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Junior Cycle Applied Technology: Assistive & inclusive technology
How often Assistive & inclusive technology comes up on the Applied Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
CL Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Assistive & inclusive technology, Common Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Assistive & inclusive technology.
(a)How can a powered exoskeleton help a person?
- It lets them see clearly in the dark
- It supports weak legs so they can walk
- It turns speech into text
(b)What is inclusive design?
- Products made only for children
- Products made only for experts
- Products most people can use easily
(c)Which of these is an example of assistive technology?
- A stair-lift
- A leaf blower
- A games console
Show the answers
(a) It supports weak legs so they can walk
(b) Products most people can use easily
(c) A stair-lift
Common Level
Asked on 2 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026.
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2026 | Q2a(iii), Q2a(iv) |
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Not asked |
| 2023 | Q3a(iii) |
| 2022 | Not asked |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
Other Applied Technology topics
- Bearings, couplings & friction
- CAD, CAM & 3D printing
- Circuits, PCBs & soldering
- Design process & user needs
- Developments & marking out
- Electronic components & symbols
- Gears, pulleys & chain drives
- Health & safety
- Impact of technology on society
- Motion types & linkages
- Plastic processes
- Plastics & composites
- Rotary-to-linear mechanisms
- Structures, forces & stability
- Switches & motor control
- Woods & manufactured boards
- Control systems & sensors
- Energy, power & conversions
- Fixings & fastenings
- Logic gates & truth tables
- Orthographic projection
- Sustainability & the environment
- Metals & alloys
- Robotics & automation
- Sketching & pictorial drawing
- Wood processes, joints & finishes
- History of technology
- Metal processes