Persons with multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior using small forehead movements and new microswitch technology to control environmental stimuli

Perceptual and Motor Skills

Volumn 104, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 870-878

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Dioden, Robert ^e   Oliva, Doretta ^f   Montironi, Gianluigi ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; ELECTRONICS; FOREHEAD; FUNCTIONS OF THE SKIN AND ITS APPENDAGES; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SELF HELP;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED PERSONS; ELECTRONICS, MEDICAL; FOREHEAD; HUMANS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; MOVEMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SKIN PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 34547320405     PISSN: 00315125     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/PMS.104.3.870-878     Document Type: Article

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