Foundations Podcast

One thing I learned from the assignment was that universal design is an important aspect that we as a society need to seek out.  Universal design helps eliminate any issues that may arise from anyone with a disability. Something as simple as a modification of a door knob design can help millions of people.  When universal design begins to take place, it becomes a downhill affect and it continues to happen with everything being designed.  It is important to think of how every single person can use something when it is being designed.  Every single person has some sort of disability regardless of if it is temporary or permanent.
Another thing I learned from this assignment was about working with different people throughout OT services.  From listening to the podcasts, it seems like every individual client has something unique about them that either helps or hinders their participation in an activity.  As an OT, you have to come up ways to get your client to participate in an activity that they may be scared of or not want to do at all.  Similar to the Au-Some swimmers podcast, they had to sprinkle the water on this child's head to get them use to having water on their head because they did not want to put their head under the water when swimming.  Small steps such as this can lead to success when working with clients in OT.