A well-designed pencil/pen grip can make a significant difference in controlling a pencil or pen. Let’s look at some pencil/pen grips, line guides, and slant boards.Ī well-designed pencil/pen grip can make a significant difference in controlling a pencil or pen. While my occupational therapist (OT) friends are experts at finding appropriate low-tech AT, I have found a few types of low-tech AT particularly helpful for individuals who need some support but not at the level of support involving an OT. For people with writing challenges, having some low-tech AT strategies is especially important because many situations still exist when a person must handwrite rather than keyboard. Whenever possible, as we have discussed previously, it’s a good idea to try low-tech AT first. So where do we start? Thinking about all those pieces at once is much too overwhelming, so today I think we should begin thinking about the physical aspect of writing-which I like to call “Access to Writing.” As usual, we will begin with some low-tech AT ideas. Whew! There is so much involved in writing! It is like trying to juggle six or more balls in the air at the same time. And as we are writing, we must keep in mind the type of writing we are doing and who our target audience is. And then there are those pesky standard writing conventions like capitalization, punctuation, and language usage that we have to remember.
For people with writing challenges, having some low-tech AT strategies is especially important because many situations still exist when a person must handwrite rather than keyboard.Sometimes knowing what word to choose or using proper grammar can be the problem.
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