STAR : Social and Technology Action Research Group

Interactive Visual Support Technologies for Autism: vSked, Mocotos, and SenseCam

Project: Visual schedules and choice boards are tools used in current best practices for helping children with autism and other special needs. These non-verbal kids need help communicating their choices, understanding time and activities, and so on. We are working with Windows SmartPhone, Linux small displays, and large touchscreen-enabled platforms to develop solutions that ease […]

Posted in PROJECTS Tagged autism, AutismSpeaks, capture and access, educational technology, NSF, Ubicomp, visual schedules, vSked

NSF Graduate Fellowships Announced

STAR group did really well on the NSF front this year. First year PhD students Meg Cramer and Jed Brubaker won a fellowship and an honorable mention, respectively. STAR alumna, currently a PhD student at CMU, Gabi Marcu was also a winner. More on the fellowship program can be found at: http://www.nsfgrfp.org/ The National Science […]

Posted in NEWS Tagged award, fellowship, NSF

Technology helps teach kids with autism

Informatics assistant professor designs computer devices to aid instruction, record-keeping

Posted in NEWS Tagged assistive technology, educational technology, Mocotos, NSF, vSked

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