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A User-Centered Design Approach to Juiciness in Touch-Typing Applications for Children with Specific Learning Disorders

People interact with computers through traditional interfaces like a keyboard, a mouse and a touch screen. These devices are optimized for the ‘average’ user, under the assumption of ‘normal’ apabilities. However, many users lack some skills, cognitive or perceptual motor skills or a combination, that would allow them to interact with the traditional computing system. This also deprives them from further progress, although they have the skills to learn by using the system. In this project, the target users are children with multiple disabilities. In consultation with the children, their teachers and caregivers, the needs and wishes they have regarding interacting with computing systems will be investigated. Prototypes that allow them to interact with computers and support ongoing processes of empowerment will be designed, built and tested. Therefore, an important criterion is the ‘infrastructuring’ of the solutions, i.e. integrating the designed solutions with ongoing activities embedded in this community for extended periods. Research questions will be defined, and publications in scientific journals and conference proceedings about this research will be written. Besides these research activities (50%), there will be several teaching activities (50%). This includes the preparation of learning activities, guiding students during contact moments, and evaluating students on their performance. Courses are in the domain of Electronics, ICT, and Human Computer Interaction.

Date:23 Nov 2022 →  Today
Keywords:User-centered design, UCS, disability, disabilities, children, special needs, human computer interaction, microcontrollers, anthropology, Human-centered design, electronics
Disciplines:Inclusive and special education, Education systems not elsewhere classified, Disabilities and developmental disorders, Disability studies, Anthropology not elsewhere classified, Visual communication, Information technologies, Human-centred design, Computer gaming and animation, Digital media, Interactive media, Mixed media, Audiovisual art and digital media not elsewhere classified, Computer hardware not elsewhere classified, Behavioural sciences, Care for disabled, Community child health, Medical device usage, Computer science, General algebraic systems, General mathematics, Ubiquitous computing, Health informatics, Software engineering, Human-computer interaction, General mathematics not elsewhere classified, Interactive and intelligent systems, Electronic design
Project type:PhD project