Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 7 Issue 2
Table of contents - Special Issue: Papers from the 2012 International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP)
Guest Editors: Roberto Manduchi, James Coughlan, Klaus Miesenberger
A portable application for supporting ABA intervention
Silvia Artoni, Maria Claudia Buzzi, Marina Buzzi, Claudia Fenili, Barbara Leporini, Simona Mencarini, Caterina SenetteApplied Behavior Analysis (ABA) is a scientific method for modelling human behavior, successfully applied in the context of Autism. Recording and sharing measurable data (on…
RHYME: musicking for all
Harald Holone, Jo HerstadThe purpose of this paper is to bring together the fields of participatory design, design for all, accessible music, tangible interaction and musicking to propose musicking for…
Designing and testing wearable range‐vibrotactile devices
Wai Lun Khoo, Joey Knapp, Franklin Palmer, Tony Ro, Zhigang ZhuThe purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how commercially‐off‐the‐shelf sensors and stimulators, such as infrared rangers and vibrators, can be retrofitted as a useful…
Visual noun navigation framework for the blind
Edgardo Molina, Alpha Diallo, Zhigang ZhuThe purpose of this paper is to propose a local orientation and navigation framework based on visual features that provide location recognition, context augmentation, and viewer…
Crosswatch: a system for providing guidance to visually impaired travelers at traffic intersection
James M. Coughlan, Huiying ShenThe purpose of this paper is to describe recent progress on the “Crosswatch” project, a smartphone‐based system developed for providing guidance to blind and visually impaired…