Teaching article
Material choices should respond to the task's actual access demands
Consider grip, visibility, reach and response options in the actual task.
Consider the grip, reach, visibility and response actions involved rather than selecting an adaptation by assumption. Offer suitable alternatives and ask about preferences, recognising that one useful tool will not remove every participant's barrier.
To hand: Candidate materials and a sample task.
Identify required actions. Offer suitable alternatives. Ask about preferences.
Match the option to the action
Match options to the actions required by the actual task. Ask about preferences rather than assuming a particular tool solves every access barrier.
Broad markers and larger shapes may support different ways of making.
What barrier does the option address? Provide tool choices.
Avoid assuming one adaptation suits everyone.
Resources
- Calm Corner Choice Cards — Preview the quiet activity choices and use them as leisure options suited to the group.
Further reading
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