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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Chang, Man-Ling; Shih, Ching-Tien – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study assessed whether two persons with multiple disabilities would be able to control environmental stimulation using limb action with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller and a newly developed limb action detection program (LADP, i.e., a new software program that turns a Wii Remote Controller into a precise limb action detector). This study was…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Intervention, Multiple Disabilities, Computer Software
Trief, Ellen; Bruce, Susan M.; Cascella, Paul W. – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2010
Tangible symbols are objects or partial objects that can be physically manipulated and that share a perceptual relationship with what they represent, known as the referent. They make fewer demands on memory and representational ability, making them an appropriate expressive form of communication for individuals with visual impairments and…
Descriptors: Special Education Teachers, Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Augmentative and Alternative Communication
Hostyn, I.; Daelman, M.; Janssen, M. J.; Maes, B. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2010
Background: The dialogical approach of meaning making forms a rich and renewing theoretical perspective to study communication between presymbolic communicators and their interaction partners. The aim of this study is to investigate whether an observation scale based on the dialogical theory, the Scale for Dialogical Meaning Making (S-DMM), has…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Measures (Individuals), Mental Retardation, Severe Disabilities
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Buonocunto, Francesca; Sacco, Valentina; Colonna, Fabio; Navarro, Jorge; Lanzilotti, Crocifissa; Oliva, Doretta; Megna, Gianfranco – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study assessed whether a program based on microswitch and computer technology would enable three post-coma participants (adults) with motor and communication/consciousness impairments to choose among environmental stimuli and request their repetition whenever they so desired. Within each session, 16 stimuli (12 preferred and 4 non-preferred)…
Descriptors: Adults, Neurological Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Assistive Technology
Fodstad, Jill C.; Bamburg, Jay W.; Matson, Johnny L.; Mahan, Sara; Hess, Julie A.; Neal, Daniene; Holloway, Jodie – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Atypical antipsychotic medications are commonly used in large-scale residential care facilities for adults with developmental disabilities. While the benefits of this class of psychotropics are noted, debate exists whether the side effect profile of these medications outweigh their therapeutic benefit, especially in those who use them long-term.…
Descriptors: Mental Retardation, Developmental Disabilities, Physical Disabilities, Neurological Impairments
Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Chiu, Sheng-Kai; Chu, Chiung-Ling; Shih, Ching-Tien; Liao, Yung-Kun; Lin, Chia-Chen – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study evaluated whether two people with multiple disabilities would be able to improve their pointing performance using hand swing with a standard mouse through an Extended Dynamic Pointing Assistive Program (EDPAP) and a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replaces standard mouse driver, and changes a mouse into a precise…
Descriptors: Intervention, Maintenance, Multiple Disabilities, Computers
DePountis, Vicki; Cady, Deborah; Hallak, Tracy – Online Submission, 2013
This conference presentation examines concept development for congenitally blind students. It presents current research on best-practice for teaching this population. Examples of strategies to reinforce understanding of body concepts, spatial awareness, and positional language, while promoting mirroring, self regulation, and purposeful movement to…
Descriptors: Human Body, Multiple Disabilities, Blindness, Congenital Impairments
Jorgensen, Cheryl M.; Lambert, Laurie – International Journal of Whole Schooling, 2012
When students with autism, intellectual, and multiple disabilities are included in general education classes their teachers often struggle with identifying meaningful participation opportunities. Too often students are seated in the back of the room, socially isolated from their classmates, taught primarily by a paraprofessional, and without…
Descriptors: Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Multiple Disabilities, Instructional Development
Ganz, Jennifer B.; Davis, John L.; Lund, Emily M.; Goodwyn, Fara D.; Simpson, Richard L. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
The Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) is a widely used picture/icon aided augmentative communication system designed for learners with autism and other developmental disorders. This meta-analysis analyzes the extant empirical literature for PECS relative to targeted (functional communication) and non-targeted concomitant outcomes…
Descriptors: Participant Characteristics, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Autism
Horn, Eva; Kang, Jean – Topics in Early Childhood Special Education, 2012
Young children with multiple disabilities have unique needs and challenges. Many of these young children struggle to communicate their wants and needs, to freely move their body to access and engage their world, and to learn abstract concepts and ideas. Professionals and families working together must identify the individual supports each child…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Young Children, Early Intervention, Student Needs
Hicks, S. Christy; Bethune, Keri S.; Wood, Charles L.; Cooke, Nancy L.; Mims, Pamela J. – Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 2011
Some students with intellectual disabilities require explicit instruction of language skills, including preposition use; however, little is known about effective ways to teach preposition use to this population. This study examined direct instruction (DI) to teach students to use and respond to prepositions. Results indicated that DI was an…
Descriptors: Direct Instruction, Form Classes (Languages), Mental Retardation, Language Skills
Waninge, A.; Evenhuis, I. J.; van Wijck, R.; van der Schans, C. P. – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2011
Background: The purpose of this study is to describe feasibility and test-retest reliability of the six-minute walking distance test (6MWD) and an adapted shuttle run test (aSRT) in persons with severe intellectual and sensory (multiple) disabilities. Materials and Methods: Forty-seven persons with severe multiple disabilities, with Gross Motor…
Descriptors: Metabolism, Physical Activities, Multiple Disabilities, Classification
Browder, Diane M.; Lee, Angela; Mims, Pam – Education and Training in Autism and Developmental Disabilities, 2011
This study investigated the effects of scripted task analytic lessons with systematic prompting on engagement and comprehension of students with a multiple, severe disability using a multiple probe single case design. Three teachers followed the scripts to include a target student in a story based lesson to increase comprehension and engagement.…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Severe Disabilities, Literacy, Task Analysis
Davis, Mary Jane – ProQuest LLC, 2012
Assistive technology (AT) is defined as any tool that can help integrate students with severe or multiple disabilities (SMD) into learning activities. As mandated by federal law, AT must be considered for all students with disabilities. Educators, however, do not consistently embrace low and mid tech AT devices in reading and the language arts,…
Descriptors: Educational Technology, Assistive Technology, Program Effectiveness, Student Participation
Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Shih, Ching-Tien; Chiang, Ming-Shan – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This study assessed whether two persons with multiple disabilities would be able to control environmental stimulation using body swing (changing standing posture) and a Wii Balance Board with a newly developed standing posture detection program (i.e. a new software program turns a Wii Balance Board into a precise standing posture detector). The…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Intervention, Multiple Disabilities, Computers