Exploring Let's Play! Projects, a site adapted for parents as a way to introduce/help/guide them in their experiences with Assistive Technology and Universal Design, it was easy to see and understand the valuable resources the site provided. The site emphasized the importance of play in a child's life, encouraging parents to encourage play.
In fact, one of the most helpful pages on the site, in my opinion was the Toy Adaption page, giving parents questions to ask when their child is having diffculty with a toy. These questions, ranging from "Can my child reach the toy?" to "How can I make this toy more simple?" offer parents guidance in finding adaptations for their children's needs and toys. Adapting a toy could be as simply as stabilizing the item so the child can get a better hold, enhacing objects with color, or making an object more simple.
Similary, another page on the site, Emerging Play Strategies, lists six different ways a child plays. This allows parents to better connect the type of toy needed with the type of toy and the needs of their child.
Lastly, the site offeres plenty of resources for contacting vendors who design or offer toys/adaptive materials.
Overall, the site is a wonderful source for parents, and even pre-childhood educators, who want a better understanding of how adaptive toys are used, how to integrate assitive techonology, or how to apply Universal Design.
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