September 20, 2006
Melissa Dawe
Co-creating an Assistive
Mobile Communication System
Abstract
Melissa Dawe will present her experiences
and work-in-progress co-creating an assistive mobile communication device (technically
a PDA-based cell phone) with families of an individual with cognitive disabilities.
Melissa is in the process of conducting an eight week field trial in which a
young woman with cognitive disabilities has been using a custom-designed communication
device to communicate daily with friends and family. The field trial also includes
design and reflection activities with the family through which the device has
evolved through use.
Melissa will discuss theoretical as well as very practical issues conducting
an extended field trial with users in "the real world," analyzing
the resulting data, and creating an environment in which users are empowered
to be designers.
Melissa is in the final stages of her Ph.D. research; she is part of the CLever
research group in L3D.
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