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A rapid-prototyping toolkit for people with intellectual disabilities

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: A B S T R A C T Micro-electronics tools, coupled with card-based tools, are employed for prototyping smart devices with nonexperts.Lately, researchers have started investigating what tools can actively engage people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in their prototyping.This paper posits itself in this line of work.It presents a toolkit for ID people to rapidly prototype together their own ideas of smart things, for their own shared environment.It analyses and discusses engaging or disengaging features of the toolkit in light of the results of two workshops with eight ID participants.Lessons of broad interest for the design of similar toolkits are drawn from the literature and study findings.

Source: International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2024.103347

Authors: Rosella Gennari, Maristella Matera, Alessandra Melonio, Marco Mores, Diego Morra, Mehdi Rizvi

Institutions: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano, Politecnico di Milano, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Heriot-Watt University

Language: English

Topic: Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility

Subfield: Occupational Therapy

Field: Health Professions

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: hybrid

Estimated APC paid: $3,790

Funders: Ministero dell’Istruzione, dell’Università e della Ricerca, Libera Università di Bolzano, Ministero dell'Istruzione e del Merito