Serious Game to Educate Safe Navigation for People with Disabilities and Raise Awareness of Transportation Barriers for People Without Disabilities: A Case Study of Timor-leste Herl-town Board Game

Thursday, October 30, 2025

10:00 AM - 10:15 AM

Location: Station 2

Non-presenting Author(s)

Alianca fernandes, Bachelor (she/her/hers)

Senior Project Coordinator
Youth for National Development (JDN)

Sangmi Park, PhD

Postdoctoral Associate
University of Pittsburgh
Jorge Candiotti, PhD

Associate professor
Human Engineering Research Laboratories - University of Pittsburgh, Department of Veterans Affairs

Jennifer R. Lauritsen, N/A, Educating young adults through action

Mentor/Advisor
Youth for National Development (JDN)
BM

Bernadette C. McEvoy

Mentor/Advisor
Youth for National Development (JDN)
Rory Cooper, PhD, PLY

Professor
University of Pittsburgh

Upon completion, participant will be able to gain new insights and perspective on the potential of using a physical board game as educational tool.
Upon completion, participant will be able to recognize the effectiveness of using a board game to identifying essential issues faced by people with disabilities (PWDs) navigating within community.
Upon completion, participant will be able to understand the importance of using interactive learning tool to explore small action for change.