The Use of an iPad2 as a Leisure Activity for a Student with Multiple Disabilities

Autor/inn/en	Helps, Dawn H.; Herzberg, Tina S.
Titel	The Use of an iPad2 as a Leisure Activity for a Student with Multiple Disabilities
Quelle	In: Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 107 (2013) 3, S.232-236 (5 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0145-482X
Schlagwörter	Video Technology; Multiple Disabilities; Assistive Technology; Handheld Devices; Technology Uses in Education; Recreational Activities; Accessibility (for Disabled); Case Studies; Preferences; Community Based Instruction (Disabilities); Leisure Education; Skill Development + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Technology enhanced learning; Technology aided learning; Technologieunterstütztes Lernen; Freizeitgestaltung; Accessibility; Zugänglichkeit; Case study; Fallstudie; Case Study; Freizeitpädagogik; Kompetenzentwicklung; Qualifikationsentwicklung
Abstract	Participation in preferred leisure activities is intrinsically motivating and satisfying. Many individuals with and without disabilities enjoy informal leisure activities, such as watching movies, listening to music, shopping, and going out to eat (Dattilo, Estrella, Light, McNaughton, & Seabury, 2008). Sometimes leisure activities are provided to individuals with multiple disabilities without consideration for their preferences. This situation is problematic because preferences are essential to the ability to make choices and include a person's understanding that options exist, a person has certain likes and dislikes, and a person needs to have input about the options (Guess, Benson, & Siegel-Causey, 2008). Technology has been at the forefront of recent research in the field of multiple disabilities. Individuals with and without disabilities use computers and portable