El iPad podría ayudar a niños con discapacidad visual

El iPad podría ayudar a mejorar los resultados de las terapias de niños con discapacidad visual cortical (DVC), un trastorno neurológico grave causado por un daño cerebral que les impide interpretar la información visual que reciben, según un trabajo de campo publicado hoy.

La intervención temprana en la vida de los niños que padecen esta discapacidad es fundamental, apuntan los investigadores de la Universidad de Kansas (KU), ya que con las técnicas adecuadas se les puede ayudar a obtener una mejor visión a medida que crecen. El iPad podría tener un papel "crucial" en esta terapia.

Esta discapacidad se puede presentar desde el nacimiento y su gravedad dependerá del tipo de lesión del paciente pero siempre requiere de cuidados específicos y una educación especial.

La doctora Muriel Saunders del Life Span Istitute de la Universidad de Kansas, especializado en pacientes con discapacidades, utilizó las tabletas de Apple en su trabajo terapéutico con un grupo de quince niños y "nos quedamos totalmente sorprendidos", aseguró.

"Cada niño estaba fascinado con el iPad. Los niños que normalmente no ven a la gente, no responden a objetos o responden de una manera muy repetitiva, se quedaron fascinados con el iPad", señaló la doctora, que trabaja con estos niños para ayudarles a desarrollar habilidades del lenguaje.

De momento están utilizando algunas aplicaciones simples para que tocando la pantalla aparezcan sonidos, imágenes y siluetas de colores sobre un fondo blanco.

"Usando el iPad, no sólo pueden interactuar con una pantalla, sino que se les puede enseñar a través de una serie de pasos a controlar las cosas en esa pantalla", señaló la doctora, que ahora busca financiación para hacer una investigación más exhaustiva.

La doctora realizó estas pruebas junto con expertos del Junior Blind of America en Los Ángeles (California), una institución que se dedica a trabajar con niños ciegos. 

Me parece un medida muy buena, usar los ipad para este fin. No solo para navegar en internet o jugar.

Fuente:

http://www.hoytecnologia.com/noticias/iPad-podria-ayudar-ninos/383287

ABC hoy tecnologí.

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