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Title:
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DESIGNING APPLICATIONS FOR INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY USERS TO TEACH INDEPENDENCE SKILLS |
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Author(s):
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Marian McDonnell, Colette Verdes |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-52-4 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao |
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Year:
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2016 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Intellectual disability, Assistive technology, Human computer interaction, Interface design, Independent travel |
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Type:
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Short Paper |
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First Page:
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264 |
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Last Page:
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268 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Research in the area of designing instructional technologies for teaching independent living skills for the intellectual disability (ID) population is limited. This present case study evaluating an eLearning application called Lets Go for ID users to aid independent travel aims to add to the research in the area. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with nine instructors. The qualitative method of thematic analysis was used to analyse themes and provided valuable data on the evaluation of the application. Findings highlighted areas that need improvement under the themes: images/colour, navigation, audio, symbols and alerts wording. Age appropriateness of images is possibly a new finding in this limited area as the topic has not appeared in the extensive literature that was analysed. Instructors were of the opinion that this application is a useful learning tool for ID users. |
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