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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
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Shih, Chia-Ju; Shih, Ching-Tien – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The latest researches have adopted software technology by applying the Nintendo Wii Remote Controller to the correction of hyperactive limb behavior. This study extended Wii Remote Controller functionality for improper head position (posture) correction (i.e. actively adjusting abnormal head posture) to assess whether two people with multiple…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Stimulation, Intervention, Human Posture
Evaluating and Stimulating Vision in the Multiply Impaired.
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Jose, Randall T.; And Others – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1980
Techniques for evaluating the multiply impaired child's functional level of vision are described and a sequence of visual stimulation instruction for children with visual impairments is presented. (PHR)
Descriptors: Children, Evaluation Methods, Multiple Disabilities, Observation
A Social Validation Assessment of the Use of Microswitches with Persons with Multiple Disabilities.
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Oliva, Doretta; Marziani, Monia; Groeneweg, Jop – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
This study examined the social validation of using microswitches versus interaction/stimulation conditions with persons with multiple disabilities. Teacher-assistant trainees and rehabilitation staff (n=72) were shown videotapes comparing the two methods and then scored both approaches. The microswitch condition was viewed as generally more…
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Impact of Stimulation versus Microswitch-based Programs on Indices of Happiness of People with Profound Multiple Disabilities.
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Oliva, Doretta; Groeneweg, Jop – Research in Developmental Disabilities, 2002
A study assessed whether the impact of a microswitch-based program on indices of happiness would be comparable with that of a stimulation program on three persons with profound multiple disabilities. The microswitch-based program produced increases that were fairly clear for two participants and quite modest for the third. (Contains references.)…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Communication Aids (for Disabled), Electrical Stimuli
Naturalistic Assessment Leading to Effective Treatment of Self-Injury in a Young Boy with Multiple Disabilities.
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Sigafoos, Jeff; And Others – Education and Treatment of Children, 1996
A naturalistic assessment of self-injurious behavior in an 11-year-old boy with multiple disabilities, including severe mental retardation, found that the boy's self-injury was occasioned by low attention and low stimulation and maintained by tangible and social reinforcement. Naturalistic assessment effectively guided the selection of behavioral…
Descriptors: Behavior Modification, Behavior Problems, Case Studies, Children