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New Friends The 1st International Conference on Social Robots in Therapy and Education

October 22-23, 2015 in Almere, the Netherlands

Play for children with

disabilitiesNetwork addressing technology

Outline

01Rationale

01Rationale

02Organisa

tion

02Organisa

tion

03Objectives

03Objectives

04Database

04Database

06Value

06Value

07Join us

07Join us

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Rationale

LUDI: play for children with disabilities

• Play is the most important engine of the child’s development

• Play is also the most important context to establish friendships, for social inclusion

• The right to be able to engage in play (Art 31 UN convention of the rights of the child)

• Children although they have some kind of disability, they remain undoubtedly, first of all, children

• There is no reason that in this case play can be considered less important than for other children

But…

• Children with disabilities experience more problems in engaging in play.

• But they have the same needs as their typically developing peers

• Professionals are mainly interested in addressing educational and therapeutic objectives and use play as a mean

• Often the parents are worried, anxious and are not able to play with them the children


LUDI organisation

[email protected] 7 Play for Children with Disabilities

The longest-running European framework supporting trans-national cooperation

COST does not fund research itself, but provides support for networking activities

COoperation in Science and Technology


Developing guidelines

Developing

Collecting

LUDIInterdisci plinary

Disseminationthe best practices emerging from the joint effort of researchers, practitioners and users.

Developingnew knowledge related to settings, tools and methodologies associated with the play of children with disabilities

Collecting & systematizingall existing competences and skills: educational researches, clinical initiatives, know-how of resources centers and users’ associations

LUDI COST action TD 13092014-2018

Over 80 researchers and practitioners from 28 countries

Connected by International Play Association, International Council of children’s play

Organisation

Best practices


Objectives


+ 4 novel research areas

Tools and technologies for

the play of children with disabilities

Contexts for the play of children with disabilities

Methods, tools and frameworks

for the development of the children with disabilities’ play

Children’s play in relation to the

types of impairments

WG1 WG2

WG3WG4


Theoretical models describing play development of children with disabilities.Theoretical models for the evaluation of the play of children with disabilities.

WG 1Repertoire of play systems and tools for evaluating the usability and accessibility of the toys and technologiesGuidelines for evaluating the accessibility and usability. Standard rules for the design and development of technological products and toys

A repertoire of playing experiences with children with disabilities

Models for intervention and support of play development of the child with disabilities in inclusive contexts.

WG 3 How are users involved?

A training model to support the play of children with disabilities in inclusive contexts and on strategies of intervention

WG 4WG 2

LUDI objectives

LUDI Classification of Types of Play

Cognitive dimension

Social dimension

Practice Solitary

Symbolic Parallel

Constructive

Associative

Games with rules

(including videogames)

Cooperative


LUDI’s database

Child(ren)

LUDI’s database

Technology

Environ ment

The play experience of children with disabilities

With low or high technological objects, with (adapted) toys or environment for play.

Data from intervention and research

Exemplary

Play experience


Usability

Accessibility

Outcomes (effectiveness)

Also data about


Future plans…

Describing recommendations, developing guidelines

for development and design of tools and technology

for assessing usability and accessibility


Examples of research:

Using an Ipad under the age of 3

Using KASPAR with children aged 2-6 in a nursery for children with ASD


.

Example: an intervention with a child

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Example: “The playground gang” in the Netherlands

Initiative of NSGK, Dutch client organisation for children with disabilities


Value of database


Inspiration for parents,professionals, researchers, and designers

foster discussion andcooperation

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Rounding up….

Enabling play for children with disabilities

1 + 1 can be 3

Invitation for adding your data to LUDI’s database at http://ludi.utad.pt/ http://ludi.utad.pt/

Play for the sake of play

http://ludi.utad.pt/




With a lot of appreciation to Diogo Pires de Azevedo and Tânia Rocha from Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Vila Real in Portugal, for constructing the database

Thanks to Marco Carnesecchi, University of valle d'Aosta in Italy, and Andrea Bonarini, Politecnico di Milano in Italy for their support.


Questions, comments,….

Leaflet of LUDI network and LUDI database availableWebsite LUDI www.ludi-network.eu LUDI database http://ludi.utad.pt/

Thank you very much!Rianne Jansens , Serenella Besio, Pedro Encarnação

Rianne Jansens , Serenella Besio, Pedro Encarnação Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Centre of Expertise for Innovative Care and Technology, Heerlen, the

Netherlands

Department of Social Sciences and Humanities, University of Aosta Valle, Italy

UCP – Católica Lisbon School of Business & Economics, Portugal

[email protected]


References

Crawford, S. K., Stafford, K. N., Philips, S. M., Scott, K. J., & Tucker, P. (2014). Strategies for inclusion in play among children with physical disabilities in childcare centers: An integrative review. Physical & Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics, 34(4), 404-423. Howard, J., & McInnes, K. (2012). The impact of children's perception of an activity as play rather than not play on emotional well-being. Child: care, health and development, 39(5), 737-742. Levac, D., Rivard, L., & Missiuna, C. (2012). Defining the active ingredients of interactive computer play interventions for children with neuromotor impairments: A scoping review. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33(2012), 214-223LUDI Memorandum of Understanding COST action TD1309 d.d. 23-11-2013. Retrievable via www.ludi-network.euThe playground gang at www.speeltuinbende.nl

PicturesKids apps http://assets.ilounge.com/images/uploads/app-store-guidelines-kids-apps.pngGraph ToP https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e5/bb/3e/e5bb3e6aba329168134b35912d899c4d.jpg Slide 20 girl lying on belly playing domino Designer toy: Kristel Laurits Photographer: Ružena VakulenkoOther pictures free available or personal collection

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