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Activities
Play is an enjoyable activity that helps children
develop skills in other areas, including gross
motor activities and mobility. Play activities
can be used to encourage a child to attempt
new and challenging skills. They can also enhance
opportunities for generalizing skills that have
been learned to other environments and activities.
In essence, play is a fun method of giving a
child the opportunity to practice learned skills
over and over again!
Making Play
and Recreation Accessible
The primary goal in choosing assistive technology
devices for persons with disabilities is equal
access and full participation in all activities,
including play and recreation. Specifically,
technology is used to enhance the individual's
abilities to engage in a particular recreational
or play activity.
In these situations, assistive technology can
be personal to the individual, such as special
shoes or prosthetic limbs which physically enable
participation. It can also be activity-specific,
such as adapted bicycles, beep balls, and mono-skis.
Finally, it can be environmental, such as textured
floor surfaces, wide doorways, or access ramps
which also facilitate access and participation.
All these technological devices or adaptations
can make the difference between a child or adult
fully participating in a recreational activity
or not.
For children with physical and cognitive disabilities,
toys and games can also be adapted to allow
independent play. There are several strategies
for making toys and games accessible:
- Affixing toys to a stable service.
- Enlarging materials to increase visual perception
and decrease the need for fine motor coordination.
- Using switches to activate toys.
- Adding parts to toys to make them more accessible,
such as attaching handles to puzzle pieces
or wristbands to puppets.
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