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REHABILITATIVE TECHNOLOGY
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ROBOTIC TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM:
In 2018, ALEH’s special education school in Gedera
transformed its robotics class into an art program that makes painting accessible to its
students with severe complex disabilities. For students for whom hand-eye coordination skills
are exceedingly difficult to acquire and the manipulation of a paintbrush is an insurmountable
task, this has been a real breakthrough.
Spherical robots are dipped in washable paint and placed on the canvas. The students then use
the iPad to control the spheres, creating lines, shapes and beautiful designs with every
continuous finger stroke on the touch screen.
iPad PROGRAM: ALEH’s staff uses iPads as technological tools, aiding them to access
residents’ inner world, gain a better understanding of their desires, and allow residents to
express needs and preferences in instances in which verbal communication is lacking.