PPT-ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR AMBULATION

AN UPDATE ON DESIGN MERI GOEHRING PT PhD GCS Grand Valley State University College of Health Professions Department of Physical Therapy Grand Rapids Michigan Background information The United States Census Report 2008. Neil Cottrell. ADSHE Annual Conference, 28. th. May 2013. Timing and Questions. Overview. Personal Perspective. Assistive technology as coping strategies. How I chose strategies. Reading. Memory. Organisation. Sara . Muharemovic. If your face is like this, FEAR NOT!. Well what is it?. Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.. Presented by . Janet Peters . and . Bryan Ayres. Center for Technology. And Disability . Webinar May . 4, 2015. Session Overview. Key Factors to Consider when Transitioning with . AT. Our Research. Introducing the QIAT-PS . Chris Venus, PT, MPT, NCS. UPMC Centers for Rehab Service Neurologic Residency Director. Ambulation vs. Wheelchair mobility. Which way to go?. Ambulation. Factors affecting ambulation potential. Level of injury and complete vs. incomplete. Training materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: PACER.org/. stc. /tikes. © . 2016, . PACER Center. Including Assistive Technology (AT) . Today’s agenda. What do we mean by math difficulties?. Who can have it? . Areas of difficulties. Assistive . Technology . Solutions. Summary. What . do we mean by math difficulties? . There are many reasons why a person may have difficulty with Math. . Ambulation & Assistive Devices. Ambulate=the act of walking. Assistive . devices=tools. , products or types of equipment that help you perform tasks and . activities if you have a disability. Assistive devices may . NADD Annual Conference Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. November 2, 2016. Julia Pearce. Utah Assistive Technology Teams (UATT). Utah Center for Assistive Technology (UCAT). Greetings from Utah. 30 Assistive Technology Teams throughout the state with support from . : . Protocol should be initiated on all inpatients on the first day of admission or transfer.. Goal of . the protocol . is for patients to . ambulate (walk) . early and often during their hospital stay. T. raining materials created by the Technology to Improve Kids’ Educational Success (TIKES) Project, a project of PACER Center: www.pacer.org/stc/tikes. Intro to . Assistive Technology (AT) . for Young Learners. . Virginia Department of Education . Assistive Technology Priority Project. Check your knowledge…. Answer . true. or . false. to the following statements. . ___Assistive technology (AT) was first defined in IDEA in 1990. . Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat 1 1:30 Tell a story/June Weddings 3:00 Goodies 2 10:00 Word Search 10:30 Horseshoes 1:30 Penny Dice 3 10:00 Maze Puzzle 10:30 Exercise 1:30 Bingo 4 10:00 Neat Nails 1:3 Assistive Technology (AT). Goals . of this . presentation:. Help . you see ways that AT can help you adapt to life with a spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. Discuss . how technology helps to re-define “Disability” and helps to create “resilience”. A brief guide for families. Washoe County School District . AT Team. Who am I?? . Special Education teacher by heart and education – 25 years. Bachelor’s in Elementary and Special Education; Master’s in Curriculum and Instruction.