AT Academy Winter 2023-2024 Introductions by Mike

Mike Marotta

mmatp — 2023-11-17 21:24:35 UTC

Hello everyone! I am excited to be on this learning journey with you. I am an AT Specialist with my own consulting company, Inclusive Technology Solutions. I typically go around the country providing training on AT - now I mostly sit in my house talking to my computer!

Desert island choices:

Albums:

Rush - Moving Pictures

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Legend

Pearl Jam - Vs

Movies:

Star Wars (they all count as 1!)

Jaws

Step Brothers

Books (Too Many to List, but here goes):

The Devil in the White City - Erik Larson

Herding Tigers - Todd Henry

Ghost Rider - Neil Peart

Joshua

2023-11-30 20:11:07 UTC

I work for Seabird Enterprise in eastern Connecticut. I enjoy sports and the UCONN Huskies!

Brandon

2023-11-30 20:35:42 UTC

Hello people! I work in Maryland, am recently married, have a background in Psychology, art, and teaching. I love my work in Quality assurance!

I liked Mike's Prompt and am soon applying for Survivor; so I wanted to do my own!

Desert Island choices - I could make it enjoyable with just a bunch of music!

Albums: I'm a huge fan of Prog Rock

Pink Floyd - The Wall

Alan Parsons Project - Turn of a Friendly Card

Jethro Tull - The Minstrel in the Gallery

Gentle Giant - The Missing Piece

Tool - Salival

King Crimson - Beat

Frank Zappa- Halloween Live at the Palladium

Movies

The Road to El Dorado

The Holy Mountain

The Wall

The Lord of the Rings Extended Editions

Books

The Secret Teachings of All ages - Manly P Hall

Think and Grow Rich -Manly P Hall

The Goosebumps Series - R.L. Stine

I also hold just about every world record for "speedrunning" a specific action sports ps2 game have made over 1000$ entering competitive events for the game, and hope to attend AGDQ - a live event for speedrunning to support Cancer Charities.

I love working with technology and look forward to growing my knowledge base.

Maureen

2023-11-30 21:08:22 UTC

I am an occupational therapist working at a special needs school in RI. We have students that range in age and ability level, and I am excited to learn more about AT supports that may be implemented at my school! I enjoy traveling and reading.

Introduction

2023-12-01 15:17:33 UTC

Hello,

I work in the adult service industry as a clinical associate. I am currently finishing up graduate school and completing my fieldwork hours needed to obtain a BCBA license.

I enjoy all things traveling, outdoors, and spooky! I love trying new things and exploring the world around me. I am married with a cat and we love doing anything Halloween/haunted/spooky. Our home décor has be described as a cozy spooky weird feeling.

I hate reading! It's a miracle I've survived school this far with all the reading it requires. After this, I'd be happy to never read a book again. I also dislike spicy foods and the car buying process lol.

I love what I do and am excited to learn about AT and bring the information back to my company to improve our current procedures and usages.

Amy

2023-12-03 23:29:42 UTC

Hello everyone!

My name is Amy. I am a school based Occupational Therapist. A few years ago, I took a position as the supervisor of the OT/PT Department of a large urban school district in Columbus, Ohio. I have been engaged in exploring AT for students with specialized needs my entire career.

My hubby, Brian, and I have been married for 30+ years and love enjoying live music together. The pic is from last Friday when we got to see Andrew McMahon and Michigander.

Desert Island Choices: Jamaica!

Albums:

Violent Femmes - Violent Femmes

Caamp - Lavender Days

Movies:

Jaws

Harry Potter

Books:

Anything by Stephen King or James Patterson

Harry Potter

I'm excited to expand my AT knowledge during this course!

Laurie

lherring20 — 2023-12-13 15:36:41 UTC

Hello,

I work as a coordinator for an agency that supports people.

I enjoy being the person for my four dogs and weekly family game nights with my wife and adult children.

2023-12-18 19:19:45 UTC

Hi there my name is Lori-Ann but most folks call me LA. I live in Ct with my wife, 2 dogs and 5 cats. My career has been supporting adults with varying abilities. I am very eclectic in my music and pretty easy going when it comes to movie choices. I enjoy online gaming, though not very good at it (those quick reflexes are long gone), cooking and spending time with family and friends.

Melanie Lambert

2023-12-22 20:45:00 UTC

Hi Everyone! I work for the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services on a grant called CT Pathways to Integrated Employment and look forward to learning more about AT.

I have two young children and enjoy reading, pickleball, walks, and lots of podcasts.

Books I've read recently that I enjoyed:

The Anthropocene Reviewed - John Green

Book Lovers - Emily Henry

Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow - Gabrielle Zevin

All This Could Be Different - Sarah Thankam Mathews

Favorite Podcasts:

Criminal

Heavyweight

Throughline

Decoder Ring

Slow Burn

You're Wrong About

Radiolab

The Anthropocene Reviewed (both a book and a podcast)

Rachel McCann

2024-01-02 15:04:58 UTC

Hi! I am a Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor with the Bureau of Rehabilitation Services in Connecticut. I recently transitioned to the CT PIE Counselor position with a grant called CT Pathways to Integrated Employment.

I spend most of my time outside of work with family. Some things that I enjoy doing are singing karaoke, riding rollercoasters, knitting, making greeting cards for loved ones, trying out new restaurants and dancing. I am very open minded and like to try new things.

I enjoy playing sports more than watching them, especially on TV, but I do like going in person to watch sporting events. Before I met my husband, I hadn’t watched a lot of movies, but since then I have seen so many more movies. However, I have always been a huge Harry Potter fan. I do enjoy watching YouTube videos since they can be shorter in length, and I love listening to podcasts. General podcast/YouTube topics that I like are psychology, women’s health-hormones, make-up tutorials and organizational tips.

I love listening to music and listen to almost all genres. I love reading romance novels.

Hi, I am Alana

2024-01-04 17:25:36 UTC

I love kids, dogs, nature, gardening, and my family more than anything. I am beyond awful at technology which is why this is a special challenge for me.

Sandra

2024-01-04 19:57:35 UTC

Hello! I am a traveler and am working my way around the world. Last summer I spent time living and working at an elephant sanctuary in Thailand. I spend a lot of time volunteering for Love Takes Root which is an orphanage in Haiti. I worked with their teachers to set up a computer lab and work throughout the year creating lessons for the which I teach virtually.