Title :
A context-aware e-health framework for students with moderate intellectual and learning disabilities
Author :
Alharthi, Rajwa ; Albalawi, Rania ; Abdo, Mahmud ; El Saddik, Abdulmotaleb
Author_Institution :
Multimedia Commun. Res. Lab. (MCRLab), Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
In this paper we address the challenges of adding context-awareness to e-Health systems for students with moderate learning and intellectual disability. Our proposed framework provides a personalized e-Health environment containing context aware learning media, services and user interface to deal with individuals with disability. The framework adapts accessibility as well as user interfaces dynamically based on user disability. We present the detailed design and implementation of the framework.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; handicapped aids; health care; ubiquitous computing; user interfaces; context-awareness; e-health framework; intellectual disabilities; learning disabilities; learning media; students; user disability; user interface; Auditory system; Context; Media; Multimedia communication; User interfaces; Visualization; Web services; Context Awareness; Multimedia Content; Personalization; Social Media; Web Services;
Conference_Titel :
Multimedia and Expo (ICME), 2011 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Barcelona
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-348-3
Electronic_ISBN :
1945-7871
DOI :
10.1109/ICME.2011.6012218