Lesson 2 – Principles of Assistive Technology (PowerPoint)
This is Lesson 2, “Principles of Assistive Technology,” from the Assistive Technology for Rural Youth curriculum by Purdue University’s Breaking New Ground Resource Center and the National AgrAbility Project. It introduces students to the concept of assistive technology (AT) and the role it plays in the lives of people with disabilities, using a defined term, hands-on exercises, and a survey of the basic categories of AT with product examples in each.
At a glance
- Learning objectives
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- Explain the term "assistive technology."
- Identify the importance of assistive technology through hands-on exercises.
- Identify basic categories of assistive technology and identify product examples in each category.
- Materials
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- Computer
- Screen
- LCD projector
- PowerPoint presentation – Lesson 2: "Principles of Assistive Technology"
- Black, dry erase, smartboard
- Spark plug and wire or feeler gauge
- Magnifying glass
- Hammer, nails and short length of 2×4 lumber
- Ladder or stool
- References
- The Toolbox CD by Breaking New Ground Resource Center, Purdue University, 6th Edition; Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as cited on http://www.section508.gov/docs/at1998.html#3; AbleData Assistive Technology Database www.abledata.info