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This document discusses support options and outcomes for high school graduates with autism or intellectual disabilities. It notes that most do not live independently, have jobs, or spend leisure time with friends after graduation. Charts show outcomes like educational attainment, employment rates, community participation and living situation. It then introduces SmartSteps4me, a mobile app to help users make everyday decisions through scripted steps and safety tips. The app could be tailored for individuals and offer remote support to caregivers. Finally, it analyzes the size of potential markets for such an assistive technology product and notes growing rates of autism diagnoses.
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- 1. Picture of Your Product/ Service Here C I N D Y F I S H E R , E D . D . P R E S I D E N T A N D C E O
- 2. Lack of SupportOptions K-12 Supports: Paraprofessionals Gr.1 Gr.7 College Work Real World Gr.12 $$$ After Graduation: Too Little or Too Much www.smartsteps4me.com
- 3. Living away fromhome Postsecondary Education Employment Participate in Community Time with Friends 76% do NOT 19% ARE 46% NOT 58% NOT working 65% do NOT HS Grads With Autism: Age 20-29
- 4. HS Grads withIntellectual Disabilities, Ages 20-29 25% 36% 33% 89% 35% 75% 64% 66% 11% 65% Live away from family Have drivers license or permit Have been stopped by police Have held a paying job Have been fired at least once Yes No NLTS-2, Wave 5 Interviews, 2009 SmartSteps4me.com
- 5. HS Grads withIntellectual Disabilities, Ages 20-29 20% 2% 80% 35% 20% 33% 80% 98% 20% 65% 80% 66% Attended community college Life Skills instruction since… Spend time with friends Group social activities Volunteer activiites Spend time with family Yes No NLTS-2, Wave 5 Interviews, 2009 SmartSteps4me.com
- 6. 0 500 1,0001,500 2,000 Lrng. Dis. Autism Intell. Dis. Other Health Mental Health 6.7 11.3 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 College age 2012 by 2018 Per 1K Rise of Autism 12% of 7.7 Million College Students have a disability: This equates to 90,000 at 1100 Community Colleges
- 7. Cognitive Disabilities 7 Intellectual Disability Severe Mental Illness Brain Injury Alzheimer's Stroke Group Homes Personal Assistance Institutions Job Coaches Family Support Medicaid: $61Billion $126 million on Assistive Tech 30 million 2013 data: Braddock et al.
- 8. “Smart Steps® MobileHelps with Everyday Decisions IDEA FAIR 2013 I’m Lost.A Question at Work/School. My Ride is Late.
- 9. IDEA FAIR 2013 For Less ThanTwo Hours’ Caregiver Wages Per Month: • Store Emergency Contacts in App • Edit Content My School or Agency Parent My Helper Bus Company
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- 14. 14 Plan Price Compareto Smart Steps Mobile: Sample Decision Trees Read Aloud Feature Profile Screen Dashboard FREE Hourly support On My Own Plan Emergency Contacts Voice or Text Annual Hourly Support Decision Tree Maker Create and edit content Choose color scheme Access to public content Keep private or share Annual Hourly Support
- 15. K-12 through College 15Brandedscreen SMU
- 16. Smart Steps® Mobileis Disruptive and Unique 16 What Works: Autism Research ~ Step-by-step ~ Scripts ~ Visual Parent My Helper Effective Instruction: - Personalized - Model thought process - Realistic situations - Interactive - Access resources rather than memorize. -
- 17. 17 Remote Supports Work •Happier clients • Better use of staff • Help more people
- 18. Patent Pending 18 SYSTEM ANDMETHOD FOR COMPUTER GUIDED INTERACTION ON A COGNITIVE PROSTHETIC DEVICE FOR USERS WITH COGNITIVE DISABILITIES Serial No. 14/633,122Smart Steps® Trademark Application No. 86028775
- 19. Brand Promise: Peaceof Mind Rationale: App User has support; Caregiver worries less. 19 Cindy Fisher, Ed.D. www.SmartSteps4me.com [email protected] Facebook: SmartSteps4me
- 20. 20 Appendix: Gap Analysis COMPETITORGAP ANALYSIS Attribute/ Benefit Smart Steps Medicaid HCBS waiver Great Call Rave Guardian Life Centered Curriculu m Decision Buddy app Cost $ per mo. $300+ per mo. Setup fee; $14.99/mo Group licensing $800/year classroom free Everyday Decisions x x --- x Multi- Step Process x x Safety tips x x Social Skills Scripting x x Panic button x x x --- IP Pat. Several ---
- 21. 21 U.S. market size(all ages) .35 x 8 mil = 3 mil. • Cognitive, Mental, and Emotional age 16+: 15.2 Million • Autism (all ages): 1.5 million • Cognitive Disabilities (all ages): 7 Million • 7.7 Mil Community College students on 1100 campuses: 12% w disabilities • 200 Colleges with special programs for Intellectual Disabilities • Medicaid budget for cognitive disabilities supports: $61 Billion Projection: • 1% of (7.7 mil = 770,000 x .12% = 92,400) • 50 students x 1100 campuses = 55,000 by Year 2
Editor's Notes
- #2 LOST: Have you ever been lost in a new city? It takes energy to get back on track, doesn’t it? Imagine being in a new city every day. People with cognitive disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome face issues everyday such as getting lost or coping with a late bus. ___________________ Smart Steps Mobile is an app for teens and adults with cognitive disabilities such as autism or Down syndrome. It helps them make decisions related to everyday problems such as a late ride or a lost backpack. Prompts include social skills, safety tips, and when to call for help.
