EXPLORING RESOURCES – A Scavenger Hunt
A “scavenger hunt” for AT that can help you
“do the things you want and need to do at work”
Directions: Each team will receive at least two different catalogs. The first team to find assistive technology devices that can address EACH function on the list will be the “winner.” If no team finds a device for EACH function, the team with the MOST devices identified will win!
Be sure to indicate the catalog, page, and item name for each!
1. You can’t bend down to pick up the paper you dropped
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You can’t hear the alarm ringing in the morning to get up and off to work on time
3. It is difficult to type (even using one finger) without hitting keys you didn’t want to hit!
4. You have difficulty hearing on the phone
5. You can’t remember your hotel room number when you travel for work
6. It’s hard to remember everyone’s phone number
7. You always forget to take something (your lunch, your appointment book, something!) when you leave your for work each morning
8. It’s hard to hold a pen
9. Although you love to play cards, it is difficult to keep the cards from falling out of your hand (and then everyone sees them!)
10. It is hard to swivel in and out of the car
11. It is difficult to open cans and jars
12. It is difficult to read the time on your watch
13. It is difficult to read some words
14. It is difficult to use the garden hose
15. It is hard to see fine print
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16. You get fatigued walking long distances
17. It is difficult to carry a lot of papers, supplies and equipment
18. It is difficult for you to use a calculator
19. It is difficult to write clearly and straight
20. It is difficult for you to remember what to do
21. It is difficult for you to open the door
22. It is difficult to get up from a chair
23. It is difficult to see the keyboard for your computer
24. It is difficult for you to play Sudoku, do a crossword puzzle, or play some other type of game while goofing off at work!
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