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People with cognitive disabilities often have difficulty in the cognitive dimensions of executive function, memory, orientation and attention, visual-spatial processing, sensory-motor processing, language, and emotions. They can gain independence in performing many daily living activities with the help of computer technology. However, a standard computer system does not provide them with the appropriate support they may need. A comprehensive person-centered evaluation is required to assess an individual’s cognitive ability to determine the most appropriate combination of user interface hardware and software. This paper presents a novel architecture for a fuzzy rule-based expert system that can rate cognitive capability of an individual with a cognitive disability for computer access using the WAIS-III intelligence quotient test model.
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Pushchak, T.A., Sasi, S. (2004). Intelligent Model for Rating Cognitive Capability for Computer Access of People with Disabilities. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W.L., Burger, D. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2004. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 3118. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-27817-7_145
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