Palmtop based system for vocational integration of intellectually disabled people: preliminary definition

Nelson Pacheco da Rocha; Bernardo Cunha; Giulio Lancioni; Mark O'Reilly; Anthony Montgomery; Philip Seedhouse; Fred Furniss; Pedro Morato

Nelson Pacheco da Rocha DETUA/INESC
Bernardo Cunha DETUA/INESC
Giulio Lancioni University of Leiden
Mark O'Reilly University College Dublin
Anthony Montgomery University College Dublin
Philip Seedhouse Arden Computing
Fred Furniss University of Leicester
Pedro Morato Faculdade de Motricidade Humana

Keywords: VICAID, TIDE, Palmtop, People with disabilities

Abstract

VICAID (Vocational Integration through Computer Assistance for Intellectually Disabled People) is a project within the TIDE programme (Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly People) that aims to develop and evaluate a palmtop based system to support people with severe intellectual disabilities to perform complex work routines in integrated work settings. The development of the system will be based in a reference model, which should consider the interrelationships between human factors and technical constraints and possibilities. This paper presents and analyses the set of requirements that is being used for the definition of the reference model.