In face-to-face social interactions, blind and visually impaired persons (VIPs) lack access to nonverbal cues like facial expressions, body posture, and gestures, which may lead to impaired interpersonal communication. In this study, a wearable sensory substitution device (SSD) consisting of a head mounted …

OBJECTIVES: Children diagnosed with auditory processing disorders (APD) experience difficulties in auditory functioning and with memory, attention, language, and reading tasks. However, it is not clear whether the behavioral characteristics of these children are distinctive from the behavioral characteristics …

This chapter considers the use of haptics for learning fundamental rhythm skills, including skills that depend on multi-limb coordination. Different sensory modalities have different strengths and weaknesses for the development of skills related to rhythm. For example, vision has low temporal resolution …

Current models of brain function indicate that sensory input is not only processed in two anatomically and functionally separate pathways, but that perception is the product of a predicting brain and not purely a representation of the input to which it has access. Sensory modalities are furthermore intertwined, …

Study Design Controlled laboratory study. Background Chronic whiplash-associated disorder (WAD) is an important health issue associated with poor recovery outcomes. Sensorimotor incongruence (SMI), defined as a mismatch between the efference copy in the brain and afferent sensory feedback from the …

De aanleiding voor het onderzoek is de eerste ruwe opzet voor het RAAK project “ervaar mijn autisme”. Binnen dit project wil men een interactieve simulatieruimte ontwikkelen waarin de sensorische ervaringen van iemand met autisme worden nagebootst. Dit zodat een neurotypical (persoon zonder autisme) …

In dit document bevindt zich de theoretische onderbouwing van het Research report ‘The use of Sensory Integration for children with Cerebral Palsy in Bali’. In dit rapport staan de onderbouwingen beschreven over keuzes welke in het Research report terug te vinden zijn. Er wordt beschreven welke procesmatige …

from the article: ABSTRACT Participatory Design has developed methods that empower people with impairments to actively take part in the design process. Many designed artifacts for this target group likewise aim to empower their users in daily life. In this workshop, we share and relate best practices …

Waar moet een beeldende interventie aan voldoen om aan te sluiten op de behoefte van cliënten met Multiple Sclerose in de leeftijdscategorie van 20 t/m 60 jaar, die vanuit de extramurale zorg worden aangemeld bij Siza te Arnhem. Om aan te sluiten op de behoeften van mensen met de ziekte Multiple Sclerose …