In this paper, we present a study which aims at designing a locomotion assistance device that can deliver semantic information about its surrounding environment at any time. As a ...
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...
In this paper we describe Bliss2003, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) aid for verbal impaired people supporting the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communicati...
Over the past decade, the notion of multi-modal access to technology has moved from the realms of science fiction to reality. It is not now unthinkable to communicate with a machi...
David tries not to use unfamiliar trains and buses, he doesn’t travel to places he doesn’t know, and he doesn’t travel in unusual environments without a companion. David is v...
In this paper, we introduce the concept of ”user policies”. The objective of policies is to specify user preferences in terms of presentation and interaction with information. ...
In this paper we introduce the characteristics of the educational platform that is being developed within the SYNENNOESE project. The platform integrates avatar and animation techn...
Eleni Efthimiou, G. Sapountzaki, Kostas Karpouzis,...
This paper gives a brief overview about the partially EU funded project IST-2000-25420 FASTY in the IST program. The objective of FASTY was the creation of a system for increasing ...
Christian Beck, Gottfried Seisenbacher, Georg Edel...
: Multimedia and Hypermedia technologies can be successfully used in education and rehabilitation for cognitively disabled persons. In particular, storytelling has always proved su...
Thimoty Barbieri, Antonio Bianchi, Licia Sbattella