scholarly journals Educational Applications for Blind and Partially Sighted Pupils Based on Speech Technologies for Serbian

2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Branko Lučić ◽  
Stevan Ostrogonac ◽  
Nataša Vujnović Sedlar ◽  
Milan Sečujski
Keyword(s):  
Communication Channel ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Geometrical Shapes ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Educational Applications ◽  
Partially Sighted ◽  
With Memory

The inclusion of persons with disabilities has always represented an important issue. Advancements within the field of computer science have enabled the development of different types of aids, which have significantly improved the quality of life of the disabled. However, for some disabilities, such as visual impairment, the purpose of these aids is to establish an alternative communication channel and thus overcome the user’s disability. Speech technologies play the crucial role in this process. This paper presents the ongoing efforts to create a set of educational applications based on speech technologies for Serbian for the early stages of education of blind and partially sighted children. Two educational applications dealing with memory exercises and comprehension of geometrical shapes are presented, along with the initial tests results obtained from research including visually impaired pupils.

scholarly journals Establishing Network Interaction between Resource Training Centers for People with Disabilities and Partner Universities

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 7-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.V. Panyukova ◽  
G.G. Saitgalieva ◽  
V.S. Sergeeva
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Students With Disabilities ◽  
Training Center ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Quality Of Higher Education ◽  
Network Interaction ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Specialized Equipment ◽  
And Training

The paper focuses on the problem of accessibility and quality of higher education for students with disabilities. We describe our experience in organising network interaction between the MSUPE Resource and Training Center for Disabled People established in 2016-2017 and partner universities in ‘fixed territories’. The need for cooperation and network interaction arises from the high demand for the cooperation of efforts of leading experts, researchers, methodologists and instructors necessary for improving the quality and accessibility of higher education for persons with disabilities. The Resource and Training Center offers counseling for the partner universities, arranges advanced training for those responsible for teaching of the disabled, and offers specialized equipment for temporary use. In this article, we emphasize the importance of organizing network interactions with universities and social partners in order to ensure accessibility of higher education for students with disabilities.

Design of Haptic Interfaces to Assess the Driving Capabilities of People With Disabilities

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Zekri ◽  
N. Pernalete ◽  
R. V. Dubey ◽  
A. Gage
Keyword(s):  
Quantitative Assessment ◽  
Control Period ◽  
Routine Activities ◽  
Haptic Interface ◽  
Steering Wheel ◽  
Haptic Interfaces ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Assessment Techniques

Abstract Transportation is an area that needs to be studied from a disability perspective. Different types of barriers exist when it comes to enabling persons with disability to comfortably perform routine activities such as driving a vehicle. Some of these barriers are due to lack of quantitative assessment techniques that will determine physical capabilities and ergonomic parameters related to the disabled person. The objective of this paper is to design an intelligent haptic interface for quantitative assessment of driving capabilities of persons with disabilities. A twenty two year old subject with Muscular Dystrophy was introduced to the task of steering wheel control. This task tested the subject’s ability to control different steering wheel diameters, angles of orientation, and fatigue after an extended control period.

scholarly journals Performance Analysis With Different Types of Visual Stimuli in a BCI-Based Speller Under an RSVP Paradigm

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ricardo Ron-Angevin ◽  
M. Teresa Medina-Juliá ◽  
Álvaro Fernández-Rodríguez ◽  
Francisco Velasco-Álvarez ◽  
Jean-Marc Andre ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Information Transfer ◽  
Communication Channel ◽  
Brain Computer Interface ◽  
Visual Presentation ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Ocular Motor ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Information Transfer Rate ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Disabled Patients

Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) systems enable an alternative communication channel for severely-motor disabled patients to interact with their environment using no muscular movements. In recent years, the importance of research into non-gaze dependent brain-computer interface paradigms has been increasing, in contrast to the most frequently studied BCI-based speller paradigm (i.e., row-column presentation, RCP). Several visual modifications that have already been validated under the RCP paradigm for communication purposes have not been validated under the most extended non-gaze dependent rapid serial visual presentation (RSVP) paradigm. Thus, in the present study, three different sets of stimuli were assessed under RSVP, with the following communication features: white letters (WL), famous faces (FF), neutral pictures (NP). Eleven healthy subjects participated in this experiment, in which the subjects had to go through a calibration phase, an online phase and, finally, a subjective questionnaire completion phase. The results showed that the FF and NP stimuli promoted better performance in the calibration and online phases, being slightly better in the FF paradigm. Regarding the subjective questionnaires, again both FF and NP were preferred by the participants in contrast to the WL stimuli, but this time the NP stimuli scored slightly higher. These findings suggest that the use of FF and NP for RSVP-based spellers could be beneficial to increase information transfer rate in comparison to the most frequently used letter-based stimuli and could represent a promising communication system for individuals with altered ocular-motor function.

