Journal of Enabling Technologies: Volume 18 Issue 1

Perspectives on a telepresence robot at an independent living facility: lessons learned and implications

Sajay Arthanat, Hannah Rossignol, Elizabeth Preble, Kali Grimm, Marguerite Corvini, John Wilcox, Semra Aytur, Marcy Doyle

Telepresence robots have gained prominence as a novel technological modality for mobile videoconferencing. Although the technology has mass appeal in the realm of telehealth and…

Creation of social interaction environments with robot for autistic children: analysis of assessment instruments and type of activities

Gonzalo Lorenzo, Juan Antonio López-Núñez, Alejandro Lorenzo-Lledó, Jesús López-Belmonte

The aim of the study is to conduct a thematic review of assessment tools and types of activities in the application of robotics to autistic students during the period 1996–2021…

Computer-assisted instruction for transparent language reading for K-3 learners with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities: a systematic review with meta-analysis

Leyla Hamis Liana, Salehe I. Mrutu, Leonard Mselle

Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) has been used to combat reading challenges, namely reading accuracy and rate for learners with intellectual, developmental and learning…

Technology systems to enable a man with intellectual, sensory and motor disabilities to make verbal requests through simple one-hand signs: proof-of-concept study

Giulio Lancioni, Gloria Alberti, Francesco Pezzuoli, Juri Bruciati, Nirbhay Singh, Mark O'Reilly, Jeff Sigafoos

This study assessed two technology systems aimed at enabling a man with intellectual disability, blindness, deafness and motor and tactile discrimination problems to make verbal…