Title of Poster / Presentation
Presentation Type
Oral Presentation
Start Date
10-5-2017 9:00 AM
End Date
10-5-2017 11:00 AM
Subjects
Self-help devices for people with disabilities -- Effect on children's reading comprehension, Publishers and publishing -- United States -- Technological innovations, Children -- Books and reading
Abstract
This paper explores how the print publishing industry has developed to include and assist children with cognitive impairments. It analyzes the ways in which assistive technology and the digital market (i.e. ebooks) have promoted reading comprehension amongst this population, and discusses what further developments are in the works in regards to cognitive reading enhancements. Finally, it explores the areas in which this development is still limited and provides potential, attainable solutions.
Persistent Identifier
http://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/20064
Included in
Communication Technology and New Media Commons, Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons
Assistive Technology for the Cognitively Impaired: A Study of Literacy, Comprehension, and the Print Publishing Industry
This paper explores how the print publishing industry has developed to include and assist children with cognitive impairments. It analyzes the ways in which assistive technology and the digital market (i.e. ebooks) have promoted reading comprehension amongst this population, and discusses what further developments are in the works in regards to cognitive reading enhancements. Finally, it explores the areas in which this development is still limited and provides potential, attainable solutions.