Handout 5.3: Examples of Assistive Technology Adaptations Resource Type: Handout This handout is for learners to see examples of assistive technology adaptations of existing toys, learning materials, or other everyday items. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-5.3.pdf
Handout 5.2: Examples of Assistive Technology Equipment Resource Type: Handout This handout is for learners to view examples of different types of assistive technology equipment such as self-help devices, toys and switches and augmentative communication. Resource File (PDF): CONNECT-Handout-5.2.pdf
Video 5.11: Eating at Boston Market A therapist shows a mother how to use a communication board with her daughter to ask for what to eat at a restaurant (running time: 42 sec.). View TranscriptTherapist: And so before the meal starts or while the meal starts, you would say, “Tianna, this is chicken. Tianna…
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.…