2019/11/18 by Misbahu S. Zubair, David J. Brown, Zubair, Misbahu S. +5 · 1 citation
Neuroscience · Social Sciences · #Autism Spectrum Disorder Research #Digital Accessibility for Disabilities #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Human-Computer Interaction (cs.HC) #Tactile and Sensory Interactions
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.1911.07624
openalex publication_date 2019/11/18 · openalex created_date 2022/10/01 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Visual Programming Tools (VPTs) allow users to create interactive media\nprojects such as games and animations using visual representations of\nprogramming concepts. Although VPTs have been shown to have huge potential for\nteaching children with cognitive impairments including those with Autism\nSpectrum Condition (ASC), research has shown that existing VPTs may not be\naccessible to them. Therefore, this study proposes a set of recommendations for\nthe design of accessible VPTs for children with ASC. Recommendations were\ninitially gathered and validated by interviewing experts (n=7). The interviews\nwere thematically analysed to identify recommendations. A second set of\ninterviews with a subset of the initial experts (n=3) was then conducted to\nvalidate the gathered recommendations. An examination of the available\nliterature was then conducted to identify additional recommendations for the\ndesign of VPTs. These recommendations arose from those used for the design of\nother interactive applications for children with ASC (e.g. virtual\nenvironments, serious games) and not identified as part of those the initially\ngathered from interviews. A novel set of recommendations for the design of VPTs\nfor children with ASC and additional cognitive impairments has been defined as\nthe result of this study.\n