Cobb Senior Services wins state award

Cobb Senior Services has won a state award for its Assistive Technology Lab.

Established in 2017, the lab features more than 100 demonstration items to help people with daily activities such as eating, bathing, mobility, vision, hearing and communication.

The lab’s mission is to increase knowledge, access and use of assistive technology among older adults and people with disabilities, according to a county statement.

With designated areas to showcase items in a demonstration bathroom, living room and kitchen, this interactive space allows individuals to try out different devices on tours.

While this initiative began as a space to “try before you buy,” Cobb Senior Services (CSS) now provides some equipment to individuals in the community for free through a partnership with Friends of Disabled Adults and Children.

Director of Cobb County Senior Services Jatunn Gibson said, “The Assistive Technology Lab is one of a kind. Cobb Senior Services continues to offer products that will assist our older adults and their families with tasks. We give tours of the lab and welcome people to walk through, view and test the many devices that we have available.”

CSS received the Excellence in AT Service Delivery Team Award at the GA DHS Division of Aging’s ADRC Healthy Communities Summit in Savannah.

CSS was nominated by the Atlanta Regional Commission, a planning and intergovernmental coordinating agency which supports healthy living and healthy aging throughout the metro Atlanta area, the statement said.

Lab tours are available by calling 770-528-5350 for appointments.

The lab is located at Cobb Senior Services, 1150 Powder Springs St., Marietta.