A description of how three occupational therapists train children in using the scanning access technique

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-165

  Jones, Jennifer ^a,b   Stewart, Hugh ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Assistive technology; Children with severe physical disabilities; Occupational therapy; Scanning access technique; Training

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; DEVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TECHNIQUE; TECHNOLOGY; TRAINING;

EID: 4844219899     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2004.00445.x     Document Type: Article

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