PSYC 8040: Engineering Psychology Seminar on Assistive Technology

and CS 8803 AT: Assistive Technology

Document Updated: 3/26/17 10:30 PM

Georgia Tech School of Psychology and School of Interactive Computing

Bruce N. Walker

Spring 2017

Text book:

Cook, A. M., & Polgar, J. M. (2015). Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice (4th ed.), St. Louis, MO: Elsevier/Mosby.

Hardcover ISBN: 9780323096317.  Available: https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/product/9780323096317

eBook ISBN: 9780323239974. Available: https://evolve.elsevier.com/cs/product/9780323239974?role=student

Also via amazon.com in hardcopy and Kindle versions: https://www.amazon.com/Assistive-Technologies-Principles-Practice-4e/dp/032309631X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1482249543&sr=8-1&keywords=assistive+technologies

Extra Readings are listed here. Links to the PDF file, where available, are provided.

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Date

Day

Topic

Reading/SLIDES/Comments

1

01/09

M

Introduction and overview of course

Book

WIKI (T-square)

Requirements

Readings

Attendance

Lead discussion

Safe space for discussion

Paper (to serve as the intro for the project)

Project (teams of 2)

Analyze, evaluate, redesign an existing AT, prototype or implement, evaluate the redesign  -or-

Analyze, evaluate a user/population, design novel AT, prototype or implement, evaluate the novel design

Note: Populations, IRB (!)

Schedule of topics

Schedule the Discussion Leaders

COOK & POLGAR CH1

Barnes, C. and Mercer, G. (1997) [PDF]

Kurzweil, R. (2003).[PDF]

1

01/11

W

Definitions and Boundaries

AT vs UD vs ID

COOK & POLGAR CH2

Shakespeare, T. & Watson, N. (2002). [PDF]

ADA TA Definitions:

https://adata.org/faq/what-definition-disability-under-ada

A Guide
 to 
Disability Rights Laws

http://www.ada.gov/cguide.htm

Nielsen, J. (2001) [PDF]

Bruce, C. M. & Walker, B. N. (2009). [PDF]

1

01/13

F

Watch "Fixed" full movie (via DVD from GT Library]

Consider "rehabilitation" versus "transhuman" versus "cyborg"

Fixed [short movie trailer on Youtube] [Official site]

See also Neil Harbisson [one of many YouTube videos]

2

01/16

M

NO CLASS

MLK Holiday

2

01/18

W

Policies and Laws

Project Planning

COOK & POLGAR CH3

Etscheidt, S. L. (2016). [PDF]

Day, J. N., & Huefner, D. S. (2003). [PDF]

ADA TA:

http://www.adata.org

ADA Statute: http://www.ada.gov

ADA TA Definitions:

https://adata.org/faq/what-definition-disability-under-ada

2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design:

http://www.ada.gov/2010ADAstandards_index.htm

Section 508 (Information Technology) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended:

http://www.section508.gov

Section 504 (Education):

http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/504faq.html

Education Overview:

http://www2.ed.gov/policy/rights/guid/ocr/disability.html

Other Laws:

https://www.section508.gov/content/learn/other-laws-and-policies/other-relevant-laws

2

01/20

F

History of AT

Roots in RadioShack, rehab engineering, "MacGyver"

Project Planning

COOK & POLGAR CH3

ADA History [PDF]

ADA Timeline:

http://adata.org/ada-timeline

Block, P. (2000) [PDF]

Kitchin, R. (2002) [PDF]

3

DL: Bruce

01/23

M

Methods and Models:

HAAT

UCD

Human Factors Design/Engineering

Person-Environment-Participation Fit

COOK & POLGAR CH4, CH5

Coons, K. D. & Watson, S. L. (2013) [PDF]

Mankoff, J., Fait, H. & Tran, T. (2005) [PDF]

Wu, M., Richards, B. & Baecker, R. (2004) [PDF]

Moffatt, K., McGrenere, J., Purves, B. & Klawe, M. (2004) [PDF]

Walker, B. N., Stanley, R. M., & Lindsay, J. (2005). [PDF]

Davies, R., Marcella, S., McGrenere, J. & Purves, B. (2004) [PDF]


Optional:

Card, S.K., Moran, T.P. & Newell, A. (1980) [PDF]

Takagi, H., Asakawa, C., Fukuda, K. & Maeda, J. (2004). [PDF]

Tobias, J. (2003). [PDF]

Mactavish, J.B., Mahon, M.J. & Lutfiyya, Z.M. (2000) [PDF]

