1. Assistive Technology:
Considerations, Explorations, and
Resources
Brian W. Wojcik, Ed.D., ATP

2. Assistive Technology
• Adapts standard tools to address issues related
to physical, cognitive, and/or linguistic demands
of the task.
• Replaces standard tools to address issues
related to physical, cognitive, and/or linguistic
demands of the task.
• Introduces tools in the task to address issues
related to physical, cognitive, and/or linguistic
demands of the task.

3. What are Task Demands?
• Physical Demands
▫ Those demands that require motor or sensory
skills/abilities.
• Cognitive Demands
▫ Those demands that require memory and
understanding.
• Linguistic Demands
▫ Those demands that require interpretation of
symbols to proceed on the task.

4. Let’s Explore…

5. How could you use AT to adapt…