The project was also presented at ICID: the International Conference on Interaction Design held at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 2011.
Uncommon Sense
Interactive Sensory Toys for children with Autism that encourage Social Interaction
Sunday, July 15, 2012
Project presented at IDC'12
The project was also presented at ICID: the International Conference on Interaction Design held at Hong Kong Polytechnic University in November 2011.
Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Supporting development of Assisstive technology (UK)
FAST
The Foundation for Assistive Technology was founded in 1998 to tackle the inadequate design of assistive technology products and services. The failure to develop a thriving market in equipment that meets the real needs of disabled and older people is a major barrier to independent living. With limited resources, FAST’s strategy for achieving maximum impact is to work at a national, strategic level to highlight the complex causes of this failed market and to bring the sector together to find innovative ways of working, in partnership with disabled and older people.Tuesday, June 26, 2012
SCERTS model for autism
Friday, October 14, 2011
Usability Insight
‘This Stuff Doesn’t Change the World’: Disability and Steve Jobs’ Legacy
Researcher Daniel Donahoo wrote about this admirably well in an op-ed for GeekDad in March:"[T]he potential of the iPad is not achieved by the iPad alone, nor by simply placing it in the hands of a child with autism. The potential of the device is realized by the way professionals like speech pathologists, educators, occupational therapists and early childhood development professionals apply their skills and knowledge to use the iPad to effectively support the development of children. The potential is realized by engaged parents working with those professionals to explore how the device best meets the individual needs of their child."
Its a point that I have been thinking about a lot recently. Its why we need to not only do a research study of how the toys impact the children but also a usability survey of how it is used through interactions with others who are a part of their lives- therapists, teachers, family, freinds.
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, August 18, 2011
My Keepon Toy
My Keepon also has the backing of one of the world’s largest toy stores, Toys “R” Us, which has the exclusive U.S. rights to sell the robot, originally a therapeutic tool for autistic children.
Keepon’s story begins about seven years ago with Hideki Kozima, a Japanese expert in artificial intelligence and robotics at the School of Project Design at Miyagi University. Kozima theorized that an emotive robot could help autistic children, who can be overwhelmed in face-to-face interactions, by reducing the complexities of communication to a few simple gestures. A child pats the robot on the head. It responds with a playful bob. The child talks to the robot. It turns to face him and nods.