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The development of new ICT technologies, like Ambient Intelligence (AmI), and smart homes technologies has been proven to be a key factor to allow people with disabilities gain independency at their homes, vehicle or working environments. The biggest problem that users with disabilities face at the moment of using these technologies is the difficult use of their interfaces. In this paper we present the methodology and implementation used for the development of an interface with smart homes, based on natural language, which provides an easier way, especially for people with physical disabilities and the elderly, to perform the usual tasks at home without the need of a previous learning and complex processes.
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Fernández, M., Montalvá, J.B., Cabrera-Umpierrez, M.F., Arredondo, M.T. (2009). Natural Language Interface for Smart Homes. In: Stephanidis, C. (eds) Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. Intelligent and Ubiquitous Interaction Environments. UAHCI 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5615. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-02710-9_6
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