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Showing 1 to 20 of 158 for “"assistive technology"”.
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One child's use of assistive technology
… is a qualitative study of one student’s use of assistive technology in the public school system from preschool to fourth grade. The data collected for this case study include interviews, participant observation, field and diary notes, video tapes, and other documents including school records and …
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Assistive Technology and the Impact of Occupations
… empirically examine the occupational impact of assistive technology - AT (with a specific focus on word prediction, text to speech and speech recognition) from the perspectives of the end user, family and school personnel (e.g. teachers, therapists & specialists) across various contexts (e.g. …
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Exploring assistive technology solutions and universal design
Creating devices that take those with limited physical abilities into account can make everyday tasks easier for everyone to perform. During this project, a user with restricted fine finger dexterity was considered in the design of a product that assists people with opening sealed packages. The …
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An Approach to Empathic Design for Assistive Technology
… have are provided with appropriately designed assistive technology (AT). However, due to the physical conditions unique to each disabled person, understanding the requirements of a disabled person is often a challenge to an AT designer. The aims of this research were to develop a design model …
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Acoustic-based assistive technology tools for dysarthria managment
The research presented in this thesis addresses the concepts of application of important digital signal processing algorithms in the detection and treatment of dysarthria, a neurological motor speech disorder. The novel algorithms presented in this thesis include a silence, unvoiced and voiced …
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Towards clinical BCI applications: Assistive technology and gait rehabilitation
Contains fulltext : 112937.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Open Access)
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The integration of assistive technology within the daily educational environment
… of factors that may influence the integration of assistive technology within the classroom of an urban school district. The study utilized a survey design to collect data from the teachers. Results from the study indicated that within this school district optimum factors existed within the …
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The design and development of an upper limb assistive technology
… movement. An effective yet portable upper limb assistive orthosis has not yet been developed to rehabilitate these patients. A portable device would allow users to continue their rehabilitation without therapist supervision and work at their own pace. This project aims to develop a working …
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Enhancing social skills of children with HFA using assistive technology
Social skills training (SST) interventions are crucial to train and enhance the social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). SST interventions provide learning experiences to teach children the necessary skills to interact successfully with their social environment. Although …
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Outcomes of assistive technology services in a community based organization
Assistive technology (AT) is defined as “any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized that is used to increase, maintain, or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities” (Assistive Technology Act amendments, …
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Wearable-assisted social interaction as assistive technology for the blind
This work presents an end-to-end wearable system designed to learn and assist its (potentially blind) wearers with daily social interactions. In particular, it visually identifies nearby acquaintances and provides timely, discreet notifications of their presence to the wearer. Offline, the system …
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Curriculum Developers’ Experiences Adopting Assistive Technology In An Educator Preparation Program
<p>Assistive technology competencies are not always included within the curriculum for teacher candidates. The lack of assistive technology content can result in teachers being unprepared to support the academic and social needs of students with significant disabilities in a general education …
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What works to increase access to assistive technology in southern Africa
Access to assistive technologies (AT) is necessary to achieving all 17 sustainable development goals. Yet for most people who need AT in Southern Africa, AT is unaffordable, unavailable, and often inappropriate. My PhD research was guided by the core question: What works to increase access to …
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Benefits of Assistive Technology within the Inclusive Classroom for Students with Disabilities
… Education Plan (IEP) teams to consider assistive technology. Do students with disabilities in inclusive classrooms benefit from using assistive technology at appropriate times in the classroom? In order to answer this question, I reviewed articles and distributed an anonymous …
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A flexible object orientated design approach for the realisation of assistive technology
… a focus on its application for the design of assistive technology.
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Rasch Modeling: Computer Assistive Technology In A High School Special Education Classroom
… to answer study guide questions when using assistive technology in a high school U.S. history class. The Rasch model was also used to estimate the quality of the study guide questions. The Rasch model was effective in analyzing the study guide questions. The study concluded that students …
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Assistive technology for students with disabilities: Resources and challenges encountered by teachers
1 PDF file (xiv, 274 pages)
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Designing an assistive technology for a transgenerational population: the product development process
It is a fact that most people will forget to take their dose on time due to time pressure, multi-tasking, amnesia etc. Considering people’s age, the problem will become more severe due to the increased number of medications prescribed by doctors and the differing frequency they have to take each of …
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Assistive technology, aging, and disability: Integration of perspectives on adaptation and accommodation
Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'Closed Access', the embargo will last until 2025-05-01
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