Center name

Time

Type of contact

a. Badegish Center,

b. Disabled children’s association institution.

November 2019

· On-site data collection pre and post

· The program was implemented with the presence of all participants.

· A hard copy of the pretest tools was distributed to the participants and they were asked to fill it before starting the program.

· Methods of instructions:

The sessions were presented to the teachers using PowerPoint, videos, and discussion. In addition to, booklets, brochures, and audio-visual materials.

Role-play, modeling, and demonstration were used to teach the practical application for each device and related functional impairments.

POST-PROGRAM EVALUATION:

After finishing the learning session, the last hour was divided into 2 equal parts, half an hour was for discussion, questions, and feedback of the teachers about the training program, and the other was for fulfilling questionnaires after implementing the program.

c. Jeddah rehabilitation center

Fall 2020

· Tools of the study were transferred into google form as pre and posttest link was sent to the manager of the center who contacts the participants and motivates them to fill the pretest,

· The researcher met with the participants through the Microsoft team link which was sent to all participants who agree to participate in the program.

· Same PowerPoint and videos, as well as discussion, posters, and audio-visual materials, were used as instructional methods during the sessions.

· Posttest link was sent to the participants after the end of the program to fill it and submitted back.

· CONTENT OF THE PROGRAM:

The educational training program was conducted for all participants within one day; 5 sessions each session was 45 minutes to an hour. The program covered the definition of assistive technology, types of disabilities, advantages, and disadvantages, and types of assistive technology and its uses with different functional impairments among disabled children