Virtual reality provides leisure time opportunities for young adults with physical and intellectual disabilities

Cyberpsychology and Behavior

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 335-342

  Weiss, Patrice L ^a,b   Bialik, Pnina ^b,c   Kizony, Rachel ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b Mish'aul Center for Augmentative Communication and Assistive Technology   (Israel)

^c Beit Noam Day Center   (Israel)

^d HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^e SHEBA MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DISABILITY; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VIDEORECORDING; VIRTUAL REALITY;

ADULT; DISABLED PERSONS; DOCUMENTATION; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; PILOT PROJECTS; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 0038305756     PISSN: 10949313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/109493103322011650     Document Type: Conference Paper

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