LightAide is an interactive teaching tool designed for people with visual and cognitive disabilities. It was inspired by Alexis, a girl who sees the world differently. Existing products for aiding teaching and development are expensive and poorly designed. LightAide aims to be affordable, functional, and engaging for students, teachers, parents, and others. It went through many iterations of design and testing before being released. Initial feedback has been positive about how it motivates students and increases independence. The creators now aim to expand its reach and continue improving the product.

1. LightAide
Fun and Enlightened Learning

2. Meet Alexis

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4. Alexis is special.

5. She sees the world differently.

7. And she is the inspiration behind
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LightAide.

8. LightAide is a new interactive teaching tool for
people with visual and cognitive disabilities.

9. And we want to share its story with you.

10. “We don’t need to pull Alexis into our
world. We need to help her teach us
what she sees in her world.”
There are 285 million
people worldwide with
visual impairments

11. “We don’t need to pull Alexis into our
world. We need to help her teach us
what she sees in her world.”
19 million
of them are under 18

12. This is a huge population and the products
currently on the market to aid in teaching and
development are overpriced and poorly
designed with little focus on the user.

13. “We don’t need to pull Alexis into our
world. We need to help her teach us
what she sees in her world.”

14. Let’s take a look at some examples…

16. Premium Sensory Room
$11,000

18. Ladder Lights
$2,000

20. Aqua Columns
$1,600

22. APH Lightbox
$840-
$2,000

23. With so many products out of people’s financial reach
they turn to a do-it-yourself solution.

25. Homemade
$50

26. We wanted to create something better…

27. Something affordable, functional and fun.

29. That would benefit everyone!

32. The Student
The Doctor
The Teacher
The Parent

33. We began designing…

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35. And testing…

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37. And more designing…

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40. And more testing…

42. And even more designing…

44. The finished product is something special.

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All ages

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All ages 4 players

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All ages 4 players Tactile

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All ages 4 players Tactile
Quick setup

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All ages 4 players Tactile
Quick setup 244 LEDs

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All ages 4 players Tactile
Quick setup 244 LEDs Lightweight

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All ages 4 players Tactile
Quick setup 244 LEDs
EZ to use
Lightweight

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All ages 4 players Tactile
Quick setup 244 LEDs
EZ to use EZ to update
Lightweight

55. It took a lot of people to make this happen…

57. Students have been learning in new ways and
teaching us along the way.

58. April 30, 2010

59. The activities are fun and educational.

60. April 30, 2010
www.LightAide.org

61. April 30, 2010

62. And we’re seeing a new level of engagement.

65. There are now LightAides all over the world now!

68. Word is spreading and we’re getting some great
feedback thanks to groups like Wonderbaby.

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”We have found that the students are motivated to
use and interact with the lessons. The easy to use
format is really nice, we found that students are
engaged in the lessons and as a result they require
less prompting to continue and finish the lesson.
This is a great tool for increasing independence in
our students.”
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- Andrea Desideri, Speech Language Pathologist

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“Most of the time, the activities in school can’t hold
Olivia’s attention for very long. She will then become
upset and discouraged and we will need to move
on. We haven’t had this problem with LightAide.
Her attention and the ability to do the activities
encourage Olivia to do well and stick with it!”
-Debbie, Paraprofessional

72. So what’s next?

73. We’re working on a new and improved
website to help improve the experience for
teachers, parents and students!

75. And we have plans to improve LightAide by…

77. Reaching
new users

78. Reaching
new users
Creating
new activities

79. Reaching
new users
Creating
new activities
Upgrading the
interface

80. Reaching
new users
Creating
new activities
Upgrading the
interface
Upgrading the
hardware

81. Reaching
new users
Creating
new activities
Upgrading the
interface
Upgrading the
hardware
Securing new
funding

82. We’re excited at the potential this product has and
we can’t wait to help as many people as possible.

83. April 30, 2010
www.LightAide.org

84. Thank you!

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