Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Inventing Low Tech Assistive Technology "ATlite"

Seeing the wide variety of inexpensive items that can be used to support people with a disability. Curlers to adapt pencil grips, Large balloons to adapt physical education. Kitchen tools to enhance passing, cutting, as a jig to help set the table made from place mats and jogs for colouring made from glitter glue.

I began to think about the tools students use in my math classroom. Adapted calculators with larger buttons, or guarded keys. Manipulatives that are enlarged and easier to move or adapted with velcro or a sorting dish.

I found this PDF file that had a huge list of possible ATlite ideas.

Stay Tuned for our ATlite creations.

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