Designing assistive technology for getting more independence for blind people when performing everyday tasks: an auditory-based tool as a case study

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 (12) ◽  
pp. 6107-6123 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara Leporini ◽  
Michele Rosellini ◽  
Nicola Forgione
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Blind People

Addressing data deficiencies in assistive technology by using statistical matching methodology: a case study from Malawi

2020 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Monica Jamali-Phiri ◽  
Juba Alyce Kafumba ◽  
Malcolm MacLachlan ◽  
Emma M. Smith ◽  
Ikenna D. Ebuenyi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Statistical Matching

Training Preservice Teachers to Match Assistive Technology to Student Needs

2020 ◽  
pp. 016264342091833
Author(s):  
Beth A. Jones ◽  
Maria Peterson-Ahmad ◽  
Melanie Fields ◽  
Nichole Williams
Keyword(s):  
Preservice Teachers ◽  
Assistive Technology ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Individualized Education Program ◽  
Training Session ◽  
Teacher Preparation Programs ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Training Case

Understanding how to appropriately choose, implement, and utilize assistive technology (AT) for students on an individualized education program (IEP) is imperative to success within a school setting and has been shown to improve with preservice teachers’ (PST) training. This study investigated the impact that a training session in which PST were exposed to a variety of AT devices/software in one university’s AT lab and given direct instruction in the Student Environment Tasks Tools (SETT) framework for selecting appropriate AT by working through a training case study would have on PST knowledge of AT and its selection. Sixty-eight PST participated in this study, and the results demonstrate that the training increased their ability to name specific AT items on a presurvey ( M = 3.56, SD = 14.88) compared to the postsurvey ( M = 9.57, SD = 25.14). The increase of number of devices and software named pre- and postsurvey was significantly greater than chance, t(67) = −7.64, p < .01). Most notably, participants could name the components of SETT on the postsurvey (94.12%) and apply the SETT framework to a hypothetical student, improving the quality and quantity of recommendations for the student. This study provides further evidence for inclusion of AT in teacher preparation programs.

Scripting the active patient in online health communities

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 86-99
Author(s):  
Femke D. Vennik ◽  
Samantha A. Adams ◽  
Kim Putters
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Web Site ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Active Patient ◽  
Health Related ◽  
Health Communities ◽  
Group Characteristics ◽  
Active Patients ◽  
The Web

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to improve the general operationalization of an “active patient,” by examining the specific activities and skills expected of active patients. Design/methodology/approach – Expected activities and necessary skills were studied through a qualitative case study into the development and use of an assistive technology (i.e. web site) aimed at stimulating active patient-ship. Interviews, observations and document analysis were used to capture and explore designers’ inscribing practices and their consequences regarding expected competences and activities of patients using the web site. Findings – Designers inscribed two “co-design roles” that active patients were expected to perform on the web site (co-designing their own healthcare and co-designing the healthcare of peers), for which at least eight different competencies were needed. The absence of skills or facilities to apply these skills resulted in incomplete use, a different use than intended by designers and non-use of the web site. Practical implications – Technological choices and inscribing processes determine who is able or facilitated to become active and who is not. Due to inscribed co-design roles, it also influences the extent to which already active peers are able to perform health-related activities. Different users with different conditions should be taken into account in the design as specific group characteristics can influence level of individual activity. Originality/value – This study is, as far as the authors know, the first that examines the “active patient” concept by studying an assistive technology and using scripting literature, resulting in an improved understanding of what it means to become “active” in terms of skills and activities.

scholarly journals Assessment of a Communication Assistive Technology for Individuals with Deafblindness: A Case Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sylvie Cantin ◽  
Walter De Abreu Cybis ◽  
Suzanne Trudeau ◽  
Frédérique Poncet ◽  
Walter Wittich ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Assistive Technology ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Emotional Experience ◽  
Electronic Devices ◽  
Usher Syndrome ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Communication Support ◽  
Communication Interaction ◽  
Braille Display

The main goal of this study was to evaluate a communication assistance device (CAD) for individuals with deafblindness, based on a braille display notetaker connected via Bluetooth to an iPhone. This study examined the use of this device by a 61-year-old woman living with Usher syndrome with sighted and hearing interlocutors during three restaurant outings. The study had three specific objectives: 1) To evaluate the participant’s and her interlocutors’ perceptions of their productivity in the communication interaction in real-life situations, without and with the CAD; 2) To evaluate the participant's emotional experience after using the CAD; and 3) To describe how the communication interactions between the participant and her interlocutors work, without and with the CAD. The relevance, utility and interest of such a communication support technology became clearly apparent, along with the enthusiasm it aroused in her interlocutors. Despite the empowerment it provided, the huge differences in some aspects of interactions made without and with the CAD suggest that the constraints introduced by the use of a CAD modify the nature of communication. Four recommendations are made. Any future development of the technology intended for users with minimal experience working with computers and electronic devices should be encouraged.  https://doi.org/10.21827/jdbsc.5.32575

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