3

01/25

W

Ethics

COOK & POLGAR CH4, CH5

Martin, S., Bengtsson, J. E., & Dröes, R.-M. (2009) [PDF]

Novitzky, P., Smeaton, A. F., Chen, C., Irving, K., Jacquemard, T., O'Brolchain, F., O'Mathuna, D., & Gordijn, B. (2015) [PDF]

Cook, A. (2009) [PDF]

RESNA Code of Ethics & Standards of Practice
http://www.resna.org/get-certified/code-ethics/code-ethics

3

01/27

F

Appliance-Technology Continuum

(Some of the) Organizations that Help

* Constituencies

* Mandates

* Organizations "of" vs. "for"

* Issues

* Profit / Not for Profit

* Boundaries

COOK & POLGAR CH5, CH6

Park, J., Turnbull, A.P. & Turnbull, H.R. (2002) [PDF]

National Association of the Deaf http://www.nad.org

American Foundation for the Blind

http://www.afb.org

American Council of the Blind http://www.acb.org

National Federation of the blind http://www.nfb.org

United Cerebral Palsy Association http://www.ucp.org

Learning Disabilities Association http://www.ldanatl.org

National Spinal Cord Injury Association http://www.spinalcord.org

Center for the Visually Impaired

http://www.cviga.org

NIDRR

https:/acl.gov/Programs/NIDILRR/Index.aspx

AARP

http://www.aarp.org

4

DL: Ryan

01/30

M

Categories of Impairment: Perceptual

Vision impairment

COOK & POLGAR CH13

Angin, P., & Bhargava, B. K. (2011) [PDF]

Brandl, C., Breinlich, V., Stark, K. J., et al. (2016) [PDF]

Stevens, G. A., White, R. A., Flaxman, S. R., et al. (2013) [PDF]


Optional:

Gerber, E. (2003) [Non-accessible PDF] | [More accessible PDF]

4

DL: Jared

02/01

W

Categories of Impairment: Perceptual

Hearing impairment

COOK & POLGAR CH14

Senghas, R.J. & Monaghan, L. (2002) [PDF]

Huenerfauth, M., & Lu, P. (2010) [PDF]

National Association of the Deaf's position on cochlear implants

NPR: Effect of cochlear implants on schools for the deaf


Optional:

Mich, O. (2009) [PDF]

Ho-Ching, W.-L., Mankoff, J. & Landay, J. (2003) [PDF]

4

DL: Carolyn

02/03

F

Categories of Impairment: Perceptual

Other perceptual impairment

Tactile sensitivity

"Girl Who Feels No Pain" video

COOK & POLGAR CH6, CH7

SLIDES: Other Perceptual Impairments [PDF]

VIDEO: "A Life Without Pain" [YouTube]

Croy, I., Nordin, S., & Hummel, T. (2014) - Olfactory disorders [PDF]

Hummel, T., Landis, B. N., & Hüttenbrink, K.-B. (2012) - Smell and taste disorders [PDF]

NIH Fact Sheet on Peripheral Neuropathy

Assistive Devices for Peripheral Neuropathy Muscle Weakness and Pain

5

DL: Jordan

02/06

M

Categories of Impairment: Cognitive

COOK & POLGAR CH8, CH15

SLIDES: Cognitive Impairments and AT [PDF]

Olsheski, J. D., Walker, B. N., & McCloud, J. (2011) [PDF]

VIDEO: Building Reading Skills Through Assistive Technology [YouTube]

VIDEO: Assistive Technology Solutions for Math [YouTube]

de Joode, E. A., van Boxtel, M. P. J., Verhey, F. R. & van Heugten, C. M. (2012) [PDF]

Wu, Y.-H., Cristancho-Lacroix, V., Fassert, C., Faucounau, V., de Rotrou, J., & Rigaud, A.-S. (2016) [PDF]


Optional:

Lehman, J.F. (1998) [PDF]

Cole, E. (1998) [PDF]

Hammel, J., Lai, J.-S. & Heller, T. (2002) [PDF]

Wehmeyer, M. & Schwartz, M. (1997) [PDF]

Carmien, S., DePaula, R., Gorman, A. & Kintsch, A. (2003) [PDF]

5

02/08

W

Categories of Impairment: Cognitive

COOK & POLGAR CH15

5

DL: Angela

02/10

F

Categories of Impairment: Motor

COOK & POLGAR CH6, CH7

SLIDES: Motor Impairments [PDF] [Powerpoint]

