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What is Computer Program

Chapter 40
Handbook of Research on ICTs for Human-Centered Healthcare and Social Care Services
Set of instructions to be executed by a computer in order to automate a task.
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Enhancing Autonomy in Persons with Intellectual Impairments by Means of ICT Tools
Yolanda de la Fuente (University of Jaén, Spain), Eva Sotomayor (University of Jaén, Spain), Dolores Escarabajal (University of Jaén, Spain), Samuel Romero (University of Granada, Spain), and María del Carmen González (University of Granada, Spain)
Copyright: © 2013 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-3986-7.ch040
Abstract
This chapter presents an experience carried out in an occupational center from the south of Spain, in which a formal research was essayed related to the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) by persons with a variety of intellectual disabilities as a mean for increasing their autonomy in Activities of Daily Living (ADL). An accessible and friendly interface was designed to make the use of the computerized training program as easy and attractive as possible. The use of this program was monitored and the perception of changes in the execution of ADL was rated both by the supervisors at the occupational center and by the families or tutors of the subjects. The authors measured an increase of up to 10% in autonomy in some categories of ADL, proving the free online software they designed for the training program to be effective.
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