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Presents some aspects of training computer skills with children with cerebral palsy and problems that occur in countries that use the Cyrillic alphabet and mixed computer keyboards.
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Lost in LettersTemenuzhka Zafirova-Malcheva
[MIE 2013]September 19-21, 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria
Communication
Languages + Writing systems
7105
Living Languages
Most popular writing systems
Latin
Кирилица
الأبجدية العربية
English
Latin alphabet
Users with special needs
Children with Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Children CP&
Cyrillic alphabet
Computers&
Latin alphabet
+
Mixed keyboard
Problems
Mixed keyboard&
Children with CP
=
Children CP&
Mixed keyboard
Me &
Chinese keyboard=
Problems
Two different letters on the same key
Same letters on different keys
Problems
Mirror images of letters
Alternative keyboards
Latin alphabet 26 letters Alternative keyboard 26 keys
Cyrillic alphabet – 30 letters ? Alternative keyboard 26 keys
Solution
Large print colored labels with Cyrillic letters
Method
Keys with same purpose painted in same color
Learning position of lettersin small groups
Adapted standard keyboard
Lost in Letters…Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”Faculty of Mathematics and Informatics
Temenuzhka [email protected]
Doctoral conferencein Mathematics, Informatics
and Education
September 19-21, 2013, Sofia, Bulgaria
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