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CHI
2010
ACM
14 years 1 months ago
vSked: evaluation of a system to support classroom activities for children with autism
Visual schedules—the use of symbols to represent a series of activities or steps—have been successfully used by caregivers to help children with autism to understand, structur...
Sen H. Hirano, Michael T. Yeganyan, Gabriela Marcu...
INTERACT
2007
13 years 10 months ago
Meta-design: Expanding Boundaries and Redistributing Control in Design
Meta-design is an emerging conceptual framework aimed at defining and creating socio-technical environments as living entities. It extends existing design methodologies focused on ...
Gerhard Fischer
HRI
2009
ACM
14 years 3 months ago
Probo: a testbed for human robot interaction
The concept of the huggable robot Probo is a result of the desire to improve the living conditions of children in hospital environment. These children need distraction and lots of...
Kristof Goris, Jelle Saldien, Dirk Lefeber
ACMIDC
2010
13 years 6 months ago
vSked: an interactive visual schedule system for use in classrooms for children with autism
Children with autism often experience substantial challenges in understanding, structuring, and predicting the activities in their daily lives. The use of symbols to represent a s...
Michael T. Yeganyan, Meg Cramer, Lou Anne Boyd, Gi...
ICCHP
2004
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
Networking and Communication in Smart Home for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities need several assistive technical aids to increase their autonomy and perform daily living tasks. This paper describes the role of networking and communicat...
Mahmoud Ghorbel, Maria-Teresa Segarra, Jéro...