A Portable Control Device for Promoting Independent Indoor Travel by Persons with Severe Multiple Disabilities.

Lancioni, G. E.; Oliva, D.; Bracalente, S.

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ERIC Number: EJ565161

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1998

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A Portable Control Device for Promoting Independent Indoor Travel by Persons with Severe Multiple Disabilities.

Lancioni, G. E.; Oliva, D.; Bracalente, S.

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, v92 n1 p63-70 Jan 1998

A portable control device linked via radio to acoustic sources was used for prompting independent travel and activity in two adolescents with severe multiple disabilities. The device allowed the subjects to enter activity destinations with a simple, standard response, which activated acoustic sources that indicated the way to each destination. (Author/CR)

Descriptors: Accessibility (for Disabled), Adolescents, Electronic Equipment, Mobility Aids, Multiple Disabilities, Radio, Travel, Visual Impairments, Visually Impaired Mobility

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research

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Language: English

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