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"Let me show you what i want": engaging individuals with cognitive disabilities and their families in design

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CHI EA '07: CHI '07 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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In this paper I describe an ongoing multi-stage, participatory design study with individuals with cognitive disabilities and their family caregivers. I use a technology probe to inspire families to co-design a picture-based remote communication system. The technology platform is a PDA.smart phone. I will present early findings from this study and discuss how it was a successful approach to engage with individuals with significant cognitive disabilities as co-designers of their own technology.

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