...Leyla Hamis Liana; Salehe I. Mrutu; Leonard Mselle Purpose Computer-assisted instruction (CAI) has been used to combat reading challenges, namely reading accuracy and rate for learners with intellectual, developmental and learning disabilities (IDLD). Whilst most reading CAI effectiveness has been...

...; and the inability to use different robots with the same software. Originality/value Previous studies focussed on exploring the advantages of using robots to help children with autism spectrum conditions and learning disabilities. This study takes a step further and looks into the reasons why, despite...

... AT&T have strong opinions on the related ethical issues and it is important that these views are heard. This study provides that opportunity. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2012 Telecare Assistive technology Intellectual disabilities Learning disabilities Dementia Ethics Consumer...

...Suzanne Fry Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how personalised technology can be adapted and used as a tool to benefit the quality of life for people with learning disabilities who have multiple and complex needs. Design/methodology/approach Hft, a national charity supporting...

...Lloyd Mead Purpose Interactive whiteboards (IWB) have become a common tool in education. The purpose of this paper is to look at some of the ways that this tool has been successfully used to engage and motivate teenage student learners with learning disabilities and difficulties (LLDD). Design...

... sessions from psychology through the local Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD). He is verbal and is able to easily combine words to form intelligible sentences. He has worked full time at a local supermarket for ten years. For the past five years he has lived with minimal support...

...Emma Nichols Purpose The purpose of this paper is to demonstrate how personalised technology can be used to support people with learning disabilities as they age and face the onset of dementia. Design/methodology/approach National learning disability charity, Hft, focuses on its...

... This article explores how personalised technology could have the potential to change the behaviour of people with learning disabilities, enabling them to take more control of their lives and increase their independence. Hft investigates unforeseen outcomes in its work with people with learning...

... This case study from Hft, national charity for people with learning disabilities and their families, illustrates how assistive technology can play a vital role in supporting people with learning disabilities to make the move from traditional registered care to supported living within the community...

... This article focuses on how Hft, a national charity for people with learning disabilities, is using and developing personalised technology to empower people with learning disabilities and to increase their independence. It showcases how Hft is using personalised technology in practice and creating...

..., and they have run projects for groups of people with learning disabilities from the local area. At the end of the project, there will also be a training DVD and booklet for other public libraries and learning disability services. The research design has enabled the researchers to survey public libraries...

...Steve Barnard; Stephen Beyer This paper argues that people with learning disabilities are an important potential consumer of ‘personalised technology’ and provides case studies demonstrating some of the ways that technology can help this client group. It also outlines the main barriers...

...Jonathan Perry; Stephen Beyer The UK government is committed to preventative technologies and increasingly they are being incorporated into residential services for people with learning disabilities. This paper describes an evaluation of a sample of settings in which various assistive technology...

... a series of practical activities through which all participants could share and develop their different knowledge and expertise. The focus of the project was on resources for healthy eating skills produced for and by people with learning disabilities. The paper gives the detailed aims and objectives...

...Stephen Beyer; Andrea Meek; Mark Kilsby; Jonathan Perry This research looked at the TATE [Through Assistive Technology to Employment] Project and its delivery of ICT/AT to people with learning disabilities. It tested whether the Project affected the independence, skills, choice and control...

... we ensure that everyone can contribute to our virtual future? Key words Learning disabilities; internet; communication; symbols; media literacy. Our senses rely on working in combination with the mind. They most often work well where contrasts are not extreme, but rather subtle. Graphic illustrations...

... barriers to accessing employment or independence for people with learning disabilities. The processes of the project and the involvement of the beneficiaries (adults with learning disabilities) in the research have been documented (Aspinall et al, 2007; Aspinall, 2007; Aspinall, 2008). This paper describes...

...Ann Aspinall This paper examines the involvement in the TATE [Through Assistive Technology to Employment] Project of people with learning disabilities who were beneficiaries of that project. TATE was a three‐year research project funded through the Equal Community Programme, which finished...

... the quality of life for adults with learning disabilities. Using a series of case studies, the paper illustrates some of the advantages of both innovative and traditional assistive technology and telecare to the service user, formal and family carers. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2007...

... be especially beneficial for users with special needs (eg. for blind people or for people with reading and writing disabilities). Our studies investigated which representational formats are beneficial to foster recognition and understanding of users with learning disabilities. As factors, we varied modality...