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…
Video 5.2: The family’s viewpoint Holly, Sophie’s mother, shares her dilemma about sending Sophie to a family child care provider who does not have experience working with children who use assistive technology. View TranscriptHolly: I try to stay focused on the positive, and look towards the future. And it is a bright future. …
Video 5.1: The family childcare provider’s viewpoint Ms. Mary, a family child care provider, shares a dilemma about her concerns of using communication boards with Sophie, a 2-year-old girl in her program. View TranscriptMs. Mary: I’ve run a family child care program for over 20 years now. I went back and got my…