Video 5.10: Nolan at bath time A therapist shows a mother how to use and adapt everyday household items to help her child who has physical delays (running time 1 min. 33 sec.). View Transcript[Music] Therapist: Are there any difficult parts of the day for you? Mother: I would say the most difficult…
Video 5.9: Dress up time A preschool aged child uses pictures and symbols to communicate with a teacher about the clothes and toys she wants in the dramatic play area (running time 1 min. 11 sec.). View TranscriptTeacher: What do you want to put on Gabriella? Shoes? Narrator: We have a housekeeping area,…
Video 5.8: Morning sign-in with Ethan and Amanda A teacher works with a child during morning sign-in as he uses voice output buttons to communicate what letters would like to write (running time 2 min. 25 sec.). View TranscriptAmanda: Alright, so the order of your letters today is: E-A-N-T-H. Do you want to…
Video 5.7: Communicating at breakfast An adult uses a child’s communication board to show him how to ask for more cereal at breakfast (running time: 46 sec.). View TranscriptAdult: There’s still some more. Look. Do you want cereal? You want more cereal? Cereal! Simon: [Nods] yeah. Adult: Uh huh, ok. Simon: Cerwl… Adult:…
Video 5.6: Using an adapted tricycle An adult adapts a tricycle with a belt and foot pedals to help a child participate in riding bikes with other children on the playground and also to help with physical delays (running time 3 min. 18 sec.). View TranscriptNarrator: With children with any kind of gross…
Video 5.5 Max using a walker An adult helps a child use a walker to get from the classroom to the playground (running 2 min. 19 sec.). View TranscriptNarrator: OK, we’re going outside and the goal here is to have the child walk with the walker from the classroom to the playground. We’re…
Video 5.4: Perl using a switch and stander An adult uses two adaptations, a switch device and a box to all a preschool aged child to participate in a game with another child (running time 3 min. 20 sec). View TranscriptChloe: I want to do that. Teacher: All right, let’s do it then.…
Video 5.3: Dr. Philippa Campbell – Defining Assistive Technology Dr. Philippa Campbell, a professor in the Department of Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University, and Program Director of the Child and Family Studies Research Programs, describes how assistive technology is defined and used in the context of working with young children with disabilities (running…
Audio 4.6: Salvador Moran Salvador, an early childhood special educator who works with diverse families, talks about the advantages and importance of involving the family in making decisions (running time: 1 min., 30 sec.). View TranscriptSalvador: It’s important to get the family involved. And so that’s, I think, that’s one of the biggest teaching…
Audio 4.5: Rosalia Fajardo Rosalia, a mother of child with disabilities, talks about her advocacy work and about how to help families be advocates for their children, especially for immigrant families (running time: 3 min., 01 sec.). View TranscriptRosalia: My first reaction, I still remember, was that “it cannot be” because I’m a lawyer…