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Textile-Based Wearables

Advances in computing technology such as conductive textiles and shrinking chip sizes offer new possibilities for assistive technology (AT). Wearable computing platforms provide many advantages (e.g., reachability, continuous support, communication) that may be especially useful for AT. We provide a snapshot of wearable assistive computing literature spanning the past 20 years in an effort to better understand the trends, usage patterns in this space.We focus especially on the emerging capabilities of textile-based wearable computing platforms. Additionally, we reflect on the trajectory of these technologies and suggest potential directions for the development of computer-based wearable assistive technologies.

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