Assistive Technology For Persons With Cognitive Disabilities - Artifacts Of Distributed Cognition

Stefan CarmienCHI 2006 Workshop - Designing Technology for People with Cognitive ImpairmentsApril 22, 2006

Framing the Problem

• Abandonment / Adoption• MAPS system• Two kinds of users• Caregivers• Person with cognitive disabilities

Research Frameworks

• Distributed Cognition – Tools for living– Tools for learning

• Universe of One & generalization

MAPS

• Design process– Script Editor– Hand Held Prompter

• Scripts / Task Segmentation• Assessment / ethnography

Thanks!

• Any questions – especially about Tools?