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ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
A Context-Aware Locomotion Assistance Device for the Blind
In this paper, we present a study which aims at designing a locomotion assistance device that can deliver semantic information about its surrounding environment at any time. As a ...
Christophe Jacquet, Yacine Bellik, Yolaine Bourda
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Networking and Communication in Smart Home for People with Disabilities
People with disabilities need several assistive technical aids to increase their autonomy and perform daily living tasks. This paper describes the role of networking and communicat...
Mahmoud Ghorbel, Maria-Teresa Segarra, Jéro...
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
An Adaptive and Predictive Environment to Support Augmentative and Alternative Communication
In this paper we describe Bliss2003, an Information and Communication Technology (ICT) aid for verbal impaired people supporting the use of Augmentative and Alternative Communicati...
Nicola Gatti, Matteo Matteucci, Licia Sbattella
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Multi-modal Mathematics: Conveying Math Using Synthetic Speech and Speech Recognition
Over the past decade, the notion of multi-modal access to technology has moved from the realms of science fiction to reality. It is not now unthinkable to communicate with a machi...
Donal Fitzpatrick, Arthur I. Karshmer
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
proXimity: Ad-Hoc Networks for Enhanced Mobility
David tries not to use unfamiliar trains and buses, he doesn’t travel to places he doesn’t know, and he doesn’t travel in unusual environments without a companion. David is v...
Simon Harper, Stephen Pettitt, Carole A. Goble
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Adapting Presentation and Interaction with XML Documents to User Preferences
In this paper, we introduce the concept of ”user policies”. The objective of policies is to specify user preferences in terms of presentation and interaction with information. ...
Benoît Encelle, Nadine Baptiste-Jessel
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Developing an e-Learning Platform for the Greek Sign Language
In this paper we introduce the characteristics of the educational platform that is being developed within the SYNENNOESE project. The platform integrates avatar and animation techn...
Eleni Efthimiou, G. Sapountzaki, Kostas Karpouzis,...
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
First User Test Results with the Predictive Typing System FASTY
This paper gives a brief overview about the partially EU funded project IST-2000-25420 FASTY in the IST program. The objective of FASTY was the creation of a system for increasing ...
Christian Beck, Gottfried Seisenbacher, Georg Edel...
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Minus-Two: Multimedia, Sound Spatialization and 3D Representation for Cognitively Impaired Children
: Multimedia and Hypermedia technologies can be successfully used in education and rehabilitation for cognitively disabled persons. In particular, storytelling has always proved su...
Thimoty Barbieri, Antonio Bianchi, Licia Sbattella
ICCHP
2004
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
OBOE: Oboe-Like Braille Interface for Outdoor Environment
Tomohiro Amemiya, Koichi Hirota, Michitaka Hirose