For the academic community, perhaps the most important thing that this crisis will have taught us is that the freedoms that we hold so close, such as those of expression and movement in a globalised world, bring to the fore questions of transparency and governance on an international level. This serves to remind us that questions of human security and […]
ChildSIDE mobile app for independent communication and mobility of children with PIMD/SMID: ICETM 2020, London, UK
Children with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities (PIMD) or severe motor and intellectual disabilities (SMID) only communicate through movements, vocalizations, body postures, muscle tensions, or facial expressions on a pre-or proto symbolic level. Yet, to the best of our knowledge, hardly any system has been developed to collect their expressive behaviors and integrate them with location and environment data. Based […]
TREASuRE Project: Lifelong Learning Support Activities for Persons with Disabilities Award
Today, December 8, 2020, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan’s awarding ceremony for Lifelong Learning Support Activities for Persons with Disabilities was held. The Award given by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan, is awarded to individuals or organizations that support various learning activities for people with disabilities throughout their lives and […]