ITI Assistive Technologies Inc.

?? 48 Hours Left: This One's Personal ?? It's finally here. For months, we've been working with neurodivergent adults to build Decide – an AI-powered companion that transforms how we make decisions, from the small daily choices to life-changing ones. This Friday (Nov 29), Decide opens exclusively to our waitlist. Here's what our beta users are saying: "Decide helps me make hard decisions when my brain's electrical cords feel like they're underwater." - ADHD Beta User "By the time the recommendation came up, I already knew what I wanted to do. Decide helps me be methodical in how much thought I give to a decision rather than spiraling into anxiety over whether or not I should buy a coffee." - AuDHD Beta User "Wait... I need this." -Autistic Beta User Join our waitlist now and you'll get: ? 1 month free access to all features ? Direct connection to our product team ? A voice in shaping Decide's future ? A part in our research on effective assistive tech for neurodivergent adults This isn't just another AI tool. This is about making decision-making more accessible for everyone. Last chance to join us from the beginning: itiassist.com/decide/ #AssistiveTech #Neurodiversity #AI #DecisionMaking #ADHD #Innovation

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Come beta test our first app, learn about our process, and hang out this Sunday at Improving!

Friends, we are deep into recruiting Autistic and ADHD adults to participate in ITI Assistive Technologies Inc.'s research on how AI-powered decision-making support can improve our wellbeing. The research includes a chance to beta test Decide, our supported decision-making tool designed BY us FOR us. Only trouble is, last time I posted the screener link to socials, we got slammed with bots and fake sign-ups. ?? So, this time, I'm asking if you're interested in getting the link for yourself or for others, please comment on this post, and I'll DM you with it. My team is also emailing it to everyone we know or sort of know, so if you get an email from one of us, please consider forwarding it within your networks. Working together is how we #flipThePowerDynamic in autism research and funding!

After 14 weeks of intense focus, we have finished the SEA Change accelerator and are delighted to walk away with $12,000 cash and a year of free coworking / focus group space at Social Impact Alliance headquarters. Congrats to everyone involved in an amazing cohort! Wesley Giles, April Gao, Precious Amoako, Senay Daniel, Noel Castillon, Lorien Dana, Jessalyn Smiley Clark, amber michal, Shannan Palma, PhD

Want a chance to try out our AI-powered decision-making app and participate in the research we're doing for the Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities? Join us tonight at the SEA Change Showcase Event at the Columbus Metropolitan Library. We'll have our Decide app LIVE for you to try at our table in Vendor Village from 5pm to 6pm!!!

Apologies to anyone looking for the link to our research study. We got slammed with a large amount of responses -- many of which (though not all) were likely from bots. We're taking down the link until we get a chance to filter what we've already received and protect the process. Stay tuned for more opportunities!

We're about two weeks out from ITI Assistive Technologies Inc.'s one year anniversary, so it's good timing to give you a peek at our new brand identity and your first glimpse of our supported decision-making app. Check out our new website at https://lnkd.in/dvUrXfqF and join the waitlist for DECIDE!

The Independence Through Interdependence Assistive Technologies Inc. team is taking the day off in honor of Juneteenth before our accelerator meeting tonight. In the spirit of the holiday, I thought I'd share some of the ways we're trying to create a business that acknowledges how far we still have to go in creating a society where everyone is free to thrive. This week's accelerator homework focused on identifying the hidden assumptions in our business model and figuring out ways to test them. With five of us working on it, we came up with a strong list covering various aspects of the business. Most of mine focused on the feasibility and sustainability of launching a successful tech start-up without exchanging equity for capital while prioritizing and investing resources in employee wellbeing over growth from day one. I've been thinking about how to test both concepts and have identified the following hypotheses: 1. Autistic/ADHD people do their best work when they feel psychologically safe. 2. People need to understand the social/organizational rules explicitly and witness those rules being applied to everyone equitably in order to feel psychologically safe. 2a. Equity among a diverse group of people is only possible when the group acknowledges the variation and inequities already embedded in the lived-experience of its members and flexibly and proactively levels the playing field as needed. 2b. Equity is a work in progress and will require constant learning, listening, and self-correction from everyone. 3. Most people need access to healthcare and emergency savings to feel psychologically safe. 3a. The burden of student loan debt drastically impacts overall financial wellness and psychological safety in the US. 4. Employee retention and performance will both correlate positively with psychological safety over time. 5. The company's internal policies and transparency will help us earn and maintain trust with the Autistic/ADHD community. 6. Earning and maintaining community trust will be key to launching a successful tech start-up without exchanging equity for capital. 7. The Autistic/ADHD community has the collective economic power to sustain a tech start-up focused on sustainability rather than growth. Thoughts?

ITI is thrilled to announce we've been accepted to the Columbus cohort of SEA Change!