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What is In-TIC

Chapter 22
Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics
In-TIC (Integration and accessibility of individuals with functional diversity in the use of Information and Communication Technologies) is a software or a support system for the access to and use of ICTs for people with functional diversity, which allows the virtual environment to be personalised and simplified as far as possible using virtual keyboards.
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Experience Using Information and Communication Technologies with Elderly People
Laura Nieto (University of A Coruña, Spain), Betania Groba (University of A Coruña, Spain), and Francisco Servia (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Copyright: © 2011 |Pages: 12
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60566-206-0.ch022
Abstract
The elderly show very low rates of access to and use of the new technologies in comparison with their significant weight in the overall population. It is essential to establish alternatives which respond to their needs and promote the access to and use of ICTs among all citizens on equal conditions. This chapter describes an experiment conducted with new technologies in the Red Cross Elderly Day Care Centre in A Coruña, using the In-TIC software and a specific methodology for intervention with elderly individuals. Three different lines of action were followed: initial evaluation of the users participating in the project; intervention by means of digital literacy and therapeutic stimulation sessions with the ICT; and final re-evaluation and data collection. The results obtained provide proof of an improvement in the users’ cognitive abilities, the acquisition of computer knowledge and skills, and the satisfaction of the elderly with regard to new technologies.
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Experiences using Information and Communication Technologies with Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy
In-TIC (Integration and accessibility of individuals with functional diversity in the use of Information and Communication Technologies) is a software or a support system for the access to and use of ICTs for people with functional diversity, which allows the virtual environment to be personalised and simplified as far as possible using virtual keyboards.
Published in Chapter: Experiences using Information and Communication Technologies with Children Affected by Cerebral Palsy; From: Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics
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