Our Services: In Depth
To get the specifics on what each service provides, how to meet and payment, use these links
We Take A Person-Centered Approach to Leveraging Strategies & Technology
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Explore recorded presentations and quick tutorials about leveraging technology to work smarter and provide access across abilties.
Here are a couple of examples:
Coaching
A coach is a guide who collaborates with you to identify your strengths and discuss the challenges you have with completing the tasks that matter the most to you.
We’ll explore strategies & tools to leverage your strengths and develop skills to overcome challenges
Liaison & Advocacy Services
A liaison collaborates with you to provide the information & strategies you need to chart a course through the processes to request/receive support and services from service providers and the educational system that often seem a bit overwhelming
Advocacy involves empowering individuals with disabilities to find their voice and feel comfortable advocating for themselves.
Through these interactions, service providers can better understand what persons with disabilities need for access, making their services more inclusive and effective.
Tutoring
Tailored Solutions for Math, Biology, and Chemistry
Personalized tutoring from a friendly, flexible, and experienced educator with over 25 years of teaching experience.
Address the student’s unique learning needs in math, biology, and chemistry
Promote student confidence in their ability to learn challenging content
Meet in-person or Virtually (online)
Individual & Business Evaluations
The evaluation focuses on the need for access for individuals with disabilities
We use a universal design approach that creates an environment where individuals enjoy working, are motivated, and often work more efficiently, and productively, contributing to the success of a company and its goals/values/mission.
Workshops & Presentations
Learn how to leverage affordable technology solutions and create ‘tech toolkits’ for better access & productivity in the workspace and the classroom.
Get practical advice and resources for tools and strategies that provide accessibility and support employees and students to work more effectively and efficiently leading to greater success in their careers and academic courses.
Create a more user-friendly workspace & classroom
Patrice offers in-person or virtual workshops
Work with Me
I'd like to hear more about you, discuss the tasks and challenges that are most important to you, and discuss how we can collaborate and use strategies and technology to help you achieve your academic, professional, and personal objectives.
Please send me your contact information and the services you'd like to discuss, and I’ll email you to set up a date & time to meet for the free 30-minute consultation
“You could say that the ‘accommodations’ I can recommend are a ‘positive’ problem-solving approach towards addressing ‘barriers.’ But, if the world was more inclusive and thought about universal design on many more levels (ramps, working elevators, menus in accessible formats, accessible bathrooms, daily technology interfaces, etc.), businesses would shift toward student development for students with disabilities and away from determining the accommodations needed when a setting, environment, or the content is not accessible to persons with disabilities, even when they do have the technology they need.”
Our Mission:
Empower.
Connecting you to technology and strategies to create solutions for the challenges and tasks you face, as you move forward to reach your personal, professional, and academic goals.
We will collaborate to leverage the technology and devices you already have and add cost-conscious, effective technology to your workflow to maximize your efforts and time on task.
About Patrice
Patrice Wheeler
CEO & Founder of Integrative Technology Solutions
In an interactive process, I use a strengths-based approach and Universal Design approach with my clients, to discuss the tasks and challenges that are a priority for them in academic, professional, and other settings
To choose the tools that best fit an individual's needs, we’ll factor in their skill and comfort level with technology and the strategies, and the technology they are currently using
Together, we’ll create a workflow to effectively use the technology and strategies that will ensure access, enhance learning, and promote success
Experience Overview
BGS education with an emphasis in Special Ed. from Gonzaga University in 1997
25+ years of experience as an Assistive Technology Specialist in K-12, Community College University, and the Community providing assessments, support, and training on assistive technology and strategies for students, faculty, staff, and community members
Earned technology certifications and loves to explore new and emerging technologies and strategies that promote success
Knowledgable about Microsoft, Apple, and Android products across various platforms and devices,
Collaborating with technology companies to explore new and emergent apps and software
Creating FAQ’s and support materials for clients across abilities
Using an interactive, strengths-based approach to research and recommend effective technology and strategies
Evaluations, consulting, and recommending technology accommodations and support for Community College and University Students, students, faculty, and staff
Guiding the application of the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act(ADAA) and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), as well as institutional policy at the Community College and University level
Presentations
Presentations for groups of 2 to 80+ individuals, in-person and virtually:
CSUN Assistive Technology Conference (2009-2021)
Center on Disabilities, California State University, Northridge
International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference
California Association of Postsecondary Educators of the Disabled (CAPED) Conference
Assistive Technology and Disability Conference, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Introduction to Assistive Technology, Student Accessibility Services (SAS), Oklahoma State University, Stillwater
Experiencing the Museum Conference, the Garage Museum of Contemporary Art, Moscow Russia
Workshops for faculty and students at Community College and University