Assistive apps for activities of daily living supporting persons with Down’s Syndrome

Issue title: Human-centred Ambient Intelligence: Cognitive Approaches, Reasoning and Learning

Guest editors: Zoe Falomir, Juan A. Ortega, Natividad Martínez and Hans Guesguen

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Rus, Silvia^{a; *} | Caliz, Doris^b | Braun, Andreas^a | Engler, Anne^c | Schulze, Eva^c

Affiliations: [a] Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD, Germany | [b] Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Spain | [c] Berlin Institute for Social Research, Germany

Correspondence: [*] Corresponding author. E-mail: silvia.rus@igd.fraunhofer.de.

Abstract: Supporting persons with Down’s Syndrome in their daily activities using ICT is a key element in further advancing their independence and integration into society. The POSEIDON project embraces this goals and develops technology which creates adjustable and personalizable assistive systems. We present a system for Money-Handling Training and assistance for shopping. In this paper we present results of evaluating the Money-Handling Training App in different pilot studies and workshops, with a larger group of persons with Down’s Syndrome, comparing different interaction devices like tablet, personal computer and interactive table. Furthermore, we present evaluation results for the Shopping App.

Keywords: Down’s Syndrome, assistive technologies

DOI: 10.3233/AIS-170454

Journal: Journal of Ambient Intelligence and Smart Environments, vol. 9, no. 5, pp. 611-623, 2017