Class 6

Today we were introduced to some low tech assistive technology. Some of the things we had seen were items that were used in the most basic ways and it seemed like common sense to use these items for the particular reason. This was (of course) after we had seen the use. One of the examples was using the large racket used in gym. Some of the inventions were very creative and practical. My favourite would be the plates that could hold playing cards. What an inclusive creation.
We then ventured of to the dollar store. We decided to go to a very large Dollarama in Sackville. The trip was successful in the beginning. It was so easy to find items to assist students when this is what you are setting out to do. We must have taken pictures of at least forty items that we thought could be used to assist a student in some way. I posted two of our finds. Stay tuned for the rest of our results.
One item was sunglasses and these could be used for a student with light sensitivity. Another item was a monthly calendar to help a student with autism foresee upcoming schedule changes.
Next it came to getting supplies for our invention. We had a few ideas in mind before we arrived at the store so we thought it was going to be an easy shopping trip. Once we set out to find our items we started brainstorming more ideas for inventions and I think we overwhelmed ourselves. In the end we left with supplies for one creation but we’ll need to make a second trip to find an second invention. There are actually so many things in the store that it seemed like it was too much to process and chose from.