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?