Improving the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Dynamic Feedback Signal Set (DyFSS): Increasing Accessibility for the Neurodiverse

Improving the Graphical User Interface (GUI) for the Dynamic Feedback Signal Set (DyFSS): Increasing Accessibility for the Neurodiverse

Rochester Institute of Technology

Peripheral biofeedback is an explicit learning tool

that allows for real-time evaluation and control of physiological

proxies by means of computerized signals. Its integration into

health practice allows users to calibrate self-awareness and self regulation

then apply these skills to everyday life. People with

neurodevelopmental differences encounter limitations when

using commercially available clinical biofeedback due to

variation in their autonomic response. Principles of Universal

Design dictate that biofeedback inputs and displays allow

effective access and benefit for as many individuals as possible.

Our Dynamic Feedback Signal Set (DyFSS, nonprovisional

patent-in-process) algorithm adjusts signal processing by

dynamically weighting feedback signals to the best abilities of the

user, increasing the efficacy of biofeedback for the neurodiverse.

The software includes an interactive graphical tutorial and quiz,

a variety of graphical user interfaces to honor individual

preferences and abilities, and a game that can be played by blind

and hard of hearing individuals alike.