Journal of Enabling Technologies: Volume 15 Issue 3

Piloting an adaptive skills virtual reality intervention for adults with autism: findings from user-centered formative design and evaluation

Matthew M. Schmidt, Noah Glaser

The purpose of this paper is to present evaluation findings from a proof-of-concept virtual reality adaptive skills intervention called Virtuoso, designed for adults with autism…

Independent mobility for persons with VIB using GIS

Susanne Zimmermann-Janschitz, Simon Landauer, Sebastian Drexel, Jana Obermeier

The study aims to promote independent mobility for persons with visual impairment or legal blindness (VIB) by developing a Web-based wayfinding application using geographic…

Telecare at a crossroads? Finding researchable questions

John Woolham, Paul Freddolino, Grant Gibson, Sarah Daniels

This paper aims to report on a structured attempt to develop new directions for research into telecare. Current research evidence suggests that telecare in the UK is not optimally…

A web browsing interface for people with severe speech and motor impairment

Manjira Sinha, Tirthankar Dasgupta

The Web has become an indispensable medium used by people across the world for education, information, entertainment, social interaction as well as for various daily activities…

Technology options to help people with dementia or acquired cognitive impairment perform multistep daily tasks: a scoping review

Giulio Lancioni, Lorenzo Desideri, Nirbhay Singh, Mark O'Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos

The purpose of this paper is to review studies that evaluated technology-based prompting systems for supporting participants with dementia or acquired cognitive impairment in…