Dee: Responding to Dee's needs
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Dee has difficulty communicating verbally and relies on an outdated electronic communication aid. As she plans to attend university, communication may be a significant challenge. Several strategies could help Dee communicate more quickly and clearly with others, including updated assistive technology. Technology could also help Dee develop her social life and participate in sports and activities at university.
Dee: Responding to Dee's needs
- 1. Facilitating participation Responding to Dee's needs
- 3. Communicating with other people Many people find Dee’s verbal communica6on difficult to understand, although this has caused her rela6vely few problems within her school environment. She makes use of an electronic aid to communicate outside of the school; but this is quite old now, and she finds it quite slow. Why is communica-on likely to be such a worry for Dee as she plans to go into University? What strategies might be available to help Dee communicate more quickly and clearly with others?
- 4. Socialising How could Dee make use of technology to develop her current and future social life? Could any of these op-ons assist her with other ac-vi-es?
- 5. Sports activities What “mainstream “ sports and outdoor pursuits would you suggest to Dee? What assis-ve technology could help enhance her par-cipa-on in spor-ng ac-vi-es? Could any of these technologies enhance her par-cipa-on in other ac-vi-es when she goes to University?