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Using Kinect to Help The Visually Impaired
Two graduate students from Germany hacked into a Kinect game controller to create a auditory and vibrational device to help guide the visually impaired. It may look bulky but it is super cool! View it in action below.
App Review – Dexteria
Dexteria is a new app released by Binary Labs for fine motor skill development which retails for $9.99. I have just finished testing this app for about a week now. This app includes three activities – Write It, Tap It and Pinch It. Progress on each of the activities can be tracked, reported and even […]
Typing or Writing?
CanChild has a research based, informative hand out for school staff and parents on whether children with coordination problems should learn how to use a word processor or continue to focus on handwriting. It answers questions such as: Why should children with DCD use a computer or word processor? Does keyboarding mean we are giving […]
Mirror Therapy and Children with Hemiplegia
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on mirror therapy in children with hemiplegia. Mirror therapy involves the use of a mirror to provide the illusion that the paretic arm is functional. This type of therapy has been used with adults who have had a stroke. For this pilot study, 15 children with hemiplegia were […]
DCD and Physical Education Class
CanChild, Centre for Childhood Disability Research has published a great flyer to provide to physical education teachers of students with developmental coordination disorder (DCD). Then hand out explains DCD, describes the symptoms, and offers teaching tips. Check it out below or here.
Bracing and Hemiplegia
Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology published research on the use of a wrist and thumb brace on bimanual activities in children with hemiplegia cerebral palsy. Twenty five children with spastic hemiplegia cerebral palsy (with mild to moderate hand deformity) performed bimanual activities wearing a brace and not wearing a brace. Assessment results indicated that when […]
Orthotics Affect on Upper Extremity Use
The Spring 2011 issue of Pediatric Physical Therapy published an interesting study on the use of supramalleolar orthoses and how they affect upper extremity use. Seventeen children with Down Syndrome were divided into two groups of treadmill training – one group of children wore supramalleolar orthoses and the other group did not. Both groups of […]
Simple Steps to Increase Preschool Physical Activity
NAEYC.org has published a great hand out on increasing physical activity for preschoolers. It includes 12 simple tips on how to encourage preschoolers to move. For example: hang pictures on the wall of children moving, use regular objects in the classroom for movement play, teach children how to use different objects for multiple uses and […]
Misidentification of ADHD
Recently, Pathways Awareness conducted a survey of 500 members of AOTA, APTA, NDTA and ASHA (basically OT, PT and Speech). The results of the survey indicated that 68% of the therapists had evaluated or treated 3-8 year old children who had been previously misidentified as having a learning disability or behavioral issues. Of the 68% […]
Your Own Handwriting Font for Free!!!
I read about this handwriting font that you can create for free over at the iLearn Technology blog.Basically, PilotHandwriting will generate a font for you to type based on your own handwriting. It is very simple to do. Go to PilotHandwriting. Watch the video and print out the template. Write in all the letters. I […]