Innovation Archives

Pilot Study Highlights Potentially Promising Tool for Supporting Workers with Disabilities

Posted In: Disability Advocacy, Innovation, Vocational Rehabilitation

September 25, 2023

A recent research article published in Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, discusses the outcomes of a study involving avail®, a software application designed to support individuals with autism and intellectual and developmental disabilities in achieving goals related to job readiness, on-the-job work tasks, and independent living. Launched in 2017, avail® was developed with the goal…

Our Business Services Division Leans Into Our Peckham in Action Initiative

Posted In: Call Center Services, Innovation

April 24, 2023

When one of Peckham’s federal government contracts ended in February 2022, over 150 high-quality laptops and related equipment used on the project were tagged for destruction or recycling. Recognizing that the devices had plenty of useful life remaining, Matt Kolberg, Peckham’s VP of Business Services, went to work searching for a worthy organization that would…

Peckham Participates in the Science Summit at the UN General Assembly & Highlights Inclusive Work Environment

Posted In: Call Center Services, Competitive Integrated Employment, Disability Advocacy, Innovation

November 17, 2022

“The self-esteem which can develop from the ability to support oneself and one’s family, and participate in a productive workplace, is the very definition of inclusion in society.” That’s the message that Laurie Penfold brought to participants in the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly. On September 29th, 2022, Laurie and Peckham CEO…

Peckham Partners with Includesign to Manufacture The LapSnap

Posted In: Disability Advocacy, Innovation

October 5, 2021

Peckham Apparel Manufacturing recently partnered with Includesign, a new mission-based startup to produce the LapSnap, a first of its kind, adaptive basket for individuals who use wheelchairs. The LapSnap is a versatile carrier that enables individuals to better manage daily activities such as shopping, household chores, gardening and more with a great level of independence….