Some apps serve as assistive technologies or digital therapeutic tools that can be used by rehabilitation professionals in the motor disability context, bringing benefits to therapists and people with disabilities. However, websites or catalogs do not provide reliable information, easy search, and intuitive access to these apps, causing access information difficulties. Therefore, this work proposes to develop a digital catalog of software focused on motor disability. This work performed a systematic search of websites and catalogs related to motor disability, a systematic search of the apps that the digital catalog would show, and a quality evaluation of selected apps using the Mobile Application Rating Scale tool. The digital catalog was developed with the information obtained in the previous phases combining the Prototyping and User Experience criteria, then assessed by final users, software testers, and a web accessibility evaluation tool. The catalog obtained a satisfactory quality score based on the end-users’ and therapists’ satisfaction when finding technological resources to use in their professional and health-care activities. This research aims to contribute to those interested in developing software for people with disabilities and encouraging them to create and design their implementations based on this study.

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Dyslexia is a relatively common language disorder which is generally ignored in rural communities. It hinders children’s learning processes and, in some cases, is the cause of dropouts or violence in schools. The present work strives to create a web and mobile app as a preliminary step towards the diagnosis and treatment of dyslexic children. Apps providing didactic educational games and activities improve literacy skills for students with reading disabilities. The current work incorporates user experience and prototyping to fulfill app requirements. The authors evaluated the apps with the Mobile App Rating Scale (MARS) tool to assess engagement, functionality, aesthetics, and information. The app’s improvements were immediately implemented and tested in the “Escuela Linea Equinoccial” (Ecuador) school, proving its utility for future use in the education system. The app can be a valuable tool for children with dyslexia to progress successfully through school, raising their self-confidence and, thereby, helping them reach their full potential as adults able to make a positive contribution to society.

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El punto de partida para este trabajo sobre la naturaleza de la demanda del producto de gastronomía turística es la motivación que los turistas tienen para los destinos y experimentar su gastronomía. Con base a este argumento se realiza la investigación en la Ciudad de Baños de Agua Santa, cantón de la Provincia de Tungurahua considerado como uno de los destinos turísticos más visitados en el Ecuador. La investigación se realiza considerando una muestra de turistas a los que se les aplica una encuesta para determinar las motivaciones de su viaje. De igual manera se procede con los restaurantes legalmente registrados a los que se les aplica un instrumento similar con el propósito de conocer la oferta gastronómica. Los resultados obtenidos indican los aspectos relevantes de la situación de la gastronomía en la ciudad de Baños de Agua Santa estableciéndose que es un elemento importante en el entorno y desarrollo de las actividades turísticas como soporte de la operación, presenta una diversidad de comidas nacionales e internacionales buscando satisfacer los requerimientos de los visitantes. Al comparar los resultados obtenidos y realizar un análisis de contraste entre el tipo de turistas y el tipo de gastronomía se establece que, sin embargo de ser la gastronomía un elemento importante que da sostenimiento a la actividad turística de la ciudad, no es un factor determinante como para que los turistas elijan el destino por esta razón. Sin embargo se concluye que la gastronomía manejada de forma adecuada, manteniendo los niveles de calidad de la oferta de platos y la calidad de servicio se constituye en un elemento promocional importante que por sus características de experiencia sensorial es capaz de potenciar el destino.