Assistive Technology For Memory And Organization
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The document discusses technology and tools that can help with memory and organization for individuals with disabilities affecting executive function. It provides an overview of typical difficulties with executive function, examples of organizational tasks, and the SETT framework for matching individuals' skills and environments to appropriate tools and technologies. Examples of tools are given for tasks like keeping appointments, to-do lists, staying focused, and following steps. The document encourages considering all options and utilizing available resources to develop accommodations that meet individual needs, abilities, and goals.
Assistive Technology For Memory And Organization
- 1. Technology for Memory and Organization Fred Tchang, ATP Director, Assistive Technology Services
- 2. Advancing Opportunities Mobile AT Service All disabilities Technology Lending Center
- 3. Why Focus on Memory and Organization? Clear link to difficulty at work and performing activities of daily living People with these difficulties will require more support from others See it! Testimonial
- 4. Workshop Goals: Identify organizational tasks affected by impaired cognition Relate examples of accommodations for organization Be able to access resources re: accommodations for organization Tips! Review Handout
- 5. Feature Match Individual Needs Abilities Expectations Technology Interface / Input Processing Output
- 6. The SETT Framework S = Skills E = Environment T = Tasks T = Tools Adapted from Joy Zabala, www.joyzabala.com
- 7. Skills of the Individual Motor Cognition/Memory/ Attitude Language/Processing Sensory
- 8. Difficulty with organization, memory ? not paying attention, not motivated ? Or , symptoms of a disability that affects Executive Function includes LD, autism, ADHD, TBI Skills of the Individual: Executive Function
- 9. EF: Typical Difficulties Developing plans and executing them Consumer is overwhelmed, does not look at the big picture Organizing self and activities papers are scattered Resist distractions and control attention Consumer gets off-track, no sense of time
- 10. Environments Work Community Recreation Education Home
- 11. Tasks Keeping Appointments Remembering To Do Tasks Staying Focused on Task at Hand Following Steps in a Process
- 12. Tools
- 13. AT Consideration Discuss cases Consideration Guide Voc. Goal Strength / Difficulties Tasks Choose spokesperson Apply it! In Groups
- 14. All Organizational Tasks Keep in mind the big picture: Make a Commitment Develop Routines Get Needed Support Tools
- 15. All Organizational Tasks Color Coding Color folders / tabs / post-its A place for everything Touch papers only once Shred it! (Clear Off That Desk article) Tools for Keeping Papers
- 16. Day Planner, Desk Calendar VoiceCue Timex Datalink Computer / PDA Appointment Tools See it! Testimonial Tips! Gee Whiz–Time Management Try it! Palm PDA
- 17. To Do lists Day Planner, Desk Calendar To Do lists Digital recorder Computer / PDA (Outlook demo) To Do Tools Tips! Plain and Simple To Do List
- 18. Watchminder Invisible Clock Livescribe pen PEAT software on PDA (software demo) Tools for Staying Focused
- 19. Written or picture instructions StepPad or recorded instructions Ablelink software on PDA (Ablelink demo) Tools for Following Steps
- 20. AT Consideration Group activity Revisit your case from earlier Brainstorm accommodation solutions