ASSITIVE TECHNOLOGY APARTMENT
Smart Apartment
Helen Hayes Hospital
Route 9w
West Haverstraw, New York
888-70-REHAB
From the time that you cross the threshold of the Smart Apartment, you will see high tech innovations in a home-like setting. The Smart Apartment is an interactive model that replicates a typical home, but with one very important difference: it is equipped with an array of assistive technology that enables individuals with disabilities to control their surroundings. The model allows therapists and assistive technologists to work one on one with patients to identify and customize the most appropriate technology to help them live autonomously in their own homes.
The Smart Apartment hosts a variety of features that are accessible to everyone. Whether it’s the kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, or dining room, the Smart Apartment demonstrates how a home can be universally accessible.
The Smart Apartment was created to defy limitations, which is why it provides many different methods of access. Users can experiment with each until they find the method that is right for them. The technologies allow Individuals who have sustained catastrophic spinal cord and brain injuries, debilitating strokes, and disabling diseases such as ALS and MS to have the capacity to lead productive and independent lives.