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Automatic Assistance to Help Disabled Students Feel Welcomed in Their Early Days at the University

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HCI International 2023 Posters (HCII 2023)

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Abstract

In recent times, disabled, incoming, and Erasmus students have encountered challenges in their initial days at the University. These challenges often stem from communication or assistance difficulties, necessitating new solutions to aid them. InDoor Mapping is one such solution; it is an assistive technology that serves as a guide and navigation system for students to navigate through the ISEP school premises. The app is powered by beacons, and it displays different routes and accessible points, carefully customized to the users’ requirements. The application provides vital information such as wheelchair access ramps or elevators to the users. Ultimately, this is a fresh inclusion and accessibility solution that assists in welcoming and aiding all students.

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Acknowledgments

This work is being developed at the research group GILT – Games, Interaction and Learning Technologies from the Polytechnic Institute of Porto, with the support of FCT/MCTES Financiamento Plurianual Base da Unidade (UIDB/05627/2020).

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  1. Porto School of Engineering, Rua Dr. António Bernardino de Almeida, 431, 4249-015, Porto, Portugal

    Paula Escudeiro, Márcia Campos Gouveia & Nuno Escudeiro

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Escudeiro, P., Gouveia, M.C., Escudeiro, N. (2023). Automatic Assistance to Help Disabled Students Feel Welcomed in Their Early Days at the University. In: Stephanidis, C., Antona, M., Ntoa, S., Salvendy, G. (eds) HCI International 2023 Posters. HCII 2023. Communications in Computer and Information Science, vol 1833. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35992-7_37

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