Techniques and Recommendations for the Inclusion of Users with Autism in the Design of Assistive Technologies

Autor/inn/en	Francis, Peter; Mellor, David; Firth, Lucy
Titel	Techniques and Recommendations for the Inclusion of Users with Autism in the Design of Assistive Technologies
Quelle	In: Assistive Technology, 21 (2009) 2, S.57-68 (12 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1040-0435
Schlagwörter	Delphi Technique; Autism; Psychologists; Assistive Technology; Change Strategies; Academic Accommodations (Disabilities); Visual Aids; Foreign Countries; Design Preferences; Participant Characteristics; Participation; Critical Incidents Method; Critical Path Method; Vignettes; Australia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Delphi-Methode; Autismus; Psychologist; Psychologe; Psychologin; Lösungsstrategie; Anschauungsmaterial; Ausland; Design requirements; Gestaltungsmittel; Teilnahme; Australien
Abstract	The increasing numbers of technology platforms offer opportunities to develop new visual assistive aids for people with autism. However, their involvement in the design of such aids is critical to their short-term uptake and longer term use. Using a three-round Delphi study involving seven Australian psychologists specializing in treating people with autism, the authors explored the utility of four techniques that might be implemented to involve users with autism in the design process. The authors found that individual users from the target group would be likely to respond differently to the techniques and that no technique was clearly better than any other. Recommendations for using these techniques to involve individuals with autism in the design of assistive technologies are suggested. (Contains 2 tables and 1 figure.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10