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Assistive Technologies in Everyday Living
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Assistive Technologies in Everyday Living

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 June 2023) | Viewed by 2888

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Ante Bilic Prcic

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Department of Visual Impairments, Faculty of Education and Rehabilitation Sciences, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: evaluation of visual impairments; new technologies in the rehabilitation of persons with visual impairments; rehabilitation informatics; assistive technologies
Dr. Marko Periša

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Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: assistive technologies; smart technologies; traffic system; e/mBusiness; communication technology; Society 5.0
Prof. Dr. Matjaz Gams

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Department of Intelligent Systems, Jozef Stefan Institute, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia
Interests: intelligent systems; artificial intelligence; machine learning; intelligent agents; multiple knowledge representations; assistive technologies
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Prof. Dr. Dragan Peraković

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Department of Information and Communication Traffic, Faculty of Transport and Traffic Sciences, University of Zagreb, 10000 Zagreb, Croatia
Interests: innovative communication ecosystem; digital forensic; communication security; Industry 4.0; machine learning; AI
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Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

The development of assistive technologies nowadays aims to raise the ability of people with disabilities to perform their daily living needs. The new challenges faced by people with disabilities require an innovative approach to the design and development of new services based on the working principles of assistive technologies. Therefore, this Special Issue is intended to present new ideas and experimental results in the field of the development and application of assistive technologies. It also emphasizes the importance of education and learning methods for people with disabilities using the possibilities provided by new solutions and services in the field of the development of assistive technologies. Areas of assistive technologies that are relevant for the development of new services and solutions include artificial intelligence, the development of algorithms and applications, wireless technologies, ambient assisted living, enhanced living environments, education methods, e-Health, Society 5.0, wearable technologies, and sensors networks. The concept and development of assistive technologies require the application of the basic principles of universal design; therefore, this area is also very important for the application of new solutions and services in the everyday life of people with disabilities.

This Special Issue will publish high-quality, original research papers in the overlapping fields of:

  • Cloud/edge/fog/dew computing;
  • Artificial intelligence;
  • Autonomy and active ageing;
  • Ambient technology for everyday living;
  • Internet of things and smart devices for software everyday living;
  • Smart environments and housing;
  • Smart industry;
  • Society 5.0;
  • Software and applications for everyday living;
  • Wearable technologies;
  • eHealth;
  • Security and privacy in eHealth;
  • Education methods of assistive technologies.

Prof. Dr. Ante Bilic Prcic
Dr. Marko Periša
Prof. Dr. Matjaz Gams
Prof. Dr. Dragan Peraković
Guest Editors

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Keywords

  • person with disabilities
  • active daily living
  • ambient assisted living
  • smart traffic environment
  • acceptance of ambient technology

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Methods and Tools Supporting the Learning and Teaching of Mathematics Dedicated to Students with Blindness
by Michał Maćkowski, Mateusz Kawulok, Piotr Brzoza and Dominik Spinczyk
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(12), 7240; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127240 - 17 Jun 2023
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Teaching mathematics to blind people is a challenge of modern educational methods. This article presents a method of preparing the adapted material and its usage in the learning process of mathematics by blind people, as well as the results of evaluating the proposed [...] Read more.
Teaching mathematics to blind people is a challenge of modern educational methods. This article presents a method of preparing the adapted material and its usage in the learning process of mathematics by blind people, as well as the results of evaluating the proposed approach. The presented results were obtained based on a mathematical analysis course conducted in two classes—with and without using the developed method. The developed method uses the conceptualization of knowledge as a graph. The learning process is supported by feedback processes that consider the mechanisms of knowledge and error vectors, on which a personalized adaptation of the learning path is made for each particular student. The evaluation process has shown a statistically significant improvement in learning results achieved by blind students. The average final test score in the group working with the platform during learning increased by 14%. In addition, there was an increase in cooperation between blind students who had the opportunity to take on the role of a teacher, which was observed in 27% of the participants. Our results indicate the effectiveness of the developed approach and motivate us to evaluate the method in a broader group of students. The engagement of students indirectly indicates overcoming the barriers known from the state of the art: uncertainty, poor motivation, and difficulties in consolidating the acquired skills. Full article
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Remotely Controlled Electronic Goalkeeper: An Example of Improving Social Integration of Persons with and without Disabilities
by Massimiliano Donati, Federico Pacini, Luca Baldanzi, Mauro Turturici and Luca Fanucci
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(11), 6813; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13116813 - 04 Jun 2023
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Social integration is an essential part of the life of every human being, but for people with disabilities, there are many situations in which it is still very low. For instance, in sports and outdoor gaming, there is a barrier between players with [...] Read more.
Social integration is an essential part of the life of every human being, but for people with disabilities, there are many situations in which it is still very low. For instance, in sports and outdoor gaming, there is a barrier between players with and without disabilities. Individuals with disabilities play sports almost exclusively with disabled players, not only during official events such as Paralympic games but also in occasional sports groups, while the mixing of people with and without disabilities in sports activities is a key factor of social inclusion. In order to allow a person with motor-skill impairments to play on the same ground as their non-disabled peers, we developed a novel piece of Assistive Technology that lets a person with motor-skill impairments to control a system acting as a goalkeeper during a non-professional football match, with approximately the same performances as a goalkeeper without motor-skill impairments. This electro-mechanical system is composed of a three-meter-long metal guideline and a human-shaped dummy sliding along it. The system is equipped with a high-torque battery-powered direct-current motor and it is controlled by means of electronic boards and sensors to ensure safety and good usability also for players with severe mobility impairments. The results of a pilot testing demonstrated the robustness and high degree of usability of the system, enabling people with motor-skill impairments to competitively participate in matches with non-disabled peers. Full article
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