Implementation and educational use of communication devices for persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities

• Project/Area Number: 18680051
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (A)
• Allocation Type: Single-year Grants
• Research Field: Educational technology
• Research Institution: Tokyo Gakugei University
• Principal Investigator: KOBAYASHI Iwao Tokyo Gakugei University, 教育実践研究支援センター, 准教授 (90305300)
• Research Collaborator: NUNOKAWA Hiroshi 岩手県立大学, ソフトウェア情報学部, 教授 (00208274) ; OOE Hirokata 国立精神・神経センタ-病院, 心理指導部, 児童指導員 (40415584)
• Project Period (FY): 2006 – 2008
• Project Status: Completed (Fiscal Year 2008)
• Budget Amount: ¥25,350,000 (Direct Cost: ¥19,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥5,850,000); Fiscal Year 2008: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000); Fiscal Year 2007: ¥7,800,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,800,000); Fiscal Year 2006: ¥9,750,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,250,000)
• Keywords: 重症心身障害児・者 / ヒューマンインタフェース / コミュニケーション / 教育工学 / 情報システム / 教育系心理学 / 情報工学

Research Abstract

反応の乏しい重症心身障害児・者(以下、重症児・者と示す)と教育関係者等がインタラクティブなコミュニケーションを行うためのデバイスについて検討した。反応の分析手法として、重症児・者の教育分野で蓄積のある心拍の活用に着目した。4 つのサブシステムからなるシステムモデルを考案し、それをもとにデバイスの設計構築を行った。実際に重症児・者を対象として利用した結果、デバイスの基礎的な機能の実現が確認された。

Research Products

• [Journal Article] i -HR system: analysis and application of heart rate responses for interaction between individuals with severe motor and intellectual disabilities and others. (2009)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, I., Nunokawa, H., and Ooe, H
  • Journal Title: DVD Proceedings of HCI International 2009, in press
  • Peer Reviewed
• [Journal Article] Assessment of visual acuity in infants with delayed psychomotor development and epilepsy (2006)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, I., Nakagawa, E., Endo, Y., Ooe, H., Okuzumi, H.
  • Journal Title: VISION 18・Supplement Pages: 228-228
• [Journal Article] Vision Assessment using visual behavior of persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities (2006)
  • Author(s): Kobayasni, I., Okuzumi, H., Ooe, H., Kinoshita, S., Nakagawa, E.
  • Journal Title: Abstract of the 9^<th> International Symposium of the Asian Society for Adapted Physical Education and Exercise Pages: 171-171
• [Presentation] Development of a communication system using monitoring of respiratory sinus arrhythmia (RSA) for persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities. (2009)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, I., Ooe, H., and Nunokawa, H.
  • Organizer: The 10th Congress of European Federation for Research in Rehabilitation (EFRR)
  • Place of Presentation: Reval Hotel Latvija, Riga, Latvia
  • Year and Date: 2009-09-10
• [Presentation] 重症心身障害児(者)における療育者の働きかけに対する反応の縦断的分析 (2008)
  • Author(s): 大江啓賢、小林巌
  • Organizer: 日本特殊教育学会第46 回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 米子コンベンションセンターBig Ship
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-21
• [Presentation] 重症心身障害児(者)における療育者の働きかけに対する反応の縦断的分析 (2008)
  • Author(s): 大江啓賢、小林巌
  • Organizer: 日本特殊教育学会第46回大会
  • Place of Presentation: 米子コンベンションセンターBig Ship
  • Year and Date: 2008-09-21
• [Presentation] Visual assessments of persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilities: Relationships among visual assessments, daily behavior and developmental age. (2008)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, I., Okuzumi, H., Ooe, H., Kinoshita, S., and Nakagawa, E.
  • Organizer: he 9th International Conference on Low Vision (Vision 2008)
  • Place of Presentation: Palais des Congres de Montreal, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-10
• [Presentation] Visual assessments of persons with severe motor and intellectual disabilides : Relationships among visual assessments, daily behavior and developmental age (2008)
  • Author(s): Kobayashi, I., Okuzumi, H., Ooe, H., Kinoshita, S., and Nakaga wa, E.
  • Organizer: The 9^<th> International Conference on Low Vision
  • Place of Presentation: Palais des congres de Montreal, Canada
  • Year and Date: 2008-07-10