Performance investigation of a head-operated device and expanded membrane cursor keys in a target acquisition task

Technology and Disability

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 173-183

  Capilouto, Gilson J ^a   Higginbotham, D Jeffery ^b   McClenaghan, Bruce ^c   Williams, Harriet G ^c   Dickerson, John ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Computer access; Mouse emulation; Severe disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEARNING; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NORMAL HUMAN; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME;

EID: 24144431684     PISSN: 10554181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/tad-2005-17305     Document Type: Article

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