The Assistive Technology Workshop involves a walkthrough of the Centre’s Dialogue With Time exhibition, which was designed to allow users to experience first-hand challenges faced by the elderly on a daily basis. While it is common to relate elderly as the main beneficial of assistive technology, it is important that those in need of assistive technology may be also used by individuals who have temporary or permanent conditions.
Objectives
- Having developed greater understanding and empathy towards those in need of assistive technology from the exhibit, this workshop proceeds with prototyping at the Digital Fabrication Space – low-tech (socks aid), mid-tech (assistive switch), and high-tech devices (fall alarm micro:bit transmitter and receiver). Other solutions to assistive technology such as 3D printing will also be explored.
Duration
3 hours
Min Group Size
15 students per class
Max. Capacity
20 students per class
Age Group
17 – 18 years old
