- Free Event Allows Guest to Explore, Use, and Learn about Enabling Technology - June 8, 2026 York, Pa. - Penn-Mar Human Services, the region’s leading provider of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD), is proud to invite families, team members, and the community to the free Assistive Technology (AT) Showcase on Thursday, June...
With a background spanning direct support and technology, Amie Newton is making assistive technology more accessible and impactful. [caption id="attachment_16218" align="alignright" width="300"] Aime Newton (left) helps coworker Allis Kensing demonstrate an Assistive Technology tool.[/caption] For Amie Newton, technology has always been about solving problems. At Penn-Mar, that curiosity is connecting...
By Michele Jacobs, Penn-Mar Parent Before moving from Baltimore City to Parkton, MD in 2012, our family prioritized finding a human services provider that could continue offering one-to-one support for our eldest son, Scott, now 35.Scott is non-verbal and sometimes experiences behavioral challenges related to communication difficulties....
By Allis Kensing, Penn-Mar Enabling Technology Manager The funds will go to standardizing 40 homes with Assistive Technology. The Covid pandemic was the catalyst for Penn-Mar to reevaluate the way it was delivering its services to the people we support with intellectual and developmental disabilities. During a time...