scholarly journals Factors associated with public attitudes towards persons with disabilities: a systematic review

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ziru Wang ◽  
Xiaoli Xu ◽  
Qiong Han ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Jiayao Jiang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Influential Factors ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Electronic Search ◽  
Measurement Analysis ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Comprehensive Search ◽  
Sample Measurement

Abstract Objective The aim of this review is to identify and summarize factors that are associated with public attitudes towards people with various disabilities systematically. Methods An electronic search of three databases was performed (Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane) covering the period from 1950 to present. A comprehensive search strategy was developed and the lists of citations were screened for potential eligible studies. Only quantitative studies using valid measurements were included, and the methodological quality of included studies was appraised based on three criteria (sample, measurement, analysis) by two independent reviewers. Results The initial electronic search yielded 995 articles after duplicates removed, and 27 studies met the eligibility criteria were included in the study. Three categories of the factors were found to be associated with the public attitudes, which are related to the attitude provider, disabled people, and society respectively. Specifically, the more people know about disabilities, the more likely they were to have positive attitude; and the frequency and quality of the contact with the disabled are also proved to be influential to the attitudes. Meanwhile, the type of disability is also closely correlated to the public’s attitude towards the disabilities. Conclusion People’s knowledge of the disability and their contact with individuals with disabilities are the main influential factors in public attitudes towards persons with disabilities.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with Public Attitudes Towards Persons with Disabilities: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
ZIRU WANG ◽  
Xiaoli Xu ◽  
Yan Chen ◽  
Jiayao Jiang ◽  
Qiong Han ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Attitudes ◽  
Eligibility Criteria ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
The Public ◽  
Quantitative Studies ◽  
Measurement Analysis ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Comprehensive Search ◽  
Sample Measurement

Abstract Objective：The aim of this review is to identify and summarize factors that are associated with public attitudes towards people with various disabilities systematically.Methods: An electronic search of three databases was performed (Medline, EMBASE and Cochrane) covering the period from 1950 to present. A comprehensive search strategy was developed and citation lists for potential eligible studies were also screened. Only quantitative studies using valid measurements were included, and the methodological quality of included studies was appraised based on three criteria (sample, measurement, analysis) by two independent reviewers.Results: Twenty-seven studies met the eligibility criteria and were included in the study. Three categories of the factors were found to be associated with the public attitudes, which are related to the attitude provider, disabled people, and society respectively. Specifically, the more people know about disabilities, the more positive their attitude could be; and the frequency and quality of the contact with the disabled are also proved to be influential to the attitudes. Meanwhile, the type of disability is also closely correlated to the public’s attitude towards the disabilities.Conclusion: People’s knowledge of the disability and their contact with the disabled are the main factors that influence public attitude towards persons with disabilities.

PRINCIPLES OF SYNERGETIC APPROACH IN THE PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PEDAGOGICAL SUPPORT OF OPTIMIZATION OF THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF A PERSON WITH DISABILITIES

2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 212-218
Author(s):  
V.Sh. Maslennikova ◽  
V.I. Aidarov
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Rehabilitation Process ◽  
Self Development ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Methodological Approaches ◽  
First Time ◽  
Methods Of Treatment

The article reveals the role of synergetic approach to psychological and pedagogical support of optimization of the quality of life of a person with disabilities, acting as an integrator of methodological approaches of sociocentric and anthropocentric concepts. The synergetic approach allows us to consider psychological and pedagogical support for optimizing the quality of life of persons with disabilities as a process, largely self-organizing, not based on direct cause-and-effect relationships, and occurring ambiguously; the process due to a variety of internal and external influences; natural and random; predictable and natural, ordered and chaotic. For such elaborate system as the personality with disabilities we cannot impose compulsory methods of treatment. Therefore the process of psychological and pedagogical support for optimizing the quality of life of the personality with disabilities is based on the main principle - voluntariness. Especially it has to be observed when choosing methods and ways of rehabilitation actions and to be guided by regulated, but at the same time freedom of choice for the disabled person. Any elaborate system has, as a rule, not one but a set of its own, satisfying its nature, ways of development. Thus, psychological and pedagogical support of optimization of the quality of life of the personality with disabilities promotes self-expression, self-affirmation and self-development of the personality through the actions which are freely chosen, multidirectional, sometimes spontaneous and promote optimization of rehabilitation process. Using the ideas of synergetics, we tried to prove for the first time the process of psychological and pedagogical support for optimizing the quality of life of a person with disabilities in the conditions of medical stationary institution.

