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Case study

Pioneer Center for

Human Services

Sprout by HP means new possibilities for people

with developmental disabilities

Industry

Non-prot human services

Objective

Provide training and education through classroom

and community based opportunities to enhance

life, social, independent living, vocational, and

recreational skills for those with developmental and

intellectual disabilities.

Approach

Pioneer Center for Human Services deployed HP

Sprout all-in-one computers to enhance learning for

both life skills and work-related opportunities

IT matters

• HP Sprout runs standard touch-enabled Windows,

ensuring seamless network integration

• Intel® Core™ i7 processor, NVIDIA graphics and

solid state hybrid drive combine enable high

performance desktop computing

Business matters

• Versatility to run standard PC applications as well

as unique, graphical application suite in Sprout

Workspace

• An HP Touch Mat as the computer interface allows

a more natural, head down position for desktop

work

• A large, 20-inch diagonal HP Touch Mat empowers

those struggling with ne motor skills to utilize the

computer without a keyboard and mouse

• A built-in Sprout Workspace creative suite provides

an alternate hands-on approach to computing that

may be easier to embrace for those on the Autism

spectrum

“Today, everybody uses technology—whether it’s a

desktop computer, a tablet or a smartphone. Our clients

haven’t always been able to access or use the same

technology as everyone else. So the ability to use Sprout is

a new opportunity to help clients achieve their personal,

and perhaps even professional, goals. In that sense, it’s

pretty inspiring.”

– Jackie Wells, President and Chief Executive Ocer, Pioneer Center for Human Services

For more than 50 years, Pioneer Center for Human Services

(Pioneer Center) has been helping people with challenges—

including intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD),

mental health issues, homelessness and more. Using

technology to help clients achieve their full potential has long

been a goal of the organization, and technology advances help

push those eorts forward. Now a new kind of computer—the

all-in-one Sprout by HP—is reaching many of Pioneer Center’s

clients like never before, opening up a new world of creativity.

Summary of content (4 pages)

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Case study Pioneer Center for Human Services Sprout by HP means new possibilities for people with developmental disabilities Industry Non-profit human services Objective Provide training and education through classroom and community based opportunities to enhance life, social, independent living, vocational, and recreational skills for those with developmental and intellectual disabilities.
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Case study | Pioneer Center Helping achieve potential What started as a day school for children with developmental disabilities in McHenry County, Illinois, Pioneer Center has grown and prospered greatly since 1958.
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Case study | Pioneer Center “The first thing I wanted to do when I saw Sprout was to touch it,” says Wells. “And we’re seeing the same reaction in many of our clients. It’s less intimidating to them than a keyboard and mouse. It actually draws them in. It provides confidence.” For Pioneer Center, Sprout is a new opportunity to effectively integrate a computer into the life skills training and vocational programs of its clients.
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Case study | Pioneer Center Customer at a glance Hardware • HP Sprout Software • HP Sprout Workspace • Microsoft Office “There is a coloring app that’s really good for working on fine motor skills and control. In another program, users can take an image, break it into puzzle pieces, then manipulate it on the Touch Mat to re-assemble it,” he says. “What we’re seeing is that the tactile experience of working with the HP Touch Mat is helping clients achieve new things with the computer.