Assistive thinking: um modelo de gerenciamento de requisitos aplicado a tecnologias assistivas educacionais

Abstract

The creation of Assistive Technology (AT) projects, in general is still little spread, the term itself is unknown by the vast majority of people. This is certainly one of the factors contributing to the slow progress in equipment and software creations that help people with disabilities gain more independence in everyday activities. In addition, the lack of diffusion of knowledge in this area also contributes to the presence of primary errors or even many iterations until a satisfactory result is achieved for what Assistive Technology is created. Design Thinking (DT) in a general context arises precisely to assist in the creation of products user centered and with the necessary multidisciplinary technical base that such products demand. Assistive Thinking, the model presented in this work, proposes the use of DT concepts, allied to Requirements Engineering, both applied to Educational Assistive Technology requirements management, since the conception to final approval step of a prototype, bringing together a scalable knowledge base that grows as new projects make use of the model. This article gathers the theoretical foundation used to create Assistive Thinking, explains its steps, and reports the first iteration of its application in a AT project.