Mechanical Know-How and Safety” refers to the ability of the child to use or manipulate machines with caution to avoid any injury.

1.  For some children with special needs, even
the simplest things require carefully thought-
out teaching. Dressing and hand-washing
and bed-making and even getting a spoon to
the mouth without disaster are all projects
you may want to tackle with your child, but
it's not always easy to see how to teach
things that seem so simple and so obvious.

2. Know-How
and
Safety

3. DEFINITION
• Mechanical noun
a mechanical object, part, device, etc.
• Know-How noun
knowledge of how to do something; faculty
or skill for a particular activity; expertise:
Example:
Designing a computer requires a lot of
know-how.

4. DEFINITION
• Safety noun, plural -ties
the state of being safe; freedom from the
occurrence or risk of injury, danger, or loss.
• To sum it up “Mechanical Know-How and
Safety” refers to the ability of the child to
use or manipulate machines with caution to
avoid any injury.

5. What machines can be use?
• Special Assistive Technology
Devices
• Instructional
Technology
It helps students with exceptionality
to communicate and receive
information.
e.g. blind children-braille
Aids them in mastering necessary
knowledge and skills.
e.g. computers
Educating Exceptional Children, 9th

6. What machines can be use?
AT HOME
a. Television
b. Radio
c. Refrigerator
d. Water Dispenser
e. Stove
f. Dish Washer (American
Homes)
g. Shower
h. Lights

7. Assessment of the
students skill must
take place in the
setting where the
student will use the
skill.

8. Student using
Head Pointer with
Touch Monitor
Student
Reading Braille

9. ASSESSMENT SCALES/TOOLS
Scales of Independent
Behavior - Revised (SIB-R)
Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales
AAMR Adaptive Behavior
Scales (ABS)
 Inventory for Client and
Agency Planning (ICAP)

10. Sample Vineland A

11. Thank You for
Listening!