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ERIC Number: EJ631288
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0007-1013
VICAID: Development and Evaluation of a Palmtop-based Job Aid for Workers with Severe Developmental Disabilities.
Furniss, Frederick; Lancioni, Giulio; Rocha, Nelson; Cunha, Bernardo; Seedhouse, Philip; Morato, Pedro; O'Reilly, Mark F.
British Journal of Educational Technology, v32 n3 p277-87 Jun 2001
Discussion of the development of technologies to assist people with developmental disabilities to engage in constructive activity focuses on the development, evaluation, and use of VICAID, a system based on a simplified palmtop computer which enables a person to access pictorial instructions designed to help in the accurate completion of tasks. (Author/LRW)
Descriptors: Assistive Devices (for Disabled), Developmental Disabilities, Visual Aids
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: N/A
Audience: N/A
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: N/A
Identifiers: Job Aids; Laptop Computers; Pictures; Task Oriented Instructions; Technology Utilization
Note: Issue theme: Information and Communications Technology for People with Special Needs.