Maude Beaudoin, O. Atoyebi, W. Mortenson, Claudine Auger, L. Demers, A. Wister, M. Plante, F. Routhier
{"title":"Interviews with family caregivers of older adults: Their experiences of care and the integration of assistive technology in care","authors":"Maude Beaudoin, O. Atoyebi, W. Mortenson, Claudine Auger, L. Demers, A. Wister, M. Plante, F. Routhier","doi":"10.3233/tad-190253","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-190253","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-190253","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69452093","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ourania Manta, Thelma Androutsou, Athanasios Anastasiou, Y. Koumpouros, G. Matsopoulos, D. Koutsouris
{"title":"Innovative technological advancements to improve cognitive and social skills of students with neurodevelopmental disorders","authors":"Ourania Manta, Thelma Androutsou, Athanasios Anastasiou, Y. Koumpouros, G. Matsopoulos, D. Koutsouris","doi":"10.3233/TAD-200288","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/TAD-200288","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: A major concern that is being increasingly addressed in modern educational environments is the ability to present equal accessibility opportunities to students with neurodevelopmental conditions and disorders as for typically developing children. OBJECTIVE: The main objective of the paper is to employ innovative technological advancements merged with evidence-based practices in order to teach, improve and generalise social skills for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, specifically children with High Functioning Autism (HFA) as well as children with Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD). METHODS: The development of a personalized solution adapted to the needs of each student is proposed. The platform will be composed of three main modules (Content Management, Emotional Analysis and Personalization). The target group is students of the Primary Years Program and Middle Years Program. EXPECTED RESULTS: Improved communicational and interactional capability of people with disabilities and facilitate social innovation; more affordable technologies and products that support interactions for people with disabilities, and new generation of services that are highly adaptable and personalisable to individual contexts. CONCLUSIONS: In order to achieve the optimum output/result of the system the procedure need to be implemented and reviewed by all involved parties.","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/TAD-200288","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69485658","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Manon M Schladen, Yiannis Koumpouros, Melissa Sandison, Rafael Casas, Peter Lum
{"title":"Conceptualization of Hand-TaPS to measure the subjective experience of dynamic hand orthoses in promoting functional recovery at home after stroke.","authors":"Manon M Schladen, Yiannis Koumpouros, Melissa Sandison, Rafael Casas, Peter Lum","doi":"10.3233/tad-200289","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-200289","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Dynamic exoskeleton orthoses provide assistance needed to complete movements that would otherwise be impossible after stroke. Beyond the demonstration of their effectiveness, the subjective experience of dynamic orthoses also needs to be considered.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To support functional recovery after stroke through the development of Hand-TaPS (Task Practice after Stroke), an instrument to evaluate dynamic hand orthoses in home therapy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Dynamic hand orthosis subject matter experts (<i>N</i> = 14), professionals and consumers, considered the items of PYTHEIA, a valid and reliable instrument merging well-tested, assistive technology (AT) assessment items with those tuned to the greater complexity of emerging technologies. Experts reflected on how each item aligned with their personal experience of dynamic orthosis use. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis guided identification of themes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four themes (5/20 items) appraised highly relevant for Hand-TaPS. The remaining eight themes (15/20 items) were deemed in need of modification.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Dynamic hand orthoses constitute a <i>special case</i> of AT; the assistance they provide targets therapy, not ADLs. Our work to develop Hand-TaPS provides a clear example of the theoretical difference between rehabilitative and assistive technology and underscores the importance of consideration of how a device is used in its assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-200289","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39336207","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sean Edwards, Ryan O. Kellems, Gordon S. Gibb, B. Ashbaker, Kaitlyn Osborne, Alex W. Wheatley
{"title":"Using video prompting to teach mathematics to adolescent students with LD","authors":"Sean Edwards, Ryan O. Kellems, Gordon S. Gibb, B. Ashbaker, Kaitlyn Osborne, Alex W. Wheatley","doi":"10.3233/tad-200298","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-200298","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: Research suggests that video-based interventions such as video modeling (VM) and video prompting (VP) assist students with severe/profound disabilities, such as autism and intellectual disabilities, to learn academic skills. OBJECTIVE: This study evaluates whether a VP intervention on a functional academic math skill would have similar effects for adolescent students with mild/moderate learning disabilities (LD). METHODS: A single subject multiple probe across subjects design was used. Five high school students (three female and two male) ages 16–17 viewed a video on an iPad to learn to calculate how much money an item would cost if a certain percentage of the price were deducted for a sale. RESULTS: A functional relation was found between use of the intervention and acquisition of the steps necessary to complete the calculation task. Three students maintained the skills, correctly answering most word problems on a post-test a month after completing the intervention. CONCLUSIONS: Results of this study suggest that VP can be effective in teaching mathematic procedures to students with disabilities. Implications for practice and further research are discussed.","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-200298","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69485771","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Christina Fazio, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, S. Sikka, C. Swank
{"title":"The process and outcomes of implementing a Functional Electrical Stimulation leg cycle ergometry (FES-LCE) program in an acute rehabilitation setting following spinal cord injury","authors":"Christina Fazio, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe, S. Sikka, C. Swank","doi":"10.3233/tad-190252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-190252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-190252","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69452024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mobile health support for motor disability individuals: A review focused on holistic assessment and interventions","authors":"C. Siebra, Elaine Cappellazo Souto","doi":"10.3233/tad-190255","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-190255","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-190255","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69452105","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jessica Carloni, R. Magni, E. Veglio, S. Ryan, Arianna Gherardini, L. Desideri
{"title":"Translation and preliminary validation of the Italian version of the Family Impact of Assistive Technology Scale for Augmentative and Alternative communication (FIATS-AAC.it)","authors":"Jessica Carloni, R. Magni, E. Veglio, S. Ryan, Arianna Gherardini, L. Desideri","doi":"10.3233/tad-200261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-200261","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2020-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-200261","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"69485328","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Author Index Volume 31, Supplement 1","authors":"","doi":"10.3233/tad-190018","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-190018","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2019-07-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-190018","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48983539","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Part 11: User Participation","authors":"J. Meyer, O. Lambercy, R. Gassert","doi":"10.3233/tad-190014","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3233/tad-190014","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":22201,"journal":{"name":"Technology and Disability","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.5,"publicationDate":"2019-07-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.3233/tad-190014","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46510548","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}