Professional Documents
Culture Documents
19 September 2016
EDCI 5334
LowTech Assistive devices in the project are available at Dasio in Dallas.
1.
Student
characteristic
s
- Non-Verbal
Environmen
t
Task
Tool
(name & picture)
2.
- Non-Verbal
- Difficulty
with
letter/number
formation
when writing
Elementary
classroom
mathematic
activity
Answer math
Magnetic Numbers and Cookie
questions sheet (or Danish Cookie Lid)
Allows student to
manipulate and work
with numbers without
having to write them.
3.
- Mobility
Issues
Any
Classroom
during a
project
4.
Difficulty
Reading
Any class
that requires
reading.
High School
level all the
way down to
1st grade.
Read Read a
Study Ruler
textbook, chapter
book, worksheet, or
test instructions. It
will help to isolate the
information they are
currently reading to
avoid distractions and
help students
remember their place
when reading.
5.
Non-Verbal
Elementary
Classroom
during
instructional
time or work
time
Student cannot
Party Quiz Paddles
verbally communicate
so they can use these
paddles to indicate
affirmative or
negative to a
question. They can
also be combined
with a dry erase
marker to facilitate
further advanced
communication. If
student has difficult
writing then cards
attached to clothes
pins can help them
communicate more
advanced topics.
6.
- Mobility
issues
- Muscle
Spams
- Shaking
Writing /
General
Velcro
7.
- Limited
Vision
Learning
multiplication for
students with vision
difficulties. The
stickers allow the
student to feel how
numbers are groups
for multiplication.
8.
- Reading
difficulties
- Difficulties
parsing large
walls of text
- Students
that are easily
distracted and
lose their
Middle or
High School
Class Projects
(Example is
biology)
Textured Stickers
place
9.
- Writing
difficulties
(letter
formation)
Elementary
The stickers can be
Spelling
cut out but not
activity (quiz) removed from their
paper. Students with
physical disabilities
that prevent them
from writing and
forming letters well
can complete a
spelling test by
manipulating the
letters to spell words.
Letter Stickers
10
.
- Muscle
Spams
- Shaking
Writing
Erasable Pen
11. - Mobility
issues
- Muscle
Spams
- Shaking
Elementary
Middle or
High School
Writing /
General
pencil use
Glasses Strap
12
.
- Grip
difficulties
- Sensation
difficulties
All Levels,
writing and
general grip
Students with
physical disabilities
that limit their ability
to grip things in
general can benefit
from the use of finger
tip grips. Some
students also lack
sensation in their skin
that allows them to
know when they are
touching, feeling hot
or cold. This would
allows for an
additional layer of
grip, not just for
pencils.
Finger Grips
13
.
- Difficulty
reading or
remembering
key topics
High School
classes that
require
reading and
summarizing
text
During reading
Neon Paper Tape
students can write key
points on the different
colors of paper tape
and group the colors
by theme to facilitate
memory and
summary of key text