Assistive Technology and Games

There are so many ways to incorporate assistive technology! I'm sure I have only skimmed the surface of what all we can do with AT. One thing that I love about AT is that it allows children to participate in an activity where otherwise they couldn't or an adult would have to make the choices for them. We have already shown you our favorite way to include AT at story time, so now what about games?!?

Here is a pretty simple device with two recorded choices: No and Yes

We have played Uno Moo a couple of times, and I'm obsessed with the game now. We played everyday during our farm unit for our summer sessions. When the non or limited verbal child is asked if they have a red or a pig they simply press yes or no! The aide or adult with them doesn't have to answer for them and they get to play the game independently! We love that!

Another game? How about Red Light Green Light! We played this during our safety unit. The kids each colored Stop and Go signes with red and green, and we played our own version called stop and go. 

 This child used her colored stop and go signs and we paired it with two individual Big Macs. We recored just the words Stop and Go on each. She got participate in the game just like everyone else!

There are so many ways to include AT into the school day and these are just a few. I look forward to having more and more ideas of how AT can help with communication, expression, and participation!