Enabling two persons with multiple disabilities to access environmental stimuli and ask for social contact through microswitches and a VOCA

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 21-28

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

^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 LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

Author keywords

Microswitches; Multiple disabilities; Social contact; VOCA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROL SYSTEM; DEVICE; DISABILITY; ELECTRONICS; FEMALE; HAND; HEAD MOVEMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MICROPHONE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOUND; TOUCH; VOCALIZATION; VOICE; VOICE OUTPUT COMMUNICATION AID;

ADOLESCENT; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MUSIC; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VIBRATION;

EID: 38749130492     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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