I'll be at CHI'10 and hope to attend your presentation!
8:24 PM
Anonymous said...
Hi, I would like to draw attention to our new app, called iPicto: for iPhone, iPod Touch
and iPad. This app is designed to guide people with a (mental) disability, with or without dementia/alzheimer, asperger, autism and / or a disorder in communication.
This new app iPicto is also a very good tool in learning a way of communication,
for example speech difficulties.
I refer you for further information, visit the App Store.
See for it: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipicto/id423225072?mt=8&ls=1
In the YouTube video below, Gillian Hayes discusses her work with technology with young people with autism spectrum disorders.
Photos from the STAR website:
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The STAR group is researching the SenseCam, too!
About the SenseCam, from the Microsoft Research SenseCam Website:
"SenseCam is a wearable digital camera that is designed to take photographs passively, without user intervention, while it is being worn. Unlike a regular digital camera or a cameraphone, SenseCam does not have a viewfinder or a display that can be used to frame photos. Instead, it is fitted with a wide-angle (fish-eye) lens that maximizes its field-of-view. This ensures that nearly everything in the wearer’s view is captured by the camera, which is important because a regular wearable camera would likely produce many uninteresting images."
New study proves that Microsoft's sensory innovation aids memory recall
Technology Review Article
Images from Microsoft Research:
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The SenseCam application has the potential to be a resource for people who have developmental delays, traumatic brain injury, severe attention deficits, and autism spectrum disorders. It would be a great tool for special educators, occupational and speech/language therapists, and rehabilitation specialists. SenseCam VideosResearch and Publications
Sen H. Hirano, Michael T. Yeganyan, Gabriela Marcu, David H. Nguyen, Lou Anne Boyd, Gillian R. Hayes vSked: Evaluation of a System to Support Classroom Activities for Children with Autism. To Appear In CHI 2010 (Atlanta, GA, 2010).(pdf) "Particularly interesting for students with autism who often struggle with group work and social interaction, we also uncovered the potential for these types of interactive classroom technologies to support these challenging focus areas." vSkedNote: I think the following website contains the vSked prototype application. I poked around the site and it looks teacher-friendly. vSked Teachers View
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posted by Lynn Marentette at 10:42 PM on Feb 6, 2010
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Close this window Jump to comment formWe are so glad you like the work! Please feel free to send us any comments, suggestions, or anything else.
Best,
Gillian
11:50 AM
I'll be at CHI'10 and hope to attend your presentation!
8:24 PM
Hi,
I would like to draw attention to our new app, called iPicto: for iPhone, iPod Touch
and iPad.
This app is designed to guide people with a (mental) disability, with or without
dementia/alzheimer, asperger, autism and / or a disorder in communication.
This new app iPicto is also a very good tool in learning a way of communication,
for example speech difficulties.
I refer you for further information, visit the App Store.
See for it: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/ipicto/id423225072?mt=8&ls=1
Thank you for attention,
Sincerely,
Erwin van den Hout
The Netherlands
1:49 PM