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The use of assistive technology for students with disabilities in inclusive education

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Chimicz D.

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tom LXXXI(3)

175-187

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Under Section 5, Subsection 5 of the Regulation of the Minister of National Education of August 9, 2017, on conditions for organizing education and care for children and adolescents with disabilities, children and adolescents who are socially maladjusted, and children and adolescents who are at risk of social maladjustment, children with disabilities are granted equal access to education in mainstream schools as well as to curricula, methods, and organization of instruction that are adapted to their psychophysical abilities and provided within an inclusive education model. Many researchers who analyze the conditions for successful inclusion of students with disabilities in mainstream school argue that assistive technology can help these students overcome a lot of barriers they encounter in inclusive settings, thus giving them a chance of a significantly higher level of academic performance and social functioning. This paper explains what assistive technology is and provides a review of available solutions in the area of technological support for students with visual impairments, hearing impairments, communication disorders, and mobility disabilities. It also analyzes the use of assistive technology in working with students with disabilities in a diverse school setting from the point of view of challenges facing teachers and the whole environment supporting students with disabilities.

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Possibilities of implementing Ambient Assisted Living concept in traffic environment

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Peraković D. , Periša M. , Bukljaš Skočibušić M.

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tom Vol. 8, iss. 1

30--34

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Demographic trends at national levels, caused by the aging of the population, raise the barriers to the possibilities of higher quality of living of the people when their working part of life comes to an end. The contribution to increasing the quality of life can be mostly realized by using customized information-communication solutions and services within the concept of “Ambient Assisted Living” (AAL). The AAL concept uses the advanced available technology to enable new products, services and processes that help ensure higher quality of living for the elderly, the disabled and persons of slow mobility. It also supports enhanced social connectivity, access to the outside world and it should provide inclusion and mobility (autonomy) to all persons. By applying the AAL concept in everyday movements and lives of the users allows the creation of the user base of all relevant information. With synergic action of several technologies the AAL concept becomes even more complex. In order to present this complexity, the paper describes the capabilities of individual technologies depending on the users’ needs, and the models of establishing the possible solutions. The application of the AAL concept in the traffic environment can contribute to significant increase in the quality of life also outside the basic environment (flat, house…). It is necessary to explore also the challenges of the interoperability and the area of coverage of services based in this way because of the sensitivity of the target users to the reliability of the system operation.

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Wózek dźwigniowy dla osób z niepełnosprawnością narządu ruchu – alternatywna forma technologii wspomagającej poruszanie się

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Marszałek J. , Kosmol A. , Mróz A. , Wiszomirska I. , Błażkiewicz M. , Fiok K. , Molik B.

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nr 4(29)

97-109

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Materiał. W badaniu wzięło udział 20 osób z niepełnosprawnością narządu ruchu, na co dzień wykorzystujących wózek inwalidzki do przemieszczania się. Uczestnicy mieli za zadanie poruszać się na wózku inwalidzkim, który można napędzać za pomocą ciągów i za pomocą dźwigni (wózek 2 w 1) na bieżni mechanicznej z prędkością 3,5 km/h oraz 4,5 km/h w ustawieniu bieżni mechanicznej płasko (warunki poruszania się na wózku w terenie płaskim) w czasie 4 minut. Kolejność wyboru pierwszego sposobu napędzania była losowa. Podczas testów badano wskaźniki układu oddechowego, tj. minutowej wentylacji płuc (VE), objętości pochłanianego tlenu (VO2), objętości wydychanego dwutlenku węgla (VCO2) oraz układu krążenia, tj. częstotliwości skurczów serca (HR) za pomocą mobilnego ergospirometru K5 firmy Cosmed i czujnika HR firmy GARMIN. Wyniki. W przypadku poruszania się na bieżni z prędkością 3,5 km/h, jak i 4,5 km/h zaobserwowano istotne statystycznie różnice w parametrach krążeniowo-oddechowych podczas poruszania się na wózku napędzanym za pomocą dźwigni, a na wózku napędzanym za pomocą ciągów. W każdym przypadku wartości parametrów VE, VO2, VCO2 oraz HR były niższe w przypadku poruszania się na wózku napędzanym za pomocą dźwigni (p < 0,05). Podsumowanie. Jazda na wózku napędzanym za pomocą dźwigni o prędkości 3,5 km/h i 4,5 km/h była mniej wymagająca pod względem parametrów krążeniowo-oddechowych niż na wózku napędzanym za pomocą ciągów po powierzchni płaskiej. Wózek dźwigniowy jako technologia wspomagająca poruszanie się może być alternatywą dla wózka z ciągami w życiu codziennym osób z niepełnosprawnością narządu ruchu, w tym także w warunkach naturalnych – środowiskowych. Należy podkreślić, iż konieczna jest kontynuacja badań w kierunku możliwości manewrowania wózkiem dźwigniowym, w tym także konstrukcyjnych w kierunku pełnej oceny tej technologii wspomagającej.

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Background. The aim of this study was to examine differences between lever wheelchair propulsion and handrim wheelchair propulsion on a flat treadmill with different velocity among people with physical impairment. Methods. 20 people with physical impairment, wheelchair users participated in this study. They were asked to move on the wheelchair by levers and by handrims (2 in 1 wheelchair) on the flat treadmill, which was moving with 3.5 km/h and 4.5 km/h for four minutes each drive. Type of pushing was randomly chosen. Minute ventilation (VE), oxygen uptake (VO2), carbon dioxide output (VCO2) as well as heart rate (HR) were observed respectively by ergospirometer K5 Cosmed and by GARMIN sensor. Results. There were significant statistical differences in VE, VO2, VCO2 and HR parameters during lever wheelchair propulsion compare to handrim wheelchair propulsion in each movement on the treadmill (3.5 km/h as well as 4.5 km/h). All measured parameters were lower in lever wheelchair propulsion (p < 0,05). Conclusion. Lever wheelchair propulsion with 3.5 km/h and 4.5 km/h on a flat surface was significantly less demanding in terms of physiological parameters compare to handrim wheelchair propulsion. A lever wheelchair can be easily used as an alternative assistive technology for everyday wheelchair users, also in natural surroundings. There is a need to continue study about lever wheelchair maneuverability as well construction to fully assess this type of wheelchair.