal government agencies, and contractors that provide Home and Community Based Services (HCBS) to upgrade and modernize their information technology hardware and software, and implement innovative technologies that will contribute to programmatic efficiencies and future sustainability.

May Institute will use the grant to fund novel technological initiatives designed to help adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) achieve greater independence, improve health outcomes, and increase their social and community access. 

May Institute’s Supportive Technology team provides supportive technology evaluation, intervention, consultation, and training to people with IDD of all ages and backgrounds and in all settings. The organization also provides assistive technology – such as speech-generating devices, speech-to-text and text-to-text software – and remote support services to individuals, families, organizations, and schools, including individuals served through May Institute programs.

“With the help of this funding, we will procure and implement technology to address several critical areas of need: increasing efficiency to address staffing need; streamlining and automating clinical and operational communication and coordination; improving health equity and outcomes for our clients; and increasing client engagement through emerging clinical technology,” states Paul (PJ) Simeone, Ph.D., CCC-SLP, ATP, Vice President of Allied Health and Supportive Technology for May Institute.

“With these additional resources in place,” adds Debra Blair, M.B.A., CMA, CPA, May Institute’s Chief Operating Officer, “we will continue to be leaders in the field of autism and IDD and stay in the forefront of the utilization of technology in the provision of services.”

Proposed technology includes Smartboards for our Adult Day Programs, Impruvon Medication Management Systems, Boundary Care and Xandar Kardian biometric health monitoring devices, and tablet-based smart hubs with two-way video and automatic data management to support the efficiency and efficacy of our service delivery. 

“Our goal is to use our expertise in supportive technology to further integrate technology into human services in order to improve the quality of life for the individuals we serve,” says Dr. Simeone. “This grant is enabling us to make considerable progress in this endeavor.”


About May Institute
May Institute is a nonprofit organization that is a national leader in the field of applied behavior analysis and evidence-based interventions, serving autistic individuals and individuals with other developmental disabilities, brain injury and neurobehavioral disorders, and other special needs. Founded nearly 70 years ago, we provide a wide range of exceptional educational and rehabilitative services across the lifespan. For more information, call 800.778.7601 or visit www.mayinstitute.org.


 

 

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