- #3 In education we provide paraprofessionals, free of charge to families. The problem is that when students attend college or are in the real world, those caregivers are not there. A few qualify for in-person supports. Since in-person caregivers are the only option currently, it’s too much support for some. They don’t like it and it doesn’t encourage independence. There is no middle ground. Without support, they lose confidence and the opportunity to build independence. I’m Cindy Fisher, and I’m a special educator. Currently I work with 18-21 year olds helping them to make the transition from high school to their adult life. I love seeing them become more independent. The inspiration for Smart Steps came about when a student lost his backpack and spiraled into despair. ----------------------------------- K-12 education provides supports for students who need occasional help; after graduation, however, this degree of support does not exist on college campuses or in the real world. Young adults with autism in their 20s have low rates of involvement in postsecondary education and employment. Dealing with everyday problems requires much effort, and the stress of an unexpected problem is long-lasting. Challenges with social communication and bullying make it difficult to ask for help in the immediate environment. Apps for teens and adults with autism and other cognitive disabilities focus on navigation, scheduling, or checklists for tasks. The current solution for solving everyday problems is to provide an in-person caregiver. Many persons stay home when support is not available or affordable.
- #4 .5 million young adults with autism live at home and go to college and/or work part time. They struggle with social communication and bullying. It’s hard to ask for help and many end up staying home. What if we could help them be more active? The yellow portion shows the number of people not being served adequately. If they are staying home, they are not productive members of society. Others who are in the green portion may be functioning but it takes extra effort on a daily basis. ________________________ Young adults with autism: 500,000, most of whom live at home and work and/or go to school part-time. One in four spend time with friends. One in five have ever lived away from home.
- #7 Let me explain this further. 12% of Community College students, roughly 90,000, have a significant disability. Even though the autism category looks small, it is increasing dramatically. Persons with autism have a lot to offer, and we need to support them so they can be productive citizens and lead happier lives.
- #8 There are 30 million people with cognitive disabilities, half over the age of 16. These are individuals who do receive supports under various Medicaid programs. The pie graph on the left shows the types of disabilities that fit in this category. Medicaid budgets 61 Billion to support those in the Yellow part of that circle. Some of that is being spent on assistive technology, mostly for communication and in-home supports. ----------------------------
- #9 Let me walk you through it and why it’s effective. Smart Steps Mobile makes everyday decision making easy. It offers choices one step at a time It has safety tips and social skills; It prompts the user to call for help. Decision trees offer choices because solving a problem is based on available resources and user preferences. Some may struggle with how to ask for help, so sample scripts are included when needed. Calling for help works two ways. For the free download, the app user is prompted to exit the app and use their phone to call for help. As a paid option, they can store Emergency Contacts on the help screen for quick access.
- #10 An agency can store their hotline number in the app and provide 24/7 assistance. We’re a tiny fraction of current spending yet we provide a solution that can make the difference between indep and staying home I’ve just added text messaging and a read aloud feature.
- #11 The app user logs into this portal to upgrade their account, choose which decision trees show up in the app, and view tutorials.
- #12 The Dashboard is part of the free account. Since sped teachers write goals and monitor them, this is perfect for a problem solving goal. They can view whether the student actually finished the sequence and they can assign homework. It’s also a great way to practice situations in a classroom and anticipate possible issues on a jobsite or in the community. Parents and caregivers can use it in a similar fashion to see whether the app is being used and how.
- #13 The group manager can track accounts through this page.
- #14 One of the number one requests has been for caregivers to create their own decision trees. Decision Trees can be kept in a private account, shared with other users on a public page, or shared within a group. One fun feature, which also can help with visual or sensory needs, will be the ability to choose one’s color scheme.
- #15 Subscription prices are being determined.
- #16 Marketing efforts are largely driven by community colleges and other specialty schools and programs for persons with cognitive disabilities We can reach a lot of people this way and it will be great for the college. Colleges and private schools will be able to offer this as a competitive advantage. I think we have some good opportunities in this area. ----------------------------------------- NOTES: The areas where I see Smart Steps being particularly helpful: community colleges, county offices that support adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (called CDDOs or Regional Offices), state assistive technology offices, vocational rehabilitation, over 200 colleges listed the Think College website as offering specialized supports for students with intellectual disabilities. To acquire a group contract, a white labeled app will be offered for their agency or campus.
- #17 Competitive Advantage Smart Steps® is unique is that it assists with higher level thinking skill rather than rote tasks. It makes problem solving accessible to persons with cognitive issues by breaking the decision making process down into manageable steps. RESEARCH: The format is based on what research tells us works for people with autism. INSTRUCTION : Education is becoming more personalized through technology, so Smart Steps would be a great fit in a 21st century classroom. _______________ Details: Students need to be able to work with each other to be more successful after high school. Interactive lessons prepare them for collaboration that is needed. The social scripts would be great for role playing. _____________________ As students practice real life situations, they may integrate the information so that they know what to do, and they may also then start to get better at thinking in general. They could create decision trees for themselves. They could write decision trees for a math process they used. This would help them think about their thinking.
- #18 Benefits for Adults: We already know that Remote Supports work. Home based technology has already been shown to result in happier clients and less behavioral issues. Imagine one person being at the library, one on the bus, etc. all living their lives but being supported remotely. Smart Steps offers a way for agencies to support more people with existing staff. Colleges could support students through existing staff – resident assistants, student information desks, college counselors and peer mentors.
- #19 Smart Steps is patent pending.
- #20 What questions do you have for me?
- #21 Smart Steps is very competitive as compared to other solutions available. At the same time, the Smart Steps technology provides a unique multi-layered support that is not available. Other decision making apps require the user to input the choices.