Technology for Memory and Organization Fred Tchang, ATP Director, Assistive Technology Services

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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

Clear link to difficulty at work and performing activities of daily living

People with these difficulties will require more support from others

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

Identify organizational tasks affected by impaired cognition

Relate examples of accommodations for organization

Be able to access resources re: accommodations for organization

Feature Match Individual Needs Abilities Expectations Technology Interface / Input Processing Output

Individual

Needs

Abilities

Expectations

Technology

Interface / Input

Processing

Output

The SETT Framework S = Skills E = Environment T = Tasks T = Tools Adapted from Joy Zabala, www.joyzabala.com

S = Skills

E = Environment

T = Tasks

T = Tools

Adapted from Joy Zabala, www.joyzabala.com

Skills of the Individual Motor Cognition/Memory/ Attitude Language/Processing Sensory

Motor

Cognition/Memory/ Attitude

Language/Processing

Sensory

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

Difficulty with organization, memory

? not paying attention, not motivated ?

Or , symptoms of a disability that affects Executive Function

includes LD, autism, ADHD, TBI

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

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

Environments Work Community Recreation Education Home

Work

Tasks Keeping Appointments Remembering To Do Tasks Staying Focused on Task at Hand Following Steps in a Process

Keeping Appointments

Remembering To Do Tasks

Staying Focused on Task at Hand

Following Steps in a Process

Tools

AT Consideration Discuss cases Consideration Guide Voc. Goal Strength / Difficulties Tasks Choose spokesperson Apply it! In Groups

Discuss cases

Consideration Guide

Voc. Goal

Strength / Difficulties

Tasks

Choose spokesperson

All Organizational Tasks Keep in mind the big picture: Make a Commitment Develop Routines Get Needed Support Tools

Keep in mind the big picture:

Make a Commitment

Develop Routines

Get Needed Support

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

Color Coding

Color folders / tabs / post-its

A place for everything

Touch papers only once

Shred it! (Clear Off That Desk article)

Day Planner, Desk Calendar VoiceCue Timex Datalink Computer / PDA Appointment Tools See it! Testimonial Tips! Gee Whiz–Time Management Try it! Palm PDA

Day Planner, Desk Calendar

VoiceCue

Timex Datalink

Computer / PDA

Appointment Tools

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

To Do lists

Day Planner, Desk Calendar To Do lists

Digital recorder

Computer / PDA (Outlook demo)

To Do Tools

Watchminder Invisible Clock Livescribe pen PEAT software on PDA (software demo) Tools for Staying Focused

Watchminder

Invisible Clock

Livescribe pen

PEAT software on PDA (software demo)

Tools for Staying Focused

Written or picture instructions StepPad or recorded instructions Ablelink software on PDA (Ablelink demo) Tools for Following Steps

Written or picture instructions

StepPad or recorded instructions

Ablelink software on PDA (Ablelink demo)

Tools for Following Steps

AT Consideration Group activity Revisit your case from earlier Brainstorm accommodation solutions

Group activity

Revisit your case from earlier

Brainstorm accommodation solutions

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