Title :
Systems of support for persons with complex communication needs
Author :
Stancic, Z. ; Frey Skrinjar, J.J. ; Car, Z. ; Vlahovic Stetic, V. ; Pibernik, J.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Inclusive Educ. & rehabilitation, Univ. of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract :
The aim of this paper is to present the results of multidisciplinary cooperation of university scientists in the field of electronic engineering and computer science, education and rehabilitation science, psychology and graphic technology, focused on developing assistive technology for persons with complex communication needs. Based on the needs of participants with complex communication needs and final results of project, several services were developed: Body of Knowledge and three applications for ipad such as “Communicator” for users to establish communication, “Mathematical carousel” for learning basic mathematical operations and “e-Gallery” to improve the development of communication skills and skills for sentence ordering and short story telling.
Keywords :
assisted living; learning (artificial intelligence); teaching; assistive technology; body of knowledge; communication skills; communicator; complex communication needs; computer science; e-gallery; education; electronic engineering; graphic technology; ipad; mathematical carousel; mathematical operations; multidisciplinary cooperation; psychology; rehabilitation science; sentence ordering; short story telling; university scientists; Art; Communications technology; Computational modeling; Educational institutions; Psychology;
Conference_Titel :
Information & Communication Technology Electronics & Microelectronics (MIPRO), 2013 36th International Convention on
Conference_Location :
Opatija
Print_ISBN :
978-953-233-076-2
