September 19th is the National Day of the Deafin Argentina more than five million They live with some permanent limitation, whether visual, auditory, motor or cognitive; of these, the 18% faces hearing problems. To improve the communication of deaf children with their families and close environment, the free application has been developed LSA in Family (Argentine Sign Language).
This tool makes it easy to interaction among deaf children, their families, teachers and schoolmates, promoting greater autonomy and independence in their daily lives.
LSA in Family has been created by the DANE Project of the TINC Foundation (Technology for Social Inclusion), a non-profit entity specialized in the development of educational apps for people with intellectual and hearing disabilities, in collaboration with FOUNDER (Foundation of Parents and Relatives of Deaf People for their Integration) and the technology company Global Logic.
LSA in Family It is a digital tool that offers access to the basic signs of Argentine Sign Language (LSA). The app includes more than a thousand videos that show, through images and writing, how to make signs grouped in thematic categories: human body, food, clothing, and so on.
How LSA works in Family
The app receives updates periodic ones in which new signs of the LSA used in our country are added. They have already exceeded the 200 thousand downloads and is available in a free on Android and iOS. “The Communication is essential for the mental health and well-being of people. In hearing families with deaf members, communication is very limited,” he said. Elisa Nudmana psychologist who is part of the DANE Project team.
This project has some 20 active applicationsamong which stands out Emotionallywhich helps people with neurodiversity recognize emotions and communicate better, and How do I pay?which allows people with cognitive difficulties to know which bills to use to pay and how much money they have.
“We put emphasis in achievements rather than errors, we seek simplicity in use, we build recognizable scenarios and characters that reflect everyday life, the illustrations and photographs are realistic and we use neutral language to ensure the Access to the entire Spanish-speaking community“, he explained Pablo FiuzaTINC President and DANE Project Director.
The development of the applications Emotionally and How I Pay
Emotionally
It is an application launched in 2022 and designed to teach people with neurodiversity to identify and understand six main emotions: joy, fear, sadness, disgust, surprise and anger. With a simple interface, users select an emotion and explore its description, associated physical manifestations and facial expressions that characterize it.
He main objective is that they can relate these emotions to everyday situations, promoting the development of empathy and a better understanding of what others feel. At the end of each work with each emotion, the app offers suggestions to share the mood with others.
It is designed for users of all ages and has special features that facilitate connection with this population, such as drawings, real photos, audios and capital letters. Since its launch, it has had 8,000 downloads by Spanish users from Argentina, Spain, Mexico and Chile, available for free free for Android devices.
How do I pay?
It is a proposal designed for people with cognitive disability and/or older adults who offer support in the money managementproviding suggestions on which bills to use and how much they have available. It can also function as a virtual wallet and a tool to manage savings.
People with intellectual disabilities may present difficulties In mathematical reasoning, this leads to difficulty in recognizing, discriminating and handling coins and bills, and in determining the quantities they represent.
It has three main functions: Your Walletallows you to record the amount of bills and coins available in a virtual wallet for immediate use; Your Savingsusers can register the money they want to save in a virtual piggy bank; and My Wishesallows you to create a list of desired products, enter their price and perform an automatic calculation to determine whether the available money is sufficient or if you need to save more.
In addition, the option Buy with Walletallows the user to simulate a purchase, where the application suggests which bills to use and calculates the change that would be received if necessary. This tool It is useful not only for people with intellectual disabilities, but also for those who have difficulty recognizing the value of banknotes. The app is available exclusively for Android and since its launch it has achieved 1,600 downloads.
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LSA in Family
The role of DANE Project and TINC
He DANE Project It is an initiative that brings together programmers, developers, education professionals, psychologists, occupational therapists and NGOs to develop free mobile applications aimed at people with disability.
It is one of the three projects of the TINC Foundationa non-profit organization that works with universities, NGOs, and private companies to develop inclusive technologies, founded by professionals in the areas of technology and education.
At TINC they promote technological projects that offer a concrete response to the needs of people with disabilities, and other vulnerable sectors, in order to improve their social integration and quality of lifeThey carry out their own projects or others that are coordinated with various social actors.
Source: Ambito
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