Use of microswitch technology and a keyboard emulator to support literacy performance of persons with extensive neuro-motor disabilities

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 248-257

  Lancioni, Giulio ^a   O'Reilly, Mark ^b   Singh, Nirbhay ^c   Green, Vanessa ^d   Chiapparino, Claudia ^a   De Pace, Claudia ^a   Alberti, Gloria ^e   Stasolla, Fabrizio ^e  

^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 Lega F D'Oro Research Centre   (Italy)

Author keywords

microswitch technology; neuro motor disabilities; scanning keyboard emulator; sliding hand response; vocalization; writing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; HUMAN; KEYBOARD EMULATOR; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY; MICROSWITCH TECHNOLOGY; MOTOR NEURON DISABILITY; MOTOR NEURON DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; WRITING; ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMMUNICATION AID; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

ATAXIA; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; WRITING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954786483     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2010.485596     Document Type: Article

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