How To Use Household Items To Ease Learning Through Assistive Technology

How To Use Household Items To Ease Learning Through Assistive Technology

Assistive technology devices are not always the most convenient tools for people with physical and intellectual disabilities. Check out how this nationally recognized Occupational Therapist uses everyday, inexpensive items to improve how assistive technology devices are used in therapy and daily life. Having struggled with learning disabilities and Tourette’s syndrome as a child, Therese Willkomm inspires us with her innovative ideas for DIY assistive equipment and her twenty-two publications on the topic.

Click here for more on Therese’s story, and discover how you can use her ideas to benefit students with disabilities.

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