AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education
Framed within a long-term cooperation between university and special education teachers, training in alternative communication skills and home control was realized using the “TICO” interface, a communication panel editor extensively used in special education schools. From a technological view we fol...
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| author | Miguel A. Guillomía San Bartolomé Jorge L. Falcó Boudet José Ignacio Artigas Maestre Ana Sánchez Agustín |
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| description | Framed within a long-term cooperation between university and special education teachers, training in alternative communication skills and home control was realized using the “TICO” interface, a communication panel editor extensively used in special education schools. From a technological view we follow AAL technology trends by integrating a successful interface in a heterogeneous services AAL platform, focusing on a functional view. Educationally, a very flexible interface in line with communication training allows dynamic adjustment of complexity, enhanced by an accessible mindset and virtual elements significance already in use, offers specific interaction feedback, adapts to the evolving needs and capacities and improves the personal autonomy and self-confidence of children at school and home. TICO-home-control was installed during the last school year in the library of a special education school to study adaptations and training strategies to enhance the autonomy opportunities of its pupils. The methodology involved a case study and structured and semi-structured observations. Five children, considered unable to use commercial home control systems were trained obtaining good results in enabling them to use an open home control system. Moreover this AAL platform has proved efficient in training children in previous cognitive steps like virtual representation and cause-effect interaction. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0de18fc94cdc495d996a40d2b777ef4f2022-12-22T02:54:45ZengMDPI AGSensors1424-82202017-10-011710232010.3390/s17102320s17102320AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special EducationMiguel A. Guillomía San Bartolomé0Jorge L. Falcó Boudet1José Ignacio Artigas Maestre2Ana Sánchez Agustín3Ingeniería Electrónica y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Zaragoza, María de Luna 1, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainIngeniería Electrónica y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Zaragoza, María de Luna 1, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainIngeniería Electrónica y Comunicaciones, Universidad de Zaragoza, María de Luna 1, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainAlborada Special Education School, Andador Pilar Cuartero sn, 50018 Zaragoza, SpainFramed within a long-term cooperation between university and special education teachers, training in alternative communication skills and home control was realized using the “TICO” interface, a communication panel editor extensively used in special education schools. From a technological view we follow AAL technology trends by integrating a successful interface in a heterogeneous services AAL platform, focusing on a functional view. Educationally, a very flexible interface in line with communication training allows dynamic adjustment of complexity, enhanced by an accessible mindset and virtual elements significance already in use, offers specific interaction feedback, adapts to the evolving needs and capacities and improves the personal autonomy and self-confidence of children at school and home. TICO-home-control was installed during the last school year in the library of a special education school to study adaptations and training strategies to enhance the autonomy opportunities of its pupils. The methodology involved a case study and structured and semi-structured observations. Five children, considered unable to use commercial home control systems were trained obtaining good results in enabling them to use an open home control system. Moreover this AAL platform has proved efficient in training children in previous cognitive steps like virtual representation and cause-effect interaction.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/10/2320Ambient Assisted Living (AAL)accessible interfacesspecial educationassistive technologycollaborative designpersonal autonomyservices provisionhuman/system interactions |
| spellingShingle | Miguel A. Guillomía San Bartolomé Jorge L. Falcó Boudet José Ignacio Artigas Maestre Ana Sánchez Agustín AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education Sensors Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) accessible interfaces special education assistive technology collaborative design personal autonomy services provision human/system interactions |
| title | AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education |
| title_full | AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education |
| title_fullStr | AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education |
| title_full_unstemmed | AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education |
| title_short | AAL Platform with a “De Facto” Standard Communication Interface (TICO): Training in Home Control in Special Education |
| title_sort | aal platform with a de facto standard communication interface tico training in home control in special education |
| topic | Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) accessible interfaces special education assistive technology collaborative design personal autonomy services provision human/system interactions |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-8220/17/10/2320 |
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