Persons with multiple disabilities accessing stimulation and requesting social contact via microswitch and VOCA devices: New research evaluation and social validation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1084-1094

  Lancioni, Giulio E ^a   O'Reilly, Mark F ^b   Singh, Nirbhay N ^c   Sigafoos, Jeff ^d   Didden, Robert ^e   Oliva, Doretta ^f   Campodonico, Francesca ^f   de Pace, Claudia ^a   Chiapparino, Claudia ^a   Groeneweg, Jop ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c ONE RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^f LEGA F D ORO RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^g LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Microswitch; Multiple disabilities; Social contact; Social validation; VOCA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BLINDNESS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION AID; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SPEECH RECOGNITION SOFTWARE; VOICE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 64849110204     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.03.004     Document Type: Article

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