Assisting people with multiple disabilities by actively keeping the head in an upright position with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller through the control of an environmental stimulation

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 2005-2010

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

^a NATIONAL DONG HWA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TUNG FANG DESIGN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

AHPCP; Multiple disabilities; Wii Remote Controller

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; BODY POSTURE; CASE REPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; HEAD POSITION; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LEG MOVEMENT; QUADRIPLEGIA; SENSOR; STANDING; STIMULATION; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ADOLESCENT; CEREBRAL PALSY; COMPUTER PERIPHERALS; DISABLED PERSONS; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; MALE; POSTURE; QUADRIPLEGIA; SOFTWARE; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 79958247174     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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