scholarly journals Uprawianie sportu rekreacyjnego a aktywność społeczna osób z dysfunkcją wzroku. Studium przypadku: Centrum Adaptacyjnych Technologii Regionalnej Organizacji Osób Niepełnosprawnych „Nadieżda”

Ekonomia ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 319-325
Author(s):  
Andrey Tikhonov
Keyword(s):  
Vision Loss ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Recreational Sports ◽  
Visual Disabilities ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Visually Impaired People ◽  
Adaptive Technologies ◽  
Partially Sighted

Recreational sport and social activity of visually impaired people. A case study: The Center of Adaptive Technologies of the Regional Nonprofit Organization of Persons with Disabilities “Nadieżda”Totally blind and partially sighted people have to confront threats that decrease their quality of life. The whole world is structured by people who do not challenge visual impairments, and these structures often are not accessible for persons with vision loss. Such conditions thwart active participation in social, economic and political life, and people with visual disabilities are often excluded. It also applies to recreational sports. Blind and partially sighted people often do not have a chance to do sports. Recreational sports are considered to be an effective and necessary tool of rehabilitation. A research that was conducted in the Center of Adaptive Technologies of the Regional Organization for Persons with Disabilities “Nadieżda” showed that people with visual disabilities who do recreational sports can become more active socially and recreational sports can have a positive infl uence on their health.

EOG-Based Interface for Manipulation Tasks

2012 ◽  
Vol 162 ◽  
pp. 537-542 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristian Postelnicu ◽  
Florin Barbuceanu ◽  
Tudor Topoleanu ◽  
Doru Talaba
Keyword(s):  
Communication Channel ◽  
Human Robot Interaction ◽  
Assistive Robotics ◽  
Alternative Communication ◽  
Robot Interaction ◽  
Simple Task ◽  
Brainstem Stroke ◽  
The Disabled ◽  
Manipulation Task ◽  
Lateral Sclerosis

Recently human-robot interaction (HRI) has become a highly researched topic in robotics, especially in assistive robotics systems. A category of persons that require special attention is represented by the disabled people. For persons suffering of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or brainstem stroke there are a few available interfaces among which is electrooculography (EOG) that offers an alternative communication channel. In this paper is proposed a paradigm for sending manipulation commands to a virtual robotic arm. A manipulation task is defined by three coordinates in space, the rest of the process being automatically executed. The users are asked to complete a simple task such as pour water into a glass from a bottle by activating the manipulation command.

A Study on Utilization of Three-Dimensional Sensor Lip Image for Developing a Pronunciation Recognition System

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (5) ◽  
pp. 50402-1-50402-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ing-Jr Ding ◽  
Chong-Min Ruan
Keyword(s):  
Principal Component Analysis ◽  
Automatic Speech Recognition ◽  
Feature Fusion ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Principal Component ◽  
Recognition System ◽  
Geometrical Characteristics ◽  
3D Geometry ◽  
Different Types ◽  
The Disabled

Abstract The acoustic-based automatic speech recognition (ASR) technique has been a matured technique and widely seen to be used in numerous applications. However, acoustic-based ASR will not maintain a standard performance for the disabled group with an abnormal face, that is atypical eye or mouth geometrical characteristics. For governing this problem, this article develops a three-dimensional (3D) sensor lip image based pronunciation recognition system where the 3D sensor is efficiently used to acquire the action variations of the lip shapes of the pronunciation action from a speaker. In this work, two different types of 3D lip features for pronunciation recognition are presented, 3D-(x, y, z) coordinate lip feature and 3D geometry lip feature parameters. For the 3D-(x, y, z) coordinate lip feature design, 18 location points, each of which has 3D-sized coordinates, around the outer and inner lips are properly defined. In the design of 3D geometry lip features, eight types of features considering the geometrical space characteristics of the inner lip are developed. In addition, feature fusion to combine both 3D-(x, y, z) coordinate and 3D geometry lip features is further considered. The presented 3D sensor lip image based feature evaluated the performance and effectiveness using the principal component analysis based classification calculation approach. Experimental results on pronunciation recognition of two different datasets, Mandarin syllables and Mandarin phrases, demonstrate the competitive performance of the presented 3D sensor lip image based pronunciation recognition system.

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