Perceptual Blindness

I received this video from a former colleague last week and thought that I would share it with you. It really doesn't have to do with the course but I thought that it was interesting for those of us without any visual impairments in that we might still not see things that are right there in front of us.

AT in Action

So here we are - the first class of the Assistive Technology course and we are already learning a lot! Assistive technology is an ongoing process - a colloboration in planning, implementation and monitoring. It allows an increase in control of learning environment and daily living. However, it requires ongoing PD to ensure best practices.

There are 14 different AT Categories:
1. Aids for daily living
2. Augmentative or Alternative Communication
3. Computer Access
4. Educational/Vocational/Cognitive Technologies
5. Aids for Vision
6. Aids for Hearing
7. Recreation and Leisure
8. Seating and Positioning
9. Aids for Mobility
10. Environmental Controls
11. Adaptations to the Learning Environment (Home/School/Work modifications)
12. Prosthetics and Orthotics
13. Service animals
14. Aids for Sensory Integration