A rapid-prototyping toolkit for people with intellectual disabilities

Rosella Gennari, Maristella Matera, Alessandra Melonio, Marco Mores, Diego Morra, Mehdi Rizvi

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Abstract

Micro-electronics tools, coupled with card-based tools, are employed for prototyping smart devices with non-experts. Lately, researchers have started investigating what tools can actively engage people with intellectual disabilities (ID) in their prototyping. This paper posits itself in this line of work. It presents a toolkit for ID people to rapidly prototype together their own ideas of smart things, for their own shared environment. It analyses and discusses engaging or disengaging features of the toolkit in light of the results of two workshops with eight ID participants. Lessons of broad interest for the design of similar toolkits are drawn from the literature and study findings.
Original languageEnglish
Article number103347
JournalInternational Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Volume192
Early online date13 Aug 2024
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2024

Keywords

  • Design
  • Intellectual disability
  • IoT
  • Phygital
  • Prototyping
  • Smart thing

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • General Engineering
  • Education
  • Human Factors and Ergonomics
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Hardware and Architecture

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