Paúl Mejía

• Master of Science
• Professor at Universidad de las Fuerzas Armadas-ESPE

The limitations in access to visually impaired people’s mathematical resources (VIPs) is undoubtedly one of the most significant obstacles for them to obtain, e.g., a degree in science. In this context, computational tools such as Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) are not blind-friendly, which causes solving elementary mathematical problems to become...

There is no evidence that mathematical semantics cannot be understood due to blindness, the problem is the current access barrier to mathematical resources. In light of this problem, this survey aims at providing visually impaired persons (VIPs), or people close to them, with an overview of the currently available software tools for approaching mat...

The present article present the evolution over time that Mechatronics education has undergo throught 12 years of experience. It analyzes the study methods, since its beginnings up to the projected actual state. The main analysis is done against the Grimheden model that shows the synergistic nature of mechatronics, and compare against the evolution...

The biggest barrier for visually impaired people to pursue a bachelor of science degree is not the blindness itself but the access to mathematical resources. Resources such as Computer Algebra Systems (CAS) are not accessible, which means that even the execution of elementary math becomes a challenging task. In this paper, we present Casvi, a CAS f...

This article is based on an innovative tool aimed at both recreational games for interactive children and children with attention deficit early, with gesture recognition technology it aims games. The implementation of different games in which there are a variety of activities to make the child learn through play, teaching aid for children’s learnin...

This project is an educational initiative designed and directed to children with intellectual disability (ID), which difficulties with communication and social skills; slow learning and cognitive processing time. This proposal was developed as a complementary therapy for a group of the children that attend to a Foundation located in Sangolquí-Ecuad...

Nowadays educational mobile apps represent a fundamental tool for the developmental learning of children with Down Syndrome (DS). However, these tools haven’t been formally integrated into the learning process due to cognitive growth that hasn’t been verified by the educator. In this work the results of the development of a mobile educational platf...

This paper presents the development and evaluation of Pictoaprende, which is an interactive software designed to improve oral communication. Additionally, it contributes to the development of children and youth who are diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Ecuador. To fulfill this purpose initially analyzes the intervention area where th...

A smart belt prototype has been designed and constructed to allow to people with visual disabilities to detect physical obstacles in their displacement, using the optic and audio technology. This device has been developed as part of social support projects in the University of the Army Force (ESPE-UFA) and consists of one leather belt where the ele...

This article propose an innovative tool based in ludic games oriented to children between 6-8 years old, with gesture recognition technology. The implementation of these games, help children’s didactic learning, and progress in activities such as coordination, laterality and motor skills and sedentary lifestyle in the most important age for develop...

A smart belt prototype has been designed and constructed to allow to people with visual disabilities to detect physical obstacles in their displacement, using the optic and audio technology. This device has been developed as part of social support projects in the University of the Army Force (ESPE-UFA) and consists of one leather belt where the ele...

This paper describes the PICTOAPRENDE application, which is designed to improve verbal communication and development of personal autonomy in children and youth with moderate autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in Ecuador. PICTOAPRENDE is an application on Android platform, which provides options to children and young people to learn basic routines, emer...