Meal-Maker: A virtual meal preparation environment for children with cerebral palsy

European Journal of Special Needs Education

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 323-336

  Kirshner, Sharon ^a   Weiss, Patrice L ^a   Tirosh, Emanuel ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^b BNAI ZION MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cerebral palsy; Function; Gaming; Virtual reality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 80052046181     PISSN: 08856257     EISSN: 1469591X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08856257.2011.593826     Document Type: Article

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