Hook, Jonathan David orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-7013, Verbaan, Sanne, Durrant, Abigail et al. (2 more authors) (2014) A Study of the Challenges Related to DIY Assistive Technology in the Context of Children with Disabilities. In: DIS '14:Proceedings of the 2014 Conference on Designing Interactive Systems. ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2014, 21-25 Jun 2014 ACM , CAN , pp. 597-606.
Abstract
The term Do It Yourself Assistive Technology (DIY-AT) refers to the creation and adaptation of AT by non-professionals, including people with disabilities and their families, friends and caregivers. Previous research has argued that the development of technologies and services that enable people to make their own DIY-AT will lead to the rapid and low cost development of assistive devices that are tailored to meet the complex needs of individual people with disabilities. We present the results of a qualitative study that explored challenges related to the process of making DIY-AT for children with disabilities. A series of eleven semi-structured interviews with a broad range of stakeholders involved in the current use, provision and adaptation of AT for children with disabilities revealed a number of challenges relating to the prevalence and scope of ongoing DIY-AT practice, barriers to participation, and the challenges faced by makers and users of DIY-AT.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Theatre, Film, TV and Interactive Media (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 08 Jul 2016 08:45 |
Last Modified: | 21 Jan 2025 18:22 |
Published Version: | https://doi.org/10.1145/2598510.2598530 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | ACM |
Identification Number: | 10.1145/2598510.2598530 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:87615 |