Using assistive robots to promote inclusive education.

Journal: Disability and rehabilitation. Assistive technology
PMID: 27115833

Abstract

PURPOSE: This paper describes the development and test of physical and virtual integrated augmentative manipulation and communication assistive technologies (IAMCATs) that enable children with motor and speech impairments to manipulate educational items by controlling a robot with a gripper, while communicating through a speech generating device.

Authors

  • P Encarnação
    a UCP - Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • T Leite
    b School of Education , Lisbon Polytechnic Institute , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • C Nunes
    b School of Education , Lisbon Polytechnic Institute , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • M Nunes da Ponte
    c Calouste Gulbenkian Rehabilitation Center for Cerebral Palsy , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • K Adams
    d Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada.
  • A Cook
    d Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine , University of Alberta , Edmonton , AB , Canada.
  • A Caiado
    c Calouste Gulbenkian Rehabilitation Center for Cerebral Palsy , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • J Pereira
    c Calouste Gulbenkian Rehabilitation Center for Cerebral Palsy , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • G Piedade
    a UCP - Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics , Lisbon , Portugal.
  • M Ribeiro
    a UCP - Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics , Lisbon , Portugal.

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