Co-designing assistive tools to support social interactions by individuals living with deafblindness
Companion Publication of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference, 2020•dl.acm.org
Deafblindness is a dual sensory impairment that affects many aspects of life, including
mobility, access to information, communication, and social interactions. Furthermore,
individuals living with deafblindness are under a high risk of social isolation. Therefore, we
identified opportunities for applying assistive tools to support social interactions through co-
ideation activities with members of the deafblind community. This work presents our co-
design approach, lessons learned and directions for designing meaningful assistive tools for …
mobility, access to information, communication, and social interactions. Furthermore,
individuals living with deafblindness are under a high risk of social isolation. Therefore, we
identified opportunities for applying assistive tools to support social interactions through co-
ideation activities with members of the deafblind community. This work presents our co-
design approach, lessons learned and directions for designing meaningful assistive tools for …
Deafblindness is a dual sensory impairment that affects many aspects of life, including mobility, access to information, communication, and social interactions. Furthermore, individuals living with deafblindness are under a high risk of social isolation. Therefore, we identified opportunities for applying assistive tools to support social interactions through co-ideation activities with members of the deafblind community. This work presents our co-design approach, lessons learned and directions for designing meaningful assistive tools for dual sensory loss.
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