A new movement detector to enable people with multiple disabilities to control environmental stimulation with hand swing through a commercial mouse

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1196-1202

  Shih, Ching Hsiang ^a   Shih, Ching Tien ^b  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNG FANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Motion detector; Mouse; Multiple disabilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMPUTER MOUSE; DEVICE; DISABILITY; ENVIRONMENT; HAND MOVEMENT; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULATION;

CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMPUTER SYSTEMS; ENVIRONMENT; HAND; HAND STRENGTH; HUMANS; MALE; MENTALLY DISABLED PERSONS; MOVEMENT; PHYSICAL STIMULATION;

EID: 69249220373     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.04.002     Document Type: Article

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