WebAIM breakdown of different kinds of motor disabilities
http://webaim.org/articles/motor/

VIDEO: Disability Awareness - Chris Lenart [YouTube]

VIDEO: The Eye Harp [YouTube]

VIDEO: Low Tech Communication and Interdependence [YouTube]

CDC Summary Health Statistics (2015): Percentages of difficulties in physical functioning. [PDF]

Parker, I. (2003) [PDF]


Optional:

Mankoff, J., Fait, H. & Juang, R. (2005) [PDF]

Myers, B.A., Wobbrock, J.O., Yang, S., Yeung, B., Nichols, J. & Miller, R. (2002) [PDF]

Johnston, S.S., Reichle, J., Evans, J. (2004) [PDF]

Kane, S. K., Jayant, C., Wobbrock, J. O., & Ladner, R. E. (2009) [PDF]

Lewis, M. (2010) [PDF]

6

DL: Bum Jun

02/13

M

Categories of Impairment: Motor/mobility

COOK & POLGAR CH9, CH10

SLIDES: Motor-and-Mobility [PDF] [Powerpoint]

Blach Rossen, C. (2012) [PDF]

N.I.R.E. (2004) [PDF]

6

DL: Rachel

02/15

W

Categories of Impairment: General physiological

Breathing, obesity, chronic conditions

SLIDES: Other Impairments [PDF] [Powerpoint]

Bacigalupo, R., Cudd, P., Littlewood, C., Bissell, P., Hawley, M. S., & Buckley Woods, H. (2013) [PDF]

Smitherman, T. A., Burch, R., Sheikh, H., & Loder, E. (2013) [PDF]

Verbrugge, L. M., & Patrick, D. L. (1995) [Scanned PDF (less accessible)] [PDF (from HTML so more accessible)]

6

02/17

F

Aging

Visitor/demo/activity

Tracy Mitzner (Psychology/CREATE/TechSAge RERC)


COOK & POLGAR CH12

Administration on Aging (2016) [PDF]

7

DL: April

02/20

M

Aging

COOK & POLGAR CH12

SLIDES: Aging [PDF] [Powerpoint]

Administration on Aging (2016) [PDF]

Consolvo, S., Roessler, P., Shelton, B.E., LaMarca, A., Schilit, B., & Bly, S. (2004) [PDF]

Coughlin, J. (1999) [PDF]

Forlizzi, J., DiSalvo, C. & Gemperle, F. (2004) [PDF]

Hollinworth, N., & Hwang, F. (2009) [PDF]

Orellano-Colon, E.M., Mann, W.C., Rivera, M., Torres, M., Jutai, J., Santiago, A., & Varas, N. (2015) [PDF]


Optional:

Caprani, N., Gurrin, C., & O'Connor, N. E. (2010) [PDF]

Crews, D.E. & Zavotka, S. (2006) [PDF]

Mynatt, E.D., Melenhorst, A.-S., Fisk, A.D. & Rogers, W.A. (2004) [PDF]

Administration on Aging (2010) [PDF] (but see newer one above)

Administration on Aging (2004) [PDF] (but see newer ones above)

7

DL1: Stanley

DL2:

02/22

W

(Some) Types of Tasks: Communication 1 (speech issues)

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH8, CH16

SLIDES: Communication [PDF] [Powerpoint]

Huijbregts, T., & Wallace, J.R. (2015) [PDF]

Vujic, A., Starner, T. & Jackson, M. (2016) [PDF]

Wiegand, K., & Patel, R. (2012) [PDF]

Wiegand, K., & Patel, R. (2014) [PDF]

Mirenda, P. (2003) [PDF]


Optional:

Nikolova, S., Tremaine, M., & Cook, P. (2010) [PDF]

7

02/24

F

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

Videos of AAC Users (from YouTube)

Demo of screen readers by Vincent Martin

8

DL1: Stephen

DL2:

02/27

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Communication 2 (non-speech)

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH8, CH14

Cassidy, S.A., Stenger, B., Van Dongen, L., Yanagisawa, K., Anderson, R., Wan, V., Baron-Cohen, S. & Cipolla, R. (2015) [PDF]

Khakhar, J. & Madhvanath, S. (2010) [PDF]

Smitha, K.G., & Vinod, A.P. (2015) [PDF]

Tanimoto, S., Thompson, R., Berninger, V.W., Nagy, W., & Abbott, R.D. (2015) [PDF]

Morris, R., Kirschbaum, C., & Picard, R. (2010) [PDF]

Vujic, A., Starner, T. & Jackson, M. (2016) [PDF]


Optional:

Keate, E., Javkin, H., Antonanzas-Barroso, N. & Zou, R. (1994) [PDF]

Zhao, L., Kipper, K., Schuler, W., Vogler, C., Badler, N.I. & Palmer, M. (2000) [PDF]

8

03/01

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

8

03/03

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Gregory Abowd (GT Interactive Computing)

General topic: Autism, Research, and AT

SLIDES: Technology and Autism [PDF]

Additional resource materials:

(1) Mini-book on autism and technology
Kientz, Julie A., et al. "Interactive technologies for autism." Synthesis Lectures on Assistive, Rehabilitative, and Health-Preserving Technologies 2.2 (2013): 1-177.
http://www.morganclaypool.com/doi/abs/10.2200/S00533ED1V01Y201309ARH004
(Available free to GT students.)

(2) Several of our research projects have been commercialized by the company Behavior Imaging Solutions
https://behaviorimaging.com

(3) Nonprofit started by Prof. Abowd in 2008, the Atlanta Autism Consortium
https://www.atlantaautismconsortium.org

9

DL1: Samuel

DL2: David

03/06

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Mobility and Transportation

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH11

SLIDES: Mobility and Transportation [PDF] [Powerpoint]

National Council on Disability (2015) [PDF]

Batterman, J.M., Martin, V.F., Yeung, D., & Walker, B. N. (2017) [PDF]

Wilson, J., Walker, B. N., Lindsay, J., Cambias, C., & Dellaert, F. (2007) [PDF]

DOT Accessibile Transporation page: https://www.transportation.gov/accessibility

RERC on Accessible Public Transportation: http://www.rercapt.org


(See, also: Walker, B. N., & Lindsay, J. (2005) [PDF])

Volkel, T., & Weber, G. (2008) [PDF]

9

03/08

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

9

03/10

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Brad Fain (GTRI)

10

DL1: Phillip

DL2: Reema

03/13

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Computer Use (HCI) & Web Access

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH8, CH 14

For a class activity we would like for the class to download or enable a screen reader on both their laptop and on their smartphone. 

Suggested:
Windows: NVDA with the latest version of Firefox 
https://www.nvaccess.org/download/

Mac OSX: VoiceOver (Command + F5)
https://help.apple.com/voiceover/info/guide/10.12/

iOS: http://help.apple.com/iphone/10/#/iph3e2e415f

Android (May need to download Talkback):
https://support.google.com/accessibility/android/answer/6007100?hl=en

Here is some additional reference material:
http://webaim.org/intro/
https://www.w3.org/wiki/Accessibility_testing
http://accessga.org/wiki/Events/Tools_and_Strategies (especially the handout here: http://accessga.org/wiki/images/4/47/JSylvia_Designing_Websites_All_Users.pdf )

Optional:
http://throup.org.uk/infographic/
http://accessga.org/wiki/Webinars_and_Presentations
https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20/
https://www.w3.org/WAI/intro/aria

Readings:

Waller, A., Hanson, V. L, & Sloan, D. (2009) [PDF]

Yesilada, Y., Brajnik, G., & Harper, S. (2009) [PDF]

Owen, J. M., Petro, J. A., D'Souza, S. M., Rastogi, R., & Pawluk, D. T. V. (2009) [PDF]

Wolpaw, J.R., N. Birbaumer, D. McFarland, G. Pfurtscheller, & T.Vaughan. (2002) [PDF]

Mynatt, E.D. & Weber, G. (1994) [PDF]

Zhu, S., Ma, Y., Feng, J., Sears, A. (2009) [PDF]

10

03/15

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

10

03/17

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Carolyn Phillips (Tools For Life)

11

03/20

M

NO CLASS

GT Spring Break

11

03/22

W

NO CLASS

GT Spring Break

11

03/24

F

NO CLASS

GT Spring Break

12

DL1: Malia

DL2: Diego

03/27

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Work

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH8, CH9, CH12

SLIDES: Assistive Technology At Work [PDF] [Powerpoint]

National Council on Disability (2016) [PDF]

National Council on Disability (2014) [PDF]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) [PDF]

Economic Picture of the Disability Community Project [PDF]

Other references:
Disability Discrimination: https://www.eeoc.gov/laws/types/disability.cfm
JAN Publications: https://askjan.org/pubsandres/list.htm
JAN Webcast about AT: http://webcast.askjan.org/at1/
American Foundation for the Blind. Assistive Technology in the Workplace: http://www.afb.org/info/living-with-vision-loss/for-job-seekers/for-employers/accommodations-for-workers-with-vision-loss/assistive-technology-2870/12345
CATEA Accessible Work Lab: http://www.catea.gatech.edu/work.php
CATEA Assistive Technology by activity: http://atwiki.assistivetech.net/index.php/Category:Job_Search_of_AT_Applications
The controversy of sports technology: a systematic review. Bryce Dyer (2015): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4575312/

National Council on Disability (2011) [PDF]

National Council on Disability (2004) [PDF]

12

03/29

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

12

03/31

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Christopher Lee / John Rempel (AMAC)

13

DL1: Meiling

DL2:

04/03

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: School

Overview

Special Issues

COOK & POLGAR CH18, CH9, CH12

Coleman, M. B., & Cramer, E. S. (2015). [PDF]

VIDEO: "Universal Design for Learning" [YouTube]

VIDEO: "TED Talk: How a blind astronomer found a way to hear the stars " [TED Talk]

Optional:

Hayes, G.R., Kientz, J.A., Truong, K.N., White, D.R., Abowd, G.D. & Pering, T. (2004) [PDF]

Duhaney, L. M. G., & Duhaney, D. C. (2000) [PDF] | [more screen reader friendly PDF]

Walker, B. N., Lindsay, J., & Godfrey, J. (2004) [PDF]

Walker, B. N., & Cothran, J. T. (2003) [PDF]

Kamel, H.M. & Landay, J.A. (2002) [PDF]

Murphy, E., Bates, E., & Fitzpatrick, D. (2010) [PDF]

Lewis, P., Noble, S., & Soiffer, N. (2010) [PDF]

13

04/05

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

13

04/07

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Jon Sanford (CATEA & College of Design)

14

DL1: Lulu

DL2:

04/10

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Health and Monitoring

Overview

Special Issues

SLIDES: AT for Health and Monitoring [PDF]

Liu, L., Stroulia, E., Nikolaidis, I., Miguel-Cruza, A., & Rios Rincon, A. (2016) [PDF]

Ancker, J.S., Witteman, H.O., Hafeez, B., Provencher, T., Van de Graaf, M., & Wei, E. (2015) [PDF]

Hilton, C.L., Cumpata, K., Klohr, C., Gaetke, S., Artner, A., Johnson, H., & Dobbs, S. (2014) [PDF]

Fastco: How Apple made the watch work for wheelchair users

Podcast 18: The woman who didn?t want the pacemaker until she could see the code that controlled it [It?s podcast 18, so navigate down the page to that episode. And it starts at the 9th minute.

Optional:

Jeong, H. Y., & Arriaga, R. I. (2009) [PDF]

Morelli, T., Foley, J., & Folmer, E. (2010) [PDF]

Biemans, M., van Dijk, B., Dadlani, P., van Halteren, A. (2009) [PDF]

14

04/12

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

14

04/14

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Ayanna Howard (GT IRIM & School of Electrical and Computer Engineering)

15

DL1: Anna

DL2:

04/17

M

(Some) Types of Tasks: Entertainment and Leisure

Overview

Special Issues

SLIDES: Assistive Technology in Entertainment [PDF] [TEX files]

Chapdelaine, C. (2010) [PDF]

Allman, T., Dhillon, R., Landau, M. A. E., & Kurniawan, S. H. (2009) [PDF]

Hoey, J., Zutis, K., Leuty, V., & Mihailidis, A. (2010) [PDF]

Sporka, Kurniawan, Mahmud, & Slavik (2006) [PDF]

Yuan, Falmor, & Harris (2011) [PDF]

Optional:

Besio, S. (2004) [PDF]

Gotoh, T., Minamikawa-Tachino, R., Tamura, N. (2008) [PDF]

Westin, Bierre, Gramenos, & Hinn (2011) [PDF]

15

04/19

W

Technologies to Support Them:

Update to latest tech

ALSO: Visitor/demo/activity

Maribeth Coleman & Jeff Wilson (GT IMTC)

15

04/21

F

Visitor/demo/activity

Demo: Anna Kirkpatrick: Custom Assistive Tech to play video games.

16

04/24

M

Visitor/demo/activity

Harley Hamilton (GT Interactive Computing)

ALSO: Last Day of Classes!

16

04/26

W

NO CLASS

GT Reading Day

16

04/28

F

FINAL PRESENTATIONS

Exam Period: Fri 04/28, 11:30am-2:30pm