Cues, stimuli, or events used to get students to engage in a desired behavior, and may come in the form of a picture, audio cue, gesture, video, or physical guidance.
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Mobile Phone: Repurposed Assistive Technology for Individuals with Disabilities
Emily C. Bouck (Michigan State University, USA), Andrea Jasper (Central Michigan University, USA), Laura Bassette (University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, USA), and Jordan Shurr (Central Michigan University, USA)
Copyright: © 2015
|Pages: 14
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8239-9.ch114
Abstract
Mobile phones are a prime example of an everyday technology that can be repurposed to be an assistive technology for an individual with a disability. In-and-of-themselves as well as through their capabilities to host applications (apps), mobile phones enhance the independence of individuals with disabilities in multiple functional areas, including – but not limited to – daily living skills, communication, and navigation within one's community. This article provides readers with the current literature and considerations for using mobile phones as repurposed assistive technology for individuals with disabilities with a focus on mobiles phones for promoting independence, for use as a prompting device, and for use as an AAC device. This article stresses the lack of existing research base, but the potential of mobile phones to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities.