Serving our Community with AT
Our Mobility and Assistive Technology Hub and Assistive Technology Enhancement Center will serve the members of the public in Maine and beyond.
Our project at The Downs in Scarborough will not only provide 51 units of affordable, accessible housing for adults living with a disability, it will also offer the greater Maine community with access to innovative solutions to mobility and assistive technology needs.
Part of our project will include our 3i Mobility and Assistive Technology Hub (MATH) and our Assistive Technology Enhancement Center (ATEC). Each will be spaces for developing and furthering the ways in which we are able to utilize technology to allow individuals to live independently.
MATH
Mobility and Assistive Technology Hub
Our MATH will be a community space for entrepreneurs, college students, engineers, businesses, and other community members to come together to collaborate to develop products and ideas to better the lives of people with disabilities.
MONTHLY MEETUP OF VOLUNTEER MEMBERS
MONTHLY PRESENTATION OF ASSISTIVE DEVICES
MONTHLY WORKSHOPS AND CLASSES FROM OTHER BUSINESSES
A COMMUNITY SPACE FOR MEETUPS, DISCUSSIONS, AND COMMUNITY BUILDING
Example Project:
Voice Controlled OBI
Demonstrated by 3i Housing of Maine Board Member, Mitch Sturgeon
ATEC
Assistive Technology Enhancement Center
ATEC will provide customized enhancements to mobility devices in order to provide desired comfort and functionality to the user while also allowing the individual to maintain control and independence.
Once established, our staffed ATEC will be open to residents at 3i HoME at The Downs, as well as to members of the general community requesting custom enhancements on their mobility device to improve functionality, comfort or both. Examples include:
Using a 3D printer to produce a custom shaped joystick for an individual's power wheelchair, so they can more easily and safely operate the chair.