Title :
A computer-based story builder for children with autism
Author :
Tangming Yuan ; Guoxiang Zhong
Author_Institution :
Comput. Sci. Dept., Univ. of York, York, UK
Abstract :
This paper discusses a story builder shell-a computer system designed to make it easy for parents and carers of young people with autism to write “stories” that might help the people in their care. User centered design was adopted in the development process which involves specialized teachers for autistic children from the local schools at York. The user-based evaluations of the software provide positive evidence for the usability and acceptability of the software and shed light for the future development of such software.
Keywords :
authoring systems; handicapped aids; user centred design; York; autism; autistic children; computer system; computer-based story builder; story builder shell; user centered design; user-based evaluations; Autism; Computers; Educational institutions; Usability; Writing; autism; computer based learning; social stories; story-builder software;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Science and Network Technology (ICCSNT), 2013 3rd International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Dalian
DOI :
10.1109/ICCSNT.2013.6967156
