One piece of assistive technology that was
introduced to me within the tutorial was a ‘talking photo album.’ This piece of
equipment was used for those with physical and cognitive impairments. It could
record 100minuets of talking and had a removable SD card that could easily
transfer the recordings to a PC. The ‘talking photo album’ had a built in
speaker, used 3x AAA batteries and was an A5 size. There were 20 double sided
pages and places for 5x7 sized photographs. You are able to record a separate
voice message on each page. This device was used to document the day and everything
in it that was to be kept memorable. This piece of assistive technology allows
the user to remember things they might not be able to and share them with others;
it also helps those with perhaps sight impairments and cognitive problems. It
can be purchased from Jay car for $50 and allows a great way to interact and
share their memories with others and remind themselves.
Here are two links showing this piece of assistive
technology. These links show the concept of disruption being stopped. “Occupational Disruption: A
transient or temporary condition of being restricted from participation in
necessary or meaningful occupations, such as that caused by illness, temporary
relocation, or temporary unemployment.” (Person education. 2006).
This piece of equipment allows the user to be a part of the occupations that
are meaningful to them and share it with others. Without this piece of
assistive technology occupational disruption could occur.
Youtube. (2012). Talking Photo Album Records Your
Voice On Each Picture. Received from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMLV409Sbdw
Youtube. (2012). Talking
Albums for Education by Talking Products. Reveiced from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j9iyPFY7DIc