A massage therapist who is blind, needs tactile support to work in therapy business.
This employee is a licensed massage therapist who is blind and reads grade 1/ beginner-level braille. She needs to be able to distinguish between bottles of various lotions and oils, and operate various appliances such as a washing machine, clothes dryer, hot towel warmer, and crockpot for warming stones.
Possible Recommendations:
The employee needs a labeling tool such as the PenFriend 3 to create labels for the oils and lotions she will use when performing client massages. She will also need some inexpensive stickers of various shapes and textures for identifying buttons on appliances.
Goals and Outcomes:
The employee will use braille and tactile labels, to fully access equipment and materials she needs for practicing the trade for which she is trained and licensed.
See the attached HAAT Model form for matching the employee to needed AT.
Case Study Forms – HAAT Model
Sample Solutions:
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