HDI CATS - Center for Assistive Technology Services

10/27/2025

10/27/2025

Thinking about upgrading your smart home system?
Don’t let your old devices go to waste!
HDI CATS would love your donation of used smart home items — like Alexa Shows, Echo Dots, smart bulbs, or door sensors. Your donation can help others live more independently.
Thank you for helping make a difference! 💙

HDI Center for Assistive Technology Services
2358 Nicholasville Rd. Suite 180
Lexington, KY 40503
Hours: 9:00 am - 4:30 pm Tuesday - Friday
Phone: (859) 218-7979
Email: hdicats@gmail.com

10/20/2025

Sharing from the UK College of Social Work

Our community cares for its older adults — and we’d love your help! Please take a quick 10–15 minute survey to share your thoughts about the services and resources available for older adults in Lexington.

Your feedback will help us understand:
What services you use now
What’s still needed
How we can better support older adults in our community

Every voice matters! Your answers will stay confidential and will help shape future programs and support.

Take the survey here: https://hdi-l.com/8r
If you have questions or need help, contact abbie.latimer@uky.edu, lynden.bond@uky.edu, or call 859-257-1267.

10/16/2025

Congratulations, what a well deserved honor to such a compassionate group.

🏆 MIH Champion of the Week! 🏆

We’re proud to share that Lexington Fire Department’s Community Paramedicine Program has been named the MIH Champion of the Week! This recognition highlights our team’s dedication to improving community health, reducing barriers to care, and supporting individuals and families across Lexington.

10/15/2025

Today is White Cane Safety Day – also known as Blind Americans Equality Day – a day to honor the contributions of Americans who are blind or have low vision and recognize the importance of the white cane.

On this day and every day, ACB reaffirms its commitment to creating a world where people who are blind or have low vision can navigate freely and independently. Check out a list of white cane laws by state on our website here: https://www.acb.org/white-cane-laws-states.

Read ACB’s White Cane Safety Day message: https://www.acb.org/recognizing-white-cane-safety-day-celebrating-independence-and-accessibility.

10/02/2025

Sharing on behalf of the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATiA).

Free Course in Honor of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Awareness Month

Every October is AAC Awareness Month. AAC helps people with complex communication needs to communicate, learn language, read, write, and be more independent. To celebrate, ATIA is giving everyone one free recorded course in the ATIA Learning Center.

Access Your Free Course:

09/26/2025

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09/26/2025

The Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Fall 2025 AT Demo Days are finished—but don’t worry if you missed them! You can now watch all the recordings for free.

See the latest assistive technology products and announcements.
👉 Watch here:

09/25/2025

HDI is collaborating with UK’s Healthy Kentucky Initiative and Barnstable Brown Diabetes Center to develop this Bingocize workshop hosted at the High Street YMCA in Lexington. There are several other Bingocize Workshops available across the state.

Time: Starts on October 1st, 2025
Duration: Eight-Week Workshop Series, Wednesdays, Oct. 1 - Nov. 19
Location: YMCA, 239 E. High Street, Lexington, KY

Register: bit.ly/DiabetesYMCABingo

Interested in learning more?
Reach out to wellness4ky@uky.edu

09/24/2025

Sharing on behalf of the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC)

In case you missed it, the following webinar is now available:
Celebrating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA): How Assistive Technology (AT) Supports Daily Life and Work

In this webinar, speakers from the AT3 Center talk about how to make assistive technology (AT) easier for people to get and use at all ages. They share examples of how AT can remove barriers and give people new ways to be more independent at work and in their communities.

Access the Slides and Recording:

Webinar Date: July 8, 2025 | Time: 3:00 pm to 4:30 pm Eastern Time (ET)

09/22/2025

The “Coordinating and Assisting the Reuse of Assistive Technology: Together One Priority” or “CARAT-TOP” program is a 10-week initiative led by the University of Kentucky’s Center of Excellence in Rural Health.