Human Technology : 2006, Volume 2, Number 1
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Human Technology, 2006 VOLUME 2, NUMBER 1 (The entire issue) : Special Issue on Human Technologies for Special Needs
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Design of a Virtual Learning Environment for Students with Special Needs
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)The European Social Fund-supported Portland Partnership project developed a computer-based virtual learning environment (VLE) to benefit students with cognitive and physical disabilities. This system provided students ... -
Enhancing the Usability of Telecare Devices
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)Demographic and sociological changes in the last 50 years have forced Western societies to create services to attend to elderly people in their homes, where they can live within familiar environments. Telecare involves ... -
Computer Vision Interaction for People with Severe Movement Restrictions
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)In this paper we present the starting point of research in applying humancomputer interaction (HCI) techniques to help people with cerebral palsy to use computers via vision-based interaction. Our work includes the ... -
User-Centered Development of Video Telephony for Servicing Mainly Older Users: Review and Evaluation of an Approach Applied for 10 Years
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)A research and development (R&D) approach has been applied to video telephony (VT) in northern Finland since 1994 by broad consortia. The focus has been on the considerable involvement of ergonomics within the engineering ... -
From the Editor-in-Chief : The Importance of the Free Flow of Information and Knowledge
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Guest Editor's Introduction : Technology for Special Needs
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A Lightweight, User-Controlled System for the Home
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)This paper explores how we designed, with input from some elderly persons, a multi-agent user-controlled network for the home. The system was designed to support the elderly in living longer at home with minimal support. ... -
Assistive Technology and Affective Mediation
(University of Jyväskylä, Agora Center, 2006)The lack of attention towards affective communication in assistive technology and disability research can be potentially overcome thanks to the development of affective computing and affective mediation areas. This ...
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