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Designing technologies with children with special needs: Children in the Centre (CiC) framework

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Eija Kärnä,

Jussi Nuutinen,

Kaisa Pihlainen-Bednarik,

Virpi VellonenAuthors Info & Claims

IDC '10: Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Interaction Design and Children

Pages 218 - 221

https://doi.org/10.1145/1810543.1810575

Published: 09 June 2010 Publication History

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The Children in the Centre (CiC) framework, introduced in this paper, facilitates successful multidisciplinary research and design collaboration in computer science and special education with partners in non-academic contexts. The CiC framework emphasizes the active role of children and their families in the research and design processes. Practical tips for including children with special needs in the design and development of technologies are also described.

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DOI:10.1145/1810543

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