Computer-assisted learning for adults with profound multiple disabilities

Behavioral Interventions

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 25-37

  Holburn, Steve ^a   Nguyen, Dong ^a,b   Vietze, Peter M ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE INSTITUTE FOR BASIC RESEARCH IN DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER; COMPUTER ASSISTED LEARNING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DISABILITY; EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROFOUND MULTIPLE DISABILITY; REACTION TIME; VISUAL INFORMATION;

EID: 1342283110     PISSN: 10720847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bin.147     Document Type: Article

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