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ABSTRACT: Speech interfaces for Assistive Technologies are not common and are usually replaced by others. The market they are targeting is not considered attractive and speech technologies are still not well spread. Industry still thinks they present some performance risks, especially Speech Recognition systems. As speech is the most elemental and natural way for communication, it has strong potential for enhancing inclusion and quality of life for broader groups of users with special needs, such as people with cerebral palsy and elderly staying at their homes. This work is a position paper in which the authors argue for the need to make speech become the basic interface in assistive technologies. Among the main arguments, we can state: speech is the easiest way to interact with machines; there is a growing market for embedded speech in assistive technologies, since the number of disabled and elderly people is expanding; speech technology is already mature to be used but needs adaptation to people with special needs; there is still a lot of R&D to be done in this area, especially when thinking about the Portuguese market. The main challenges are presented and future directions are proposed.
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ABSTRACT: To describe and compare the content of instruments that assess environmental factors using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF).
A systematic search of PubMed, CINAHL and PEDro databases was conducted using a pre-determined search strategy. The identified instruments were screened independently by two investigators, and meaningful concepts were linked to the most precise ICF category according to published linking rules.
Six instruments were included, containing 526 meaningful concepts. Instruments had between 20% and 98% of items linked to categories in Chapter 1. The highest percentage of items from one instrument linked to categories in Chapters 2-5 varied between 9% and 50%. The presence or absence of environmental factors in a specific context is assessed in 3 instruments, while the other 3 assess the intensity of the impact of environmental factors.
Instruments differ in their content, type of assessment, and have several items linked to the same ICF category. Most instruments primarily assess products and technology (Chapter 1), highlighting the need to deepen the discussion on the theory that supports the measurement of environmental factors. This discussion should be thorough and lead to the development of methodologies and new tools that capture the underlying concepts of the ICF. :
Journal of rehabilitation medicine: official journal of the UEMS European Board of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine 01/2012; 44(1):1-6. · 1.88 Impact Factor
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António J. S. Teixeira,
Nelson Pacheco da Rocha,
Miguel Sales Dias,
Daniela Braga, Alexandra Queirós,
Osvaldo Pacheco,
José Alberto Fonseca,
Joaquim Sousa Pinto,
Hugo Gamboa,
Luís Corte-Real,
João Fonseca,
Joaquim Arnaldo Martins,
António J. R. Neves,
Paulo Bartolomeu,
Catarina Oliveira,
João Paulo da Silva Cunha,
Carlos Pereira
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ABSTRACT: Living Usability Lab for Next Generation Networks
(www.livinglab.pt) is a Portuguese industry-academia collaborative R&D
project, active in the field of live usability testing, focusing on the development
of technologies and services to support healthy, productive and active citizens.
The project adopts the principles of universal design and natural user interfaces
(speech, gesture) making use of the benefits of next generation networks and
distributed computing. Therefore, it will impact the general population,
including the elderly and citizens with permanent or situational special needs.
This paper presents project motivations, conceptual model, architecture and
work in progress.
AAL 2011 - Proceedings of the 1st International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications, Rome, Italy, January, 2011; 01/2011
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AAL 2011 - Proceedings of the 1st International Living Usability Lab Workshop on AAL Latest Solutions, Trends and Applications, Rome, Italy, January, 2011; 01/2011
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ICEIS 2006 - Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Enterprise Information Systems: Databases and Information Systems Integration, Paphos, Cyprus, May 23-27, 2006; 01/2006
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AC 2005, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Applied Computing, Algarve, Portugal, February 22-25, 2005, 2 Volumes; 01/2005
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AC 2005, Proceedings of the IADIS International Conference on Applied Computing, Algarve, Portugal, February 22-25, 2005, 2 Volumes; 01/2005
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Electrónica e Telecomunicações. 09/2001; 3(4).
