The Evaluation and Development of Multimedia Software for Obtaining Information on Technical Aids for the Disabled.

• TAKAMI Masatoshi

  Kakeyu Rehabilitation Research Institute

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• マルチメディアを使った福祉機器情報提供ソフトの開発とその評価
• マルチメディア オ ツカッタ フクシ キキ ジョウホウ テイキョウ ソフト ノ カイハツ ト ソノ ヒョウカ

Abstract

It has been widely recognized that technical aids for physically challenged people could lead them to self-support and protect the health of care workers. However, an enormous amount of technical aids now available makes difficult to select optimal technical equipment and diversity in disability requires much effort for adaptation. Furthermore, it is difficult for differently abled people to get the necessary information on technical aids.<BR>In order to improve this situation, we developed a new software to offer information on technical aids. This software consists of multimedia data and an interactive diagnosis system to search the data. Accordingly, the user can quickly get access to necessary information and easily understand the characteristics of the technical aids and their usage. Moreover, it is easy to carry or distribute the software, because this was written on a compact disk.<BR>This software was used in lecture and in practical exercise courses to understand the technical aids, and then the impressions of lecturers on this software were obtained by means of questionnaires.Their evaluations were as follows. It has sufficient retrieval utility and easiness to understand how to manipulate it. Lack of experience handling the technical aids was partly covered because of the video movies attacked. It was also found that this software was more effective in self-training courses than in lectures. There were two requirements. One was to improve quality of pictures. We will continue to refine the multimedia data. The other was to try to get a priced catalogue of products on the market. This problem will be solved through linking the data file to home pages of merchandise on the Internet.<BR>From the above we believe this software will certainly play an important role in solving the deficit in information.

Journal

• JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE

  JOURNAL OF THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE 49 (2), 86-97, 2000

  THE JAPANESE ASSOCIATION OF RURAL MEDICINE

Keywords

• 福祉機器
• 福祉機器情報
• CAI
• マルチメディア
• ソフトウエア

Details

• CRID: 1390282679888216320
• NII Article ID: 130004384607
• NII Article ID: 10030910032
• NII Book ID: AN00196216
• DOI: 10.2185/jjrm.49.86
• ISSN: 13497421
• ISSN: 04682513
• NDL BIB ID: 5472012
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/5472012
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• Text Lang: ja
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