The researcher José Cecilio, a specialist in assistive technologies for people with disabilities, developed a calculator adapted to a child with severe motor disabilities, today announced the University of Coimbra.
Scan then passes to be made” within the selected set of keys allowing to reach the desired number “refers UC, now published a memorandum .
So, “by pressing a button, you can access any element of the calculator,” explains the researcher of the Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Coimbra (FCTUC).
although it has the “functionality for users with motor disabilities, the ‘CalcZapper’ retains all the characteristics of a conventional calculator and therefore can be used by any citizen,” says José Cecilio.
The calculator was created following the challenge, in this sense, the FCTUC launched by Cecilia Thomas, a special education teacher of the School Group Anselmo de Andrade – Basic School of 1st cycle (EB1) / Childhood Feliciano Potter Garden, which “accompanies a girl of 8 years old with dyskinetic tetraparesia “(a type of cerebral palsy).
Cecilia Thomas” encouraged the Department of Computer Science “that Faculty to develop” a numerical calculation application for Android (a calculator ) specific to children with severe motor disabilities, “says UC.
The technology is already being used in that grouping of schools in the city of Almada, in Setubal district, leaving the researcher” very happy “because” contribute to the learning of any child is very rewarding, “he explains.
” Science is not tied to the laboratories, and solve real problems and this is a good example of this, “argues Jose Cecilio.
In https://eden.dei.uc.pt/~jcecilio/videos/CalcZapperCompressed.mp4 page is available a descriptive and demonstrative video of the new calculator.
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