Providing Assistive ICT Learning for People with Disabilities through a Personalised Mobile Application

Author

Papavasiliou, S. ; Saridaki, Maria ; Mourlas, Constantinos ; Van Isacker, K.

Author_Institution

Dept. of Commun. & Media Studies, Nat. & Kapodistrian Univ. of Athens, Athens, Greece

fYear

2014

fDate

7-10 July 2014

Firstpage

592

Lastpage

596

Abstract

ATLEC mobile application is a training and educational software targeted to people of all ages, including those with special needs and disadvantaged groups, regardless of their socio-economic background. ATLEC offers four different ways of accessing learning material about Assistive Technology products based on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT-AT): context based search (wizard based on situational parameters), free search, personalised search, list of favorites. Users are also able to upload their own content and demonstrate/teach others the use of ICT-AT.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; mobile computing; ATLEC mobile application; ICT-AT; Information and Communications Technologies; assistive ICT learning; assistive technology products; context based search; disadvantaged groups; educational software; favorite list; free search; learning material; people with disabilities; personalised mobile application; personalised search; situational parameters; special needs; training software; wizard; Assistive technology; Context; Educational institutions; Face; Materials; Mobile communication; Training; Assistive Technology; Mobile application; Mobile learning; Personalisation; User centered design;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Advanced Learning Technologies (ICALT), 2014 IEEE 14th International Conference on

Conference_Location

Athens

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ICALT.2014.173

Filename

6901549