Lifespace Access Profile: Upper Extension

Description

The Lifespace Access Profile turns the overwhelming task of determining appropriate assistive technology into a systematic, cooperative search for solutions that work. The profile is a client centered, team-based tool to address the physical, cognitive, emotional, and support issues of individuals utilizing assistive technology. The Profile is a written record of observations made and shared by a team of family, care and service providers. It encourages cooperation, discussion and problem solving. Not a standardized test, the Profile asks team members to rate the individual on 59 scales considered critical to any technology assessment. A graph is provided at the end of the rating scales.
Physical resources include hearing, vision, tactile sensation, general health, postural control, equipment use, coordination, mobility support, range of motion, ad body sites for switch and computer access.
Cognitive resources include the person’s understanding of what a switch can do, ability to discriminate among switches, receptive and expressive communication, and academic and computer literacy skills.
Emotional resources include reinforcers (what a person may want to access with technology), attention span, distractibility, tolerance for change, and the person’s willingness to initiate activities and interaction with others.
Technology support resources include family, care providers, and professionals and the degree to which they have adequate equipment support, training, and time to implement assistive technology.
Finally, the Profile asks how fully the person participates at school, home, community, and places of work and recreation and how well technology is integrated into that participation.
Lifespace Access Profile for Individuals with Physical Disabilities (Upper Extension) Includes the 46 page manual, five 12 page protocols and 5 Summary Report forms in a 3 ring binder.
Price:  .95 plus .00 shipping and handling.  Item#:  UE-TEXT