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Hello,
My name is Fiona Mains. I currently work as an Occupational Therapy lecturer in the School of Occupational Therapy at [Otago Polytechnic] based here in Dunedin, New Zealand. I am interested in creating a WikiEducator for my teaching as we will be offering a flexible delivery course next year between Otago Polytechnic and [WINTEC].
I have a blog related to my learning of delivering flexible delivery practice http://www.blogger.com/home?pli=1
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Teaching Interests
Inclusive/Universal Design
I teach this concept to stage 1 and 2 occupational therapy students in the Adaptive Living Technology and Design for the Individual papers.
Barrier Free
This is an area that I am interested in developing into the occupational therapy curriculum. This was the result of attending a Barrier Free Trust 2 day training course in 2007. This course which is run on a regular basis by the trust, expanded my knowledge considerably in the area of thinking outside the square in relation to needs beyond just the obvious physical and developed my understanding of the more hidden disabilities such as deafness. Barrier Free Information
Accessible Journey
The concept of accessible journey is the more holistic version of looking at the journey from first step to last, for example, stepping out of chair, through the corridoor, down steps, down the pathway out to the street, then to the bus stop,
