Name Bart Hengeveld
Advisors Kees Overbeeke, Jan de Moor, Caroline Hummels

Young children with multiple disabilities (e.g., both cognitive and motor disabilities) are confronted with severe limitations in language development from birth and later on. Stimulating the adult-child communication can decrease these limitations. Within LinguaBytes, a three-year research program, we try to stimulate language development by developing an interactive and adaptive play and learning environment, incorporating tangible objects and multimedia content, based on interactive storytelling and anchored instruction.
The development of a product for such a heterogeneous user group presents substantial challenges. We use a Research-through-Design method, that is, an iterative process of developing subsequent experiential prototypes and then testing them in real-life settings.

LinguaBytes is a collaboration between Eindhoven University of Technology, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen and Viataal R&D Nijmegen
Funded by: Dr. W.M. Phelps-Stichting voor Spastici, Stichting VSB-Fonds, SKAN Fonds, Nederlandse Stichting voor het Gehandicapte Kind, Nationaal Revalidatie Fonds, Stichting Kinderpostzegels Nederland, Johanna Kinderfonds, Stichting Bio-Kinderrevalidatie.