In a recent single-case study, we showed that a new verbal-instruction system, ensuring the automatic presentation of step instructions, was beneficial for promoting the task performance of a woman with multiple disabilities (including blindness). The present study was aimed at replicating and extending the aforementioned investigation with three…

Enabling persons with intellectual or multiple disabilities to carry out personal care tasks (such as washing and dressing) independent of guidance from parents or staff members and without prolonged interruptions is often difficult, particularly with persons whose disabilities also include visual impairments. Attempts were recently made to curb…

A study involving four adults with multiple disabilities found that they not only could be taught to engage cooperatively in tasks with clearly discriminate response components, but that they preferred forms of cooperative engagement to individual engagement. The need for structured training strategies to teach engagement is stressed. (Contains…