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Effects of assistive technology for students with reading and writing disabilities [PDF]

open access: yesDisability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2019
Background Assistive technology has been used to mitigate reading disabilities for almost three decades, and tablets with text-to-speech and speech-to-text apps have been introduced in recent years to scaffold reading and writing.
I. Svensson   +7 more
semanticscholar   +2 more sources

Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology

open access: yesDisability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2018
Purpose: This is a position paper describing the elements of an international framework for assistive technology provision that could guide the development of policies, systems and service delivery procedures across the world.
, Shivani Gupta, Uta Roentgen
exaly   +2 more sources

The Evolution of Assistive Technology: A Literature Review of Technology Developments and Applications [PDF]

open access: yesHuman Factors in Accessibility and Assistive Technology, 2022
The term “Assistive Technology” (AT) has evolved over the years and identifies equipment or product systems, whether acquired, modified, or customized, that are used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with ...
M. Zallio, Takumi Ohashi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Assistive technology for the inclusion of students with disabilities: a systematic review

open access: yesEducational technology research and development, 2022
The commitment to increase the inclusion of students with disabilities has ensured that the concept of Assistive Technology (AT) has become increasingly widespread in education.
J. Fernández-Batanero   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Artificial Intelligence of Things Applied to Assistive Technology: A Systematic Literature Review

open access: yesItalian National Conference on Sensors, 2022
According to the World Health Organization, about 15% of the world’s population has some form of disability. Assistive Technology, in this context, contributes directly to the overcoming of difficulties encountered by people with disabilities in their ...
M. D. Freitas   +5 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

JUMLA-QSL-22: A Novel Qatari Sign Language Continuous Dataset

open access: yesIEEE Access, 2023
This paper proposes the first large-scale and annotated Qatari sign language dataset for continuous sign language processing. This dataset focuses on phrases and sentences commonly used in healthcare settings and contains 6300 records of 900 sentences ...
Oussama El Ghoul   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Improve Access to Assistive Technologies and Promote Universal Health Coverage

open access: yesXiehe Yixue Zazhi, 2022
Assistive technology is a subset of health technology. The resolution on improving access to assistive technology adopted by the 71st World Health Assembly illustrates that it is extremely important to integrate assistive technologies into healthcare ...
DONG Liquan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Inclusive education: The case for early identification and early intervention in assistive technology

open access: yesAssistive technology, 2021
This paper starts by presenting the argument that inclusive education for learners with disabilities is often not possible without their access to fit-for-purpose assistive technology (AT), as the barriers to their education are often environmental.
P. Hunt
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Childhood and Assistive Technology: Growing with opportunity, developing with technology

open access: yesAssistive technology, 2021
Assistive technology is instrumental for the development and participation of children with disabilities by enabling their communication, mobility, and self-care.
Fernando H. F. Botelho
semanticscholar   +1 more source

What works in co-producing assistive technology solutions with older people: A scoping review of the evidence [PDF]

open access: yes, 2023
Assistive technology for older people promises much, but the research evidence suggests that it delivers little. One hypothesis to explain the lack of positive impact is that assistive technology is often implemented with little involvement of older ...
Gibson, Grant   +9 more
core   +1 more source

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