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The Effects of a Child-Controlled Robot on Maternal Conversational Dominance During Play: A Case Study
Download2013-07-02
Previous research has indicated parents of children with cerebral palsy and other complex communication difficulties exhibit high levels of control during communication exchanges. The current study investigated differences in maternal communication with a child with complex communication deficits...
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2012-02-01
Encarnação, Pedro, Cook, Albert M., Adams, Kim, Alvarez, Liliana
Objective: Motor experience plays a central role in cognitive development. Assistive technologies can thus provide augmentative manipulation for children with motor disabilities. This paper explores the use of robots to this end. Method: A revision of studies conducted with typically developing...
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Usability testing of platforms for an Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) mentorship module
Download2017-12-11
The goal of this resource development project was to evaluate content delivery interfaces for presenting an Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC) Mentorship module in multimedia format (e.g., text, video and images) and test them with typical devices used by individuals who use AAC. A...
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2011-12-05
Cook, Albert, Wang, Mengliao, Encarnação, Pedro, Adams, Kim
Previous studies have demonstrated that Lego robots can be used to enable children with motor impairments to actively participate in play and academic activities. Additionally, by appropriately designing the activities and observing children’s performance, it is possible to assess children’s...