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Cognitive Impairments

Assistive Technologies for. Cognitive Impairments. Anika Amour Chester Sean Daniel Ixchel Jeffers- Tobas Josanne Diaz Rochabelle Haynes-St. Louise Selvin Harrinarine. Presented by:. What is Assistive Technology?.

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Cognitive Impairments

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  1. Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Impairments Anika Amour Chester Sean Daniel Ixchel Jeffers-Tobas Josanne Diaz Rochabelle Haynes-St. Louise Selvin Harrinarine Presented by:

  2. What is Assistive Technology? Assistive Technology is any item, equipment, product or system that is used to increase, maintain or improve an individual with disabilities functional abilities.

  3. What is meant by ‘Cognitive Impairments’? According to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), cognitive impairment is an intellectual disability characterized by significant limitations both in intellectual functioning and in adaptive behavior as expressed in conceptual, social and practical adaptive skills. This disability originates before age 18.

  4. Cognitive impairments can be associated with many disabilities and disorders that can be present at birth or acquired later in life, such as dementia and stroke. The image shows a broad range of cognitive disabilities. For example, dyslexia is one of the more common disabilities that is said to affect up to 10% of the population - Ruth Ellison, 2011

  5. Low Tech Devices Charts and cuing devices Flash Cards

  6. Low Tech Devices Brady Digraph Ladder

  7. Mid Tech Devices Story books with CD/audio books Watches, timers and clocks

  8. Mid Tech Devices Tape Recorders

  9. High Tech Devices Simon S.I.O

  10. High Tech Devices Sight Words Sentence Builder Sentence Builder Radius Program

  11. High Tech Devices

  12. Snippets of Assistive Technology in action

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