Enabling students with multiple disabilities to request and choose among environmental stimuli through microswitch and computer technology

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 50-58

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   Singh, Nirbhay N ^b   O'Reilly, Mark F ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Oliva, Doretta ^e   Baccani, Simona ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Choice; Computer technology; Microswitches; Multiple disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SYSTEM; DECISION MAKING; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FREQUENCY MODULATION; HUMAN; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STUDENT; TECHNOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; DISABLED PERSONS; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 33846187743     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2005.12.001     Document Type: Article

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