Occupational therapists, educators and care givers can use multiple methods to communicate with kids with disabilities. Once way is to use pieces of assistive technology to make communication easier. Assistive technology can also help a child focus more easily on the task at hand.
Hands and Feet Markers are floor footprints and hand markers designed for use in by children with disabilities during motor skills activities. These colorful hand and feet markers can be used by therapists and classroom educators to create activities that combine movement and cognitive skills. They can be set up an obstacle course that requires motor planning, right left discrimination, bilateral coordination, and other therapeutic goals. These tough, poly vinyl markers are soft and flexible. The set contains 12 hands or 12 feet outlines. Hands are 7.5 x 7.5 inches and feet are 9 x 4 inches. Each dozen includes 2 each shapes of of blue, green, orange, purple, red and yellow.
This assistive technology product is $21.99 for one set of hands or feet. You can learn more about the Hands and Feet Markers from AbleData.com. It is manufactured by Therapro, Inc, a company that aims to “revolutionize the way occupational therapists, educators, and parents provide preventive, developmental, and rehabilitative care.”