We would highly recommend MAST services. Nik Petersson is an excellent teacher and role model for all of us who work within the disability field. He follows his passion and lives his values. We met Nik after a long, difficult search for someone in the State of Oregon who knew how to use a Deaf-Blind Communicator (DBC). After getting nowhere with organizations that are typically considered resources, we found Nik, for our friend, Mary. After his first visit we knew that Nik was the person that we had been desperately seeking for months. He not only had the technical knowledge, but also the hands-on teaching skills required for a challenging situation.
[…]Nik’s gentle, but firm methodical process of assessing her skills/needs and then building her DBC skills in a conversational, informal manner was the exact approach that was needed. Over the weeks, we watched our friend, Mary come back alive as she became proficient in using the DBC and gaining control over her life. We cannot thank Nik enough for enabling Mary to once again joke and carry on deeper discussions rather than the limited interactions of “Do you want to go to bed?” or “It’s lunchtime.”
[…]We have worked for and with individuals with disabilities for a combined total of over 56 years and would consider Niklas Petersson in the handful of the very best in the field.