ERIC Number: EJ1226154
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019
Pages: 10
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All Together Now: A Collaborative Game to Increase Advocacy among Disabled Individuals
Scarlatos, Lori; Engoron, Eric; Block, Pamela; Evans, Cassandra
International Journal of Mobile and Blended Learning, v11 n4 Article 3 p32-41 2019
A common problem for people with disabilities, particularly those who rely on mobility devices, is learning to navigate a new environment. This is especially troublesome for students who are attending a new university and need to figure out how to get from one place to another. All Together Now is a mobile multi-player cooperative game developed for two purposes. First, the game, developed by two computer scientists and a disability studies scholar, is intended to give disabled students a fun way to learn their way around campus, learn how to report accessibility issues on that campus, and make friends with people who have similar disabilities. Second, the game can be used as a way of fostering awareness and advocacy among students without disabilities, by having them work in teams where one member is someone with a disability that causes them to rely on mobility devices. This article describes the implementation of the game within a disability studies course and the results of two pilot tests, with both disabled and non-disabled participants.
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Game Based Learning, Advocacy, Handheld Devices, Campuses, Accessibility (for Disabled), Cooperative Learning, Assistive Technology, Civil Rights Legislation, Federal Legislation, Student Adjustment, College Environment, College Freshmen, Navigation, Computer Interfaces
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