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Eye-Gaze Assistive Technology for Students with Severe Motor and Communication Difficulties — Chang Gung University's Taiwan Feasibility Studies

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Evidence: Observational / pre–post Top 8% 73/100 · Ask Evidence Copilot about this practice

Chang Gung University ran Taiwan's first feasibility and efficacy studies of eye-gaze assistive technology for children with severe motor and communication difficulties, finding real gains in computer participation but flagging Taiwan's early implementation stage.

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Participants, 2022 multiple-baseline study (2022)
16 supporting 5 students
Adults supporting students, 2023 feasibility study (2023)
Eye-Gaze Assistive Technology for Students with Severe Motor and Communication Difficulties — Chang Gung University's Taiwan Feasibility Studies

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Promoter
Chang Gung University / Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, with Jönköping University and Stockholm University
Period
2019–2023 (studies); published in peer-reviewed journals 2022–2023
Keywords
assistive technology, eye-gaze, augmentative and alternative communication, cerebral palsy, complex communication needs

Context

Researchers at Chang Gung University/Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, with Jonkoping University and Stockholm University, studied eye-gaze assistive technology enabling computer control via eye movement for children with severe motor and communication difficulties in Taiwan, where rollout of the technology was still at an early stage.

Results

A 2022 study (Disability and Rehabilitation) used a multiple-baseline design across 4 participants aged 3-6 and found increased participation in computer activities. A 2023 feasibility study (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) surveyed 16 teachers/parents/therapists supporting 5 students after a six-month intervention: participants perceived genuine gains in interaction and communication, but identified barriers including the need for portable systems and a lack of in-service training and equipment-loan support.

Conclusions

Both studies are small-sample and Taiwan-specific rather than large controlled trials, but represent one of the few peer-reviewed, non-Western evidence bases for eye-gaze AAC technology in schools.

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