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iPad: Efficacy of Electronic Devices to Help Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to Communicate in the Classroom
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Sankardas, Sulata Ajit; Rajanahally, Jayashree – Support for Learning, 2017
Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to have difficulty in social communication, with research indicating that children with ASD fail to develop functional speech (Lord and Rutter, 1994). Over the years a number of Augmented and Alternate Communication (AAC) devices have been used with children with ASD to overcome this barrier…
Descriptors: Handheld Devices, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Classroom Communication
The Use of Computers and Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices by Children and Young with Cerebral Palsy
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Garcia, Thais Pousada; Loureiro, Javier Pereira; Gonzalez, Betania Groba; Riveiro, Laura Nieto; Sierra, Alejandro Pazos – Assistive Technology, 2011
The purpose of the study was to determine the use of computers and assistive devices amongst children with cerebral palsy (CP) and establish the satisfaction level of both users and educational staff. The study was carried out with 30 children with cerebral palsy. A questionnaire was designed to characterize the use of new technologies and…
Descriptors: Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy, Educational Technology, Social Environment
Helping Disabled People: The Potentials of Biometric Information
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Ann, Ong Chin; Theng, Lau Bee – Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate an idea of producing an assistive and augmentative communication (AAC) tool that uses natural human computer interfacing to accommodate the disabilities of children with cerebral palsy (CP) and assist them in their daily communication. Design/methodology/approach: The authors developed a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Developing Nations, Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Cerebral Palsy
Spotlight on Technology. Proceedings of the RESNA '99 Annual Conference (Long Beach, California, June 25-29, 1999). Volume 19.
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Sprigle, Stephen, Ed. – 1999
This book contains the proceedings of the annual RESNA (Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology) conference, which focused on technology and individuals with disabilities. Papers and presentations are grouped into the following nine major categories: (1) assistive technology and cognitive disabilities; (2) augmentative and…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adolescents, Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)
The AT Odyssey Continues. Proceedings of the RESNA 2001 Annual Conference (Reno, Nevada, June 22-26, 2001). Volume 21.
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Simpson, Richard, Ed. – 2001
These proceedings of the annual RESNA (Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology) conference include more than 200 presentations on all facets of assistive technology, including concurrent sessions, scientific platform sessions, interactive poster presentations, computer demonstrations, and the research symposia. The scientific…
Descriptors: Academic Accommodations (Disabilities), Adolescents, Adults, Assistive Devices (for Disabled)