Assistive technologies and computer access for motor disabilities [electronic resource] /
Georgios Kouroupetroglou, editor.
- Hershey, Pa. : IGI Global (701 E. Chocolate Avenue, Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, USA), c2014.
- electronic texts (349 p.) : digital files.
Includes bibliographical references.
Haptic and gesture-based assistive technologies for people with motor disabilities / Luis Alberto Rivera, Guilherme N. DeSouza -- Assistive technologies for brain-injured gamers / Jason Colman, Paul Gnanayutham -- Scanning-based interaction techniques for motor impaired users / Stavroula Ntoa, George Margetis, Margherita Antona, Constantine Stephanidis -- Gaze-based assistive technologies / Thies Pfeiffer -- Free assistive technology software for persons with motor disabilities / Alexandros Pino -- AsTeRICS: a framework for including sensor technology into AT solutions for people with motor disabilities / Klaus Miesenberger, Gerhard Nussbaum, Roland Ossmann -- Design and evaluation of vision-based head and face tracking interfaces for assistive input / Chamin Morikawa, Michael J. Lyons -- Improving pointing in graphical user interfaces for people with motor impairments through ability-based design / Jacob O. Wobbrock -- A facial expression mediated natural user interface communication model for children with motor impairments / Ong Chin Ann, Lau Bee Theng -- Promoting environmental control, social interaction, and leisure/academy engagement among people with severe/profound multiple disabilities through assistive technology / Claudia De Pace, Fabrizio Stasolla -- Assistive technology: impact on independence, employment, and organizations for the motor disabled / Ben Tran.
Restricted to subscribers or individual electronic text purchasers.
"This book investigates solutions to the problem of technology access by highlighting the principles, methods and advanced technological solutions for all those with motor impairments"--Provided by publisher.
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
9781466644397 (ebook)
10.4018/978-1-4666-4438-0 doi
Assistive computer technology. Human-computer interaction. Computers and people with disabilities. Movement disorders. Self-Help Devices. Disabled Persons--rehabilitation. Motor Activity. User-Computer Interface.
Environmental control Facial expression natural user interface Freeware assistive technology software Gaze-based, head and face tracking interfaces Haptic and gesture-based assistive technologies Impact of assistive technology Pointing in graphical user interfaces Scanning-based interaction techniques Sensor assistive technologies Technologies for brain-injured gamers