Access to Independence, Inc.

Assistive Technology Solutions for People with Disabilities

About Us

Michelle is an occupational therapist with 20 years of experience in the area of assistive technology. She is the former Clinical Director of The Assistive Technology Clinics of The Children’s Hospital of Denver. Michelle’s work in assistive technology includes a broad range of roles and services. She  evaluates and treats children and adults with a variety of diagnoses in the areas of positioning, mobility, access to speech generating devices, computer access and electronic aids to daily living.

 

Michelle is a well-respected lecturer, both nationally and internationally and has authored 7 book chapters and over 100 articles. Michelle is the editor of Fundamentals in Assistive Technology, 4^th Ed.

 

Michelle is on the teaching faculty of the Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) and is a member of the Assistive Technology Journal Editorial Board. She is a past RESNA Secretary, Member at Large, member of the Board of Directors, Education Chair and SIG-09 Vice Chair.

 

Michelle is also on the teaching faculty of the University of Pittsburgh for the ATP/ATS Review Course.

 

Michelle is on the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center  (RERC) for Wheeled Mobility Advisory Board. She is also former Editor of the Technology Special Interest Section of the American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA). Michelle is a credentialed Assistive Technology Practitioner (ATP) and is a Senior Disability Analyst of the American Board of Disability Analysts (ABDA).

 

Michelle is happily married and has three wonderful children. She enjoys hiking, biking, reading, working in the yard and home improvement projects.