Course Description
6.811: Principles and Practice of Assistive Technology (PPAT) is an interdisciplinary, project-based course, centered around a design project in which small teams of students work closely with a person with a disability in the Cambridge area to design a device, piece of equipment, app, or other solution that helps them …
6.811: Principles and Practice of Assistive Technology (PPAT) is an interdisciplinary, project-based course, centered around a design project in which small teams of students work closely with a person with a disability in the Cambridge area to design a device, piece of equipment, app, or other solution that helps them live more independently.
Learning Resource Types
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Projects with Examples
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Course Introduction
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Activity Assignments with Examples
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Instructor Insights
![Word cloud of various terms used to describe the challenges of accessibility, including transcripts, standards, and captioned.](/courses/6-811-principles-and-practice-of-assistive-technology-fall-2014/f3c950c058909aa1ccebafdf1909a27e_6-811f14.jpg)
Some of the many words used to describe accessibility solutions on the web. (Image courtesy of Jil Wright on Flickr. CC BY 2.0.)