DocumentCode :
3400690
Title :
A literature review on the use of inclusive mobile devices by people with disabilities with particular reference to educational uses in the countries of the cooperation council of the Arab states of the Gulf (GCC)
Author :
Hayhoe, Simon
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Comput. & Inf. Syst./Educ., Sharjah Higher Colleges of Technol., Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
fYear :
2013
fDate :
11-12 Dec. 2013
Firstpage :
5
Lastpage :
10
Abstract :
This article presents a grounded methodology literature review on the use of mobile devices by people with disabilities. In this article, inclusion in technology is defined and discussed. It is found that little literature is available on the inclusive use of mobile devices in the GCC, eventhough these technologies are in widespread use in this region. There is however a growing body of literature from Western countries on the use of mobile devices with disabled students; this shows a cultural bias towards the West for the development of theory. The study concludes that more cultural context is needed in researching mobile technologies with disabled students.
Keywords :
computer aided instruction; cultural aspects; handicapped aids; human computer interaction; mobile computing; Cooperation Council of the Arab states of the Gulf; GCC; Western countries; cultural bias; cultural context; disabled students; educational uses; grounded methodology literature review; inclusive mobile device usage; people-with-disabilities; theory development; Computers; Arabs; GCC; accessible technology; disability; education; grounded theory; impairment; inclusion; m-learning; mobile computing; mobile devices; tablets; technological inclusion;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Current Trends in Information Technology (CTIT), 2013 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dubai
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/CTIT.2013.6749469
Filename :
6749469
Link To Document :
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