EFFECTS OF A VOICE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION AID ON INTERACTIONS BETWEEN SUPPORT PERSONNEL AND AN INDIVIDUAL WITH MULTIPLE DISABILITIES [PDF]
We evaluated a means of increasing staff members' interactions with an individual with multiple disabilities through use of a voice output communication aid (VOCA). When activated, the VOCA allowed the individual to communicate through synthesized speech.
Dennis H. Reid, Maureen M. Schepis
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Aids For Assisted Living Projects Benefit Both The Engineering Design Classroom And The Disabled Community [PDF]
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Kara Chomistek+8 more
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Improved Web Accessibility Evaluation of Open Learning Contents for Individuals with Learning Disabilities [PDF]
Web content should be accessible to normal and disabled communities on electronic devices. The Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) has created standard guidelines called Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). Mobile Web Best Practice (MWBP) is also proposed by WAI for accessibility of websites on desktop computers and mobile devices like ...
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Objectives: This study assessed a new technology-aided program to support independent leisure and communication engagement with people with intellectual and motor or sensory-motor disabilities. Methods: Six adults participated. The program relied on the use of a Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 LTE tablet with Android 6.0 Operating System, a NANO SIM card, and ...
Jeff Sigafoos+8 more
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Participation of Stakeholder in the Design of a Conception Application of Augmentative and Alternative Communication [PDF]
The objective of this paper is to describe the implication of an interdisciplinary team involved during a user-centered design methodology to design the platform (WebSoKeyTo) that meets the needs of therapists to design augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) aids for disabled users. We describe the processes of the design process and the role
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Accessibility and Inclusiveness of New Information and Communication Technologies for Disabled Users and Content Creators in the Metaverse [PDF]
Despite the proliferation of Blockchain Metaverse projects, the inclusion of physically disabled individuals in the Metaverse remains distant, with limited standards and regulations in place. However, the article proposes a concept of the Metaverse that leverages emerging technologies, such as Virtual and Augmented Reality, and the Internet of Things ...
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Vision-Based American Sign Language Classification Approach via Deep Learning [PDF]
Hearing-impaired is the disability of partial or total hearing loss that causes a significant problem for communication with other people in society. American Sign Language (ASL) is one of the sign languages that most commonly used language used by Hearing impaired communities to communicate with each other.
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Standards in Neurological Rehabilitation, June 1997
The European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS) Scientific Panel on Neurorehabilitation established a Task Force on standards in neurological rehabilitation in June 1996.
Michael P. Barnes+1 more
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Recent Technology-Aided Programs to Support Adaptive Responses, Functional Activities, and Leisure and Communication in People With Significant Disabilities [PDF]
This paper presents an overview of recent technology-aided programs (i. e., technology-aided support tools) designed to help people with significant disabilities (a) engage in adaptive responses, functional activities, and leisure and communication, and thus (b) interact with their physical and social environment and improve their performance ...
Lancioni G. E.+5 more
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University surroundings andinfrastructures that are accessible and inclusive for all: listening to students with disabilities [PDF]
The main topic of this article is architectural barriers and infrastructures as identified by university students with disabilities.
Morgado Camacho, Beatriz María+1 more
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