560_Padlet by Keyla Oliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik en-us 2019-11-13 03:11:28 UTC 2025-09-26 04:17:49 UTC hello@padlet.com Low tech AT devices are typically cost-effective, require minimal training with no complex or mechanical features. koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410370781 2019-11-13 03:12:25 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410370781 Tactee System koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410372247 The tactee system is a set of devices intended to restore autonomy and independence in daily activities of people with deficits in functional grasping that aims to improve a person's quality of life (M.I.H International, 2019). 
https://www.tactee.it/en/
(Image from Abilities Expo)]]> 2019-11-13 03:19:09 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410372247 High tech AT devices are the opposite of low tech devices. High-tech devices are more complex in nature and can cause distress for individuals with cognitive impairments who experience difficulty managing a complicated high-tech device. On the other hand, high tech devices can help individuals manage ADLS independently. koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410374714 2019-11-13 03:30:23 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410374714 Victor Mobile Lift System koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410376255 The Victor Mobile System is for individuals who have sufficient muscular tone in his hands and will be able to transfer independently between bed, toilet, and bath. 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YGsYoRPI38
(Image from Abilities Expo)]]> 2019-11-13 03:36:10 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410376255 Assistive technology koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410376734 Using this model, professionals design and implement client-centered devices based on the person's needs.]]> 2019-11-13 03:38:19 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410376734 Ipad koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410377036 A variety of low-tech and high-tech items are displayed in the image below. We are going to focus on the iPad. The iPad is considered a high-tech device due to it's ability of being very complex and difficult to manage (assessing cognition is important to determine if a person is capable of benefiting and utilizing the device).
"High-tech refers to computerized devices such as dedicated communication devices or Apple iPads that use communication applications, apps (Fulks, 2017)."]]> 2019-11-13 03:39:47 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410377036 http://www.specialkidstn.com/therapyandnursingblog/2017/4/10/high-tech-aac-devices koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410378084
https://www.orcam.com/en/

Cook, A., & Hussey, S (2015). Principles of assistive technology: Introducing the human activity assistive technology model. In A. Cook & S. Hussey (Eds.), Assistive technologies: Principles and practice (pp. 1-15). St. Louis: Mosby-Elsevier.]]> 2019-11-13 03:44:48 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410378084 Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410379495 Individuals with the following diagnosis who can benefit from AAC devices:
  • Autism
  • Aphasia
  • Apraxia
  • Parkinson’s
  • Dysarthria & more
https://gusinc.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIm-rZ4KLm5QIVBXiGCh3m8ATdEAQYBCABEgJRKfD_BwE

]]> 2019-11-13 03:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410379495 Pediatric Mobility Device koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410380403 This device was presented at the Abilities Expo; however, it has yet to be approved by the FDA. 
(Image from Abilities Expo)]]> 2019-11-13 03:58:04 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410380403 Bathing assistive device koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410384056 https://www.freedomshowers.com/APZSC180?gclid=EAIaIQobChMInZOgk6zm5QIVFmyGCh3h9Qv3EAQYGCABEgLqJPD_BwE
(Image from Abilities Expo)]]> 2019-11-13 04:19:49 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410384056 Orcam koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410384697 Portable, artificial vision devices that allow visually impaired people to understand text and identify objects through audio feedback, describing what they are unable to see (https://www.orcam.com/en/). 

Video on how the device works:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=9&v=eIjmzYQxJis&feature=emb_logo
(Image from Abilities Expo)
]]> 2019-11-13 04:24:20 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410384697 Purpose koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410385577 The Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model is a client-centered system that first considers the person, the activity in which they are wishing to participate in, and their environment prior to integrating assistive devices into their daily routines (Cook & Hussey, 2015)]]> 2019-11-13 04:30:31 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410385577 Slant board koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410524366 Used for writing or holding materials to copy from 
(Amazon.com)]]> 2019-11-13 13:02:45 UTC https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410524366 Liftware koliveras https://padlet.com/koliveras/h6ecwd8uptik/wish/410535508 https://www.liftware.com/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMItfqf7KTn5QIVHoVaBR065A-7EAAYASAAEgJyFvD_BwE
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