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Special keyboards for special needs

Author(s) -

Ian C. Brown

Publication year - 1987

Publication title -

australasian journal of educational technology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1449-5554

pISSN - 1449-3098

DOI - 10.14742/ajet.2371

Subject(s) - overlay , computer science , human–computer interaction , curriculum , special needs , multimedia , interface (matter) , pedagogy , psychology , bubble , maximum bubble pressure method , psychiatry , parallel computing , programming language

This paper stresses the importance of good design at the child-computer interface. The Concept Keyboard is discussed as an example of a useful input device. It has a touch-sensitive surface overlaid by a rectangular sheet of paper. This "overlay" may be designed to meet the requirements of each individual program. Examples are given of various applications, including a project in which the Concept Keyboard has been used to develop the curriculum in environmental studies for children with moderate learning difficulties. Nature walks in various environments are simulated and the computer is integrated with other indoor and outdoor resources.

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