Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications

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Management Association, Information Resources
IGI Global, 31 de ago. de 2013 - 1794 páginas

Individuals with disabilities often have difficulty accomplishing tasks, living independently, and utilizing information technologies; simple aspects of daily life taken for granted by non-disabled individuals.

Assistive Technologies: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications presents a comprehensive collection of research, developments, and knowledge on technologies that enable disabled individuals to function effectively and accomplish otherwise impossible tasks. These volumes serve as a crucial reference source for experts in fields as diverse as healthcare, information science, education, engineering, and human-computer interaction, with applications bridging multiple disciplines.

 

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A Tool for Inclusion
1
A Guide to Assistive Technology for Teachers in Special Education
12
A Case Study of One School System
26
Accessibility Issues of Educational Web Sites
54
An Overview of Accessibility and Usability of Educational Games
63
A Brief Survey on User Modelling in Human Computer Interaction
102
POMDP Models for Assistive Technology
120
Towards a General Framework for Collaborative Human Computer Interaction
141
Critical Issues
931
The Impact of International Management on Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in the Workforce
932
Supporting Unskilled People in Manual Tasks through HapticBased Guidance
947
Using Myoelectric Signals to Manipulate Assisting Robots and Rehabilitation Devices
970
The Voices of Adult Users
991
A Discussion of the Promise for Success and Practical Suggestions for Implementation
1005
A Combined Method
1012
Eye Movements and Attention
1030

Creating Synergies between Participatory Design of EServices and Collaborative Planning
163
In General and in the Field of eProcurement
180
Intellectual Disability Identity and the Internet
198
InternetBased Chronic Disease SelfManagement for Youth
224
Assistive Technologies Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities
246
Capacity Building for Different Abilities Using ICT
261
Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation Engineering
277
A Model for Gaze Control Assessments and Evaluation
332
Tools and Technologies
344
Support System for Communication with Mobile Devices for the Disabled
345
Sensors and their Application for Disabled and Elderly People
357
Some Models and Methods Prototypical Development and Experimental Evaluation of HumanComputer Interaction Concepts for the Elderly
377
Aligning iPad Applications with EvidenceBased Practices in Inclusive and Special Education
397
3D Assistive Technologies and Advantageous Themes for Collaboration and Blended Learning of Users with Disabilities
421
Access to Books in Audio Format for College Students with Print Disabilities
454
Automatic Speech Recognition to Enhance Learning for Disabled Students
478
Speech Disorders Recognition using Speech Analysis
494
Experiences Using a Free Tool for Voice Therapy based on Speech Technologies
508
Potential Risks and Advantages
524
What Do You Do With a Digital Pen?
544
Prosthetic and Orthotic Devices
549
Motion Control of an OmniDirectional Walker for Walking Support
614
What a Special Educator Should Know
623
An Adaptive Intelligent Assistance System for Monitoring Impaired People in Smart Homes
634
Utilization and Application
662
Assistive Technologies in Smart Homes
663
Ubiquitous Computing for Independent Living
679
State of the Art
693
A New Technological Resource for Elderly Support
705
Nascent Access Technologies for Individuals with Severe Motor Impairments
720
RACEM Game for PC for Use as Rehabilitation Therapy for Children with Psychomotor Disability and Results of its Application
740
An Overview on the Use of Serious Games in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation
758
Teaching Executive Functions SelfManagement and Ethical DecisionMaking through Popular Videogame Play
771
Collaborative Virtual Learning for Assisting Children with Cerebral Palsy
786
Embodied Conversational Agents in Interactive Applications for Children with Special Educational Needs
811
Review of Research and Practice
841
AffectSensitive Computing and Autism
865
Accessibility and Usability Issues
884
The Infrastructure Security Issues and a Real TestBed
905
An INTECO Open Innovation Success Case
916
Features of Gaze Control Systems
1055
Safety Issues and Infrared Light
1062
Opportunities and Obstacles in Identity Negotiations
1084
On the Use of Speech Technologies to Achieve Inclusive Education for People with Intellectual Disabilities
1106
Supports for and Barriers to Implementing Assistive Technology in Schools
1118
Instructional Design in Digital Environments and Availability of Mental Resources for the Aged Subpopulation
1131
Organizational and Social Implications
1155
WebBased Experimentation for Students with Learning Disabilities
1156
Accessibility Implementation for Disabled Students in PMBOLD Environments
1173
Assistive Technology in Higher Education
1196
Mental Health PostSecondary Education and Information Communications Technology
1209
Coping with Accessibility and Usability Challenges of Online Technologies by Blind Students in Higher Education
1227
A Canadian Case Study
1245
Improving Cognitive Load on Students with Disabilities through Software Aids
1255
Technology and Literacy for Students with Disabilities
1269
Towards the Use of Dialog Systems to Facilitate Inclusive Education
1292
Criteria of Development of Adaptive Didactic Games for People with Intellectual Disability
1313
Technology to Facilitate the General Education Curriculum
1332
A Parents Guide to Support Technologies for Preschool Students with Disabilities
1340
Enabling Context Aware Services in the Area of AAC
1357
Assistive Technologies and Environmental Design Concepts for Blended Learning and Teaching for Disabilities within 3D Virtual Worlds and Learni...
1382
Conversational Metabots for Educational Applications in Virtual Worlds
1405
A Face Based Real Time Communication for Physically and Speech Disabled People
1434
Emerging Trends
1461
Testing for its Reliability and Flexibility
1462
Adaptation to Cognitive Styles using Multi Level Fuzzy Granulation Method
1481
Present State and Future Directions
1497
A Review of Current Approaches of Brain Computer Interfaces
1516
RealTime Robotic Control and a Fully Implantable Wireless System
1535
BrainComputer Interfaces and Visual Activity
1549
Exploring Alternate Access to a Digital Collection
1571
Unconstrained Walking Plane to Virtual Environment for NonVisual Spatial Learning
1580
Design of and Experimentation with a Walking Assistance Robot
1600
StateoftheArt Assistive Technology for People with Dementia
1606
A Collaborative Adventure in Discovery Learning
1626
Interactivating Rehabilitation through Active Multimodal Feedback and Guidance
1650
New Communication Technologies for Inclusive Education in and outside the Classroom
1675
Index
xxviii
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Information Resources Management Association (IRMA) is a research-based professional organization dedicated to advancing the concepts and practices of information resources management in modern organizations. IRMA's primary purpose is to promote the understanding, development and practice of managing information resources as key enterprise assets among IRM/IT professionals. IRMA brings together researchers, practitioners, academicians, and policy makers in information technology management from over 50 countries. [Editor]

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