About Us
Meet The Living Without Limits Team!
Who We Are & How We Work
Living Without Limits blends service and technology to provide safety and support, granting the highest level of independent living for older adults and people living with disabilities.
Our Service Model
We work with private and public agencies, care providers, state agencies, case workers, as well as with families and individuals. We believe in understanding the individual needs of each person receiving care. We work as a team to provide the individual and their care-givers with the best options available so they can lead more independent and fulfilling lives.
Living Without Limits began in 2023 as an initiative of MidState Arc, an organization serving individuals with barriers to independent living for 70 years. Our new organization now encompasses The Living Without Limits Assistive Technology Center of Connecticut, allowing us to provide cutting-edge services with a distinctive person-centered approach. We redefine independence with technology.
Meet The Leadership Team!
Our dedicated and caring assistive technology and independent living specialists are here to help. Contact us today to get started on your journey to independence.
Pamela Fields, MBA, ATP
CEO
Pamela Fields is a leader in the field of assistive technology for independence, especially in devising new approaches to independence as it relates to people with intellectual disabilities (IDD). Her pioneering efforts are grounded in a 40-year career in leading agencies that provide services for people with IDD and other complex disabilities and medical needs.
With an undergraduate degree in Human Services and a MBA with a concentration in non-profits, Pam has the foundation and the vision needed to move the fields of assistive technology and direct-service care forward in new and exciting ways. As a passionate advocate for the rights of people with developmental disabilities and their services, Pam founded the Assistive Technology Training Center of Connecticut (ATECH) to assure service providers have a place to gain knowledge and build capacity in cutting-edge assistive technologies and families can benefit from best practices in how to support their loved ones with disabilities.
Pam envisions a world where each person can be as independent as possible, fully connected to and autonomous in their communities, regardless of their barrier issues.
[email protected]
(203) 514-3047 (main)
(203) 238-8362 (direct)
Amy Rubin Mindell, Ed.M, RESNA ATP
Director of Community Outreach & Assistive Technology
Amy brings over 30 years of experience as an assistive technology specialist to her role at Living Without Limits and The Assistive Technology Training Center of Connecticut (ATECH). As one of the original founders of the Center for Educational and Assistive Technology at Southern Connecticut State University, Amy developed a program that was one of the first of its type in the country.
Following SCSU, Amy spent the next decade at CAST, Inc. developing innovative assistive technology solutions for students and adults with disabilities and helped create the Universal Design for Learning principles that support all people. Amy brings her passion about assistive technology, access and independence, along with her extensive experience in assistive technology assessments and professional development to the operations of the ATECH Center.
Amy has presented at national assistive technology and educational technology conferences on innovative uses of assistive technology to support learners with a wide range of disabilities as they strive to have full access to education, employment, and independent living.
[email protected]
(203) 514-3047 (main)
(203) 514-3039 (direct)
Marisol De Jesus
Assistant Director of Assistive Technology
Marisol has extensive expertise in using assistive technology to allow individuals with disabilities to live and flourish independently at home, at work, and in the community. Her background as a direct support professional with a desire to care for, understand, and help those with intellectual and developmental disabilities began with personal experience in her own family. Her work at Living Without Limits is a direct extension of this experience.
Marisol’s direct care experience coupled with her incredible technical skills in the use of assistive and smart home technologies allows her to conduct assistive technology evaluations for independence with care and skill. In addition to managing ATECH’s lending library, Marisol trains provider agency staff, other professionals, family members, and individuals with disabilities so that all people can flourish and obtain new skills through the freedom of technology.
[email protected]
(203) 514-3047 (main)
(475) 688-5903 (direct)
James Feltz, ATP
Assistive Technology Specialist
Nigel Cooper
Assistive Technology Quality Specialist
Sue Soler
Assistive Technology Specialist
Ryan White
Assistive Technology Specialist
Meghan Lowe
Assistive Technology Specialist
A note on our fundraising/membership: Living Without Limits, together with our parent organization, Midstate ARC, are mission driven. Any funds received via our fundraising campaigns or membership drives, or any funds received from fees for services, are routed back into our organization’s budget to support our mission. For a detailed accounting of Midstate ARC‘s 501(c)(3) financials, you may access the public posting of our IRS form 990.
Frequently Asked Questions:
How does my agency or organization become a member of Living Without Limits Assistive Training Center of Connecticut?
To join The LWL Assistive Technology Training Center of Connecticut as a member, please contact Pam Fields at [email protected] or Amy Rubin Mindell at [email protected] to discuss our membership options. We look forward to having you join with us in helping to create enhanced independence for people with a wide range of disabilities.
How do I schedule an Assistive Technology Assessment?
How do Assistive Technology Assessments get funded?
Assistive Technology Assessments are funded in a variety of ways; through private pay, a state agency or a school system. When you call to schedule an assessment we can discuss your payment options based on your specific situation.
How does one access The Living Without Limits Assistive Technology Lending Library?
Living Without Limits has a large array of assistive technology tools and devices in its lending library. Lending library access and participation is only available to our members. Uniquely designed to meet the needs of our members, the lending library operates much differently than other lending libraries, we strive to acquire new and cutting-edge technologies as requested by our member organizations and through our one-of-a-kind member research labs. Once a membership application is complete, members will receive access to the lending library, either through on-site visits to the center or online.