TY - GEN
T1 - Collaboratively designing assistive technology
AU - Kane, Shaun K.
AU - Hurst, Amy
AU - Buehler, Erin
AU - Carrington, Patrick A.
AU - Williams, Michele A.
PY - 2014/3
Y1 - 2014/3
N2 - A major goal of assistive technology research is to develop technological solutions that solve problems faced by people with disabilities. Building healthy collaborations between academic researchers and individuals with disabilities is key to achieving this goal. It is clear that creating usable and acceptable technologies requires participation from those who might use them. However, recruiting research participants can be difficult across all types of HCI research, and may be especially difficult when conducting research with people with disabilities. Locating, recruiting, and working with participants with disabilities presents several challenges. The ICSCI has a seating and mobility clinic where patients' needs are assessed and where they are fitted for wheelchairs, if needed. During the internship, Carrington assisted with seating clinic appointments and with physical and occupational therapy sessions.
AB - A major goal of assistive technology research is to develop technological solutions that solve problems faced by people with disabilities. Building healthy collaborations between academic researchers and individuals with disabilities is key to achieving this goal. It is clear that creating usable and acceptable technologies requires participation from those who might use them. However, recruiting research participants can be difficult across all types of HCI research, and may be especially difficult when conducting research with people with disabilities. Locating, recruiting, and working with participants with disabilities presents several challenges. The ICSCI has a seating and mobility clinic where patients' needs are assessed and where they are fitted for wheelchairs, if needed. During the internship, Carrington assisted with seating clinic appointments and with physical and occupational therapy sessions.
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U2 - 10.1145/2566462
DO - 10.1145/2566462
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84897766588
SN - 1072-5520
VL - 21
SP - 78
EP - 81
JO - Interactions
JF - Interactions
ER -