Assisting people with developmental disabilities improve their collaborative pointing efficiency with a Multiple Cursor Automatic Pointing Assistive Program

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 600-607

  Shih, Ching Hsiang ^a   Cheng, Hsiao Fen ^a   Li, Chia Chun ^a   Shih, Ching Tien ^b   Chiang, Ming Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNG FANG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Collaborative pointing; Developmental disabilities; MCAPAP; Mouse driver

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER INTERFACE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EYE HAND COORDINATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; COMPUTER USER TRAINING; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; EDUCATION OF MENTALLY RETARDED; GAMES, EXPERIMENTAL; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; SOFTWARE;

EID: 77949289458     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.12.012     Document Type: Article

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