Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities Volume 5

 
 

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This collection houses Volume 5 of the Journal on Technology & Persons with Disabilities published by the CSUN Center on Disabilities. 2017 marks the fifth year of the journal, which gathers the best papers from the 32nd Annual Assistive Technology Conference , held in San Diego, California in March, 2017.

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  • Experience Report of a Blind Gamer to Develop and Improve the Accessible Action RPG ShadowRine for Visually Impaired Gamers 
    Matsuo, Masaki; Sakajiri, Masatsugu; Onishi, Junji; Ono, Tsukasa; Miura, Takahiro (California State University, Northridge., 2017)
    Computer games are becoming increasingly diversified. The lead author of this paper first encountered them early in elementary school. One of the authors recalls quite often having had fun playing games with his neighborhood ...
  • Indoor Map Learning for the Visually Impaired 
    Amuneke, Tayo; Lantigua, Juan; Seiple, William H.; Tang, Hao; Zhu, Zhigang (California State University, Northridge., 2017)
    Trip planning is useful for every traveler, especially for visually impaired people because they can learn maps and routes prior to their upcoming journey. Research on trip planning for the visually impaired has been more ...
  • MODELER AAC Intervention During Shared Reading and Play in Early Childhood 
    Crest, Chelsea; Ferrari, Reny; Fogarty, Jennifer L.; Sennott, Samuel C.; Hix-Small, Hollie (California State University, Northridge., 2017)
    The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of teacher coaching and augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) modeling using an Apple iPad, during the implementation of Model, Encourage, Respond (MODELER) ...
  • Description Strategies to Make an Interactive Science Simulation Accessible 
    Smith, Taliesin L.; Lewis, Clayton; Moore, Emily B. (California State University, Northridge., 2017)
    Interactive simulations are increasingly important in science education, yet most are inaccessible to blind learners. In developing an accessible prototype of a PhET interactive science simulation, we encountered significant ...
  • Virtual Mapping Party: Co-Creation of Maps for Visually Impaired People 
    Ichikari, Ryosuke; Kurata, Takeshi (California State University, Northridge., 2017)
    In this paper, we present a new approach for collecting accessible information for visually impaired people. In the past, accessible maps for people with disabilities have been created by holding events called "mapping ...