Using Simple Hand-Movement Responses with Optic Microswitches with Two Persons with Multiple Disabilities

Research and Practice for Persons with Severe Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 276-279

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'reilly, Mark F ^c   Oliva, Doretta ^d   Baccani, Simona ^e   Canevaro, Andrea ^e  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

hand movement responses; multiple disabilities; optic microswitches

Indexed keywords

EID: 0036999006     PISSN: 15407969     EISSN: 21692408     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2511/rpsd.27.4.276     Document Type: Article

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