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Accessible Activity Design Sprint

Design practical, joyful learning and play activities that children with visual impairment can use at school or at home.

Time
Around 1–2 hours, at your own pace
You'll create
An accessible activity plan (Markdown + print)
A worked example: magnetic sorting lab

Class 6 · Exploring magnetic materials. Learners predict, test and group objects by whether a magnet attracts them. This illustrative plan needs Vision Empower review before use.

Materials: large magnet, large wooden and steel objects with smooth edges, two trays and tactile tray labels. Facilitator checks size, edges and magnet handling.

  1. Orient the learner to the trays and offer time to explore each object.
  2. Ask the learner to predict attraction, then move the magnet towards each object and feel the pull.
  3. Sort by the observed result. Invite an explanation and test a new object.

Access: verbal orientation and optional tactile labels; high contrast for low vision; learner chooses whether to handle or direct the experiment. No colour-only grouping.

Evidence: the learner sorts an unfamiliar object and explains the test. Tags: magnetism, material properties, prediction.

Your path through the studio

  1. Choose a learning goal. Choose the class and a learning outcome. You will turn this goal into an inclusive, hands-on activity that a teacher can run with the available resources.
  2. Choose your materials. Select realistic materials. Add DIY alternatives where useful. Availability must be confirmed locally; this is not a list of Vision Empower stock.
  3. Explore activity ideas. Use your own expertise, or copy this complete brief into an AI tool. Ask for several options, then choose one to develop in the next step.
  4. Write your activity. Turn your chosen idea into a complete activity. Class, outcome and selected resources are already in your brief. Edit the materials list to include quantities and anything the facilitator needs.
  5. Check access & safety. Add sensory adaptations, safety notes and guidance for observing participation without assuming visual responses.
  6. Check and submit. Read the preview, tick each check, then submit for Vision Empower review.

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