Paper Info
Title
Gesture-based Interaction for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities in India.
Abstract
Gesture-based interaction provides a multitude of benefits to individuals with disabilities, for example, enhancing social, motor and cognitive skills. However, applications that encourage self-efficacy by promoting a life-skill through simulations of real world scenarios are largely missing. We explore the benefits of using a gesture-based application for individuals with developmental disabilities. The context is a special school in New Delhi, Nai Disha, where we designed and developed an application, Kirana, that integrates arithmetic and social interaction to teach purchasing of items from a local grocery store. In our study, 18 participants with developmental disabilities, previously unable to visit a grocery store, used Kirana for three weeks. Our results indicate that gesture-based applications can teach a life skill and enable self-efficacy for individuals with developmental disabilities by breaking down complex tasks that require social, mathematical and decision-making skills.
Year
DOI
Venue
2016
10.1145/2982142.2982166
ASSETS
Keywords
Field
DocType
Gesture-based interaction,Developing countries,Individuals with developmental disabilities
Social relation,Multitude,Gesture,Computer science,Simulation,Developing country,Special education,Cognitive skill,Human–computer interaction,Purchasing,Applied psychology
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
5
0.62
16
Authors
8
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Sumita Sharma13012.03
Saurabh Srivastava218419.27
Krishnaveni Achary3122.63
Blessin Varkey462.33
Tomi Heimonen523726.89
Jaakko Hakulinen633444.95
Markku Turunen748467.09
Nitendra Rajput853062.14