Help Shape New Technology for Children with Cerebral Palsy 🌟

Lucy_Scope · February 24

We are looking for children with Cerebral Palsy, and their parents, to take part in a PhD research project. Your experiences will help us design better technology to support children with CP.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iU8s4JC7F_0

What You Will Do

You and your child will join creative online sessions. These sessions are relaxed and activity‑based. You will be asked to share your experiences and ideas.

Who Can Take Part

Children aged 7 to 16
Diagnosed with cerebral palsy
Able to read and speak English
Able to use a computer with internet access

Who Cannot Take Part

Children younger than 7 or older than 16
Children who are not fluent in English
Children who cannot take part in simple activities because of significant cognitive impairments

Payment

Children who complete all five sessions will receive £100.

Interested?

Contact Ursula Ankeny at U.Ankeny@shu .ac.uk

forgoodnesssake · February 28

Hmm…this will then preclude all but those with the mildest CP since very many young people with CP have some level of speech impairment and similarly many, unfortunately, are not literate certainly by the age of 7, if they have a significant impairment (and "normal" cognition) but use AAC or similar. Also many will have some level of fine motor control issues which really affect computer access unless suitable access methods/AT have been provided…which in so many cases they are not. So being unable to take part in "simple activities" may well be nothing to do with cognitive impairment, but for physical reasons and lack of proper educational support, reasons.