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• Designing Gesture-Based Applications for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities: Guidelines from User Studies in India

  Sumita Sharma, Blessin Varkey, Krishnaveni Achary, Jaakko Hakulinen, Markku Turunen, Tomi Heimonen, Saurabh Srivastava, Nitendra Rajput · 2018 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing (TACCESS)

  This paper presents the design, evaluation, and resulting guidelines from three gesture-based applications created for individuals with developmental disabilities in India, developed through a long-term collaboration with Tamana, an NGO and special education school in New Delhi.…

  developmental disabilities · gesture interaction · special education · inclusive design · Global South accessibility

• Using a Telepresence Robot to Improve Self-Efficacy of People with Developmental Disabilities

  Natalie Friedman, Alex Cabral · 2018 · Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '18)

  This student research paper investigates whether telepresence robots can improve the self-efficacy and wellbeing of people with developmental disabilities (DD) by enabling them to remotely explore public spaces. People with DD often depend on others for transportation, ticket…

  developmental disability · telepresence · robotics · self-efficacy · community participation

• HoloLearn: Wearable Mixed Reality for People with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD)

  Beatrice Aruanno, Franca Garzotto, Emanuele Torelli, Francesco Vona · 2018 · Proceedings of the 20th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS 2018)

  This paper presents HoloLearn, a mixed reality application built for Microsoft HoloLens that aims to help people with neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) learn to perform everyday domestic tasks and improve their autonomy. The system was designed collaboratively with…

  mixed reality · neurodevelopmental disorders · intellectual disability · HoloLens · wearable technology

• Feedback and Guidance to Support Children with Intellectual Disabilities in Discovery Learning with a Tangible Interactive Tabletop

  Taciana Pontual Falcão · 2018 · ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing

  This research investigates how tangible interactive technology can support discovery-based learning for children with intellectual disabilities—a population for whom unstructured exploration is particularly challenging due to difficulties with abstract thinking, attention, and…

  intellectual disability · children · tangible interfaces · discovery learning · educational technology

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