High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers

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Autor(a) principal: Almeida, Ivone
Data de Publicação: 2023
Outros Autores: Moreira, António, Ribeiro, Jaime
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/9587
Resumo: This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 7th World Conference on Qualitative Research
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spelling High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with CaregiversAugmentative and alternative communications systemsHome environmentHigh-tech devicesCaregiversSocial interactionFamily supportThis article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 7th World Conference on Qualitative ResearchFunding: This work was supported by the Research Centre on Didactics and Technology in the Education of Trainers and received funding support through the Doctoral Programme Technology En-hanced Learning and Societal Challenges (PD/00173/2013), from FCT (Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia), under research grant PD/BD/143054/2018.There are many children with disabilities who need specialised devices to communicate and to be understood, which poses an added challenge for their caregivers. This study aims to diagnose the training needs of informal caregivers concerning high-tech devices for augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), to enhance the use of these devices in the home setting. The aim is to study children’s performance and their interaction with caregivers, to improve practices and contribute to reducing technology abandonment at home. Participant observation sessions were carried out in three home settings to describe the interaction between children and their caregivers, as well as to assess the former’s need for assistance in using the Grid3 software when combined with eye-gaze-controlled technology. The findings seem to demonstrate the importance of interactions between caregivers and children for carrying out tasks and improving performance. Therefore, it can be inferred that positive reinforcement is important to foster children’s motivation to overcome difficulties in using such devices, along with corrective feedback. The data suggest the need to promote technology-mediated communicative interaction in all life contexts. It is also possible to infer that the lack of regular device use at home compromises skills development. These findings have contributed to the planning and implementation of parental training intervention regarding using assistive technology for augmentative and alternative communication.MDPIIC-OnlineAlmeida, IvoneMoreira, AntónioRibeiro, Jaime2024-04-03T17:22:26Z2023-05-212024-04-03T12:14:35Z2023-05-21T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.8/9587engAlmeida, I., Moreira, A. and Ribeiro, J. 2023. High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers [Special Issue]. Social Sciences, 12(5), e310. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12050310cv-prod-3290894https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci120503102076-0760BASE:36641effe6720c6e301165a6c03ea3a7e22acce68828622f286b710e2e657b01info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2024-09-26T18:28:28Zoai:iconline.ipleiria.pt:10400.8/9587Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openairemluisa.alvim@gmail.comopendoar:71602024-09-26T18:28:28Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
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title High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
spellingShingle High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
Almeida, Ivone
Augmentative and alternative communications systems
Home environment
High-tech devices
Caregivers
Social interaction
Family support
title_short High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
title_full High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
title_fullStr High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
title_full_unstemmed High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
title_sort High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers
author Almeida, Ivone
author_facet Almeida, Ivone
Moreira, António
Ribeiro, Jaime
author_role author
author2 Moreira, António
Ribeiro, Jaime
author2_role author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv IC-Online
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Almeida, Ivone
Moreira, António
Ribeiro, Jaime
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Augmentative and alternative communications systems
Home environment
High-tech devices
Caregivers
Social interaction
Family support
topic Augmentative and alternative communications systems
Home environment
High-tech devices
Caregivers
Social interaction
Family support
description This article belongs to the Special Issue Selected Papers from the 7th World Conference on Qualitative Research
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2023-05-21T00:00:00Z
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2024-04-03T12:14:35Z
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dc.relation.none.fl_str_mv Almeida, I., Moreira, A. and Ribeiro, J. 2023. High-Tech Augmentative and Alternative Communication Devices: Observing Children’s Need for Help and Interaction with Caregivers [Special Issue]. Social Sciences, 12(5), e310. https://doi.org/10.3390/socsci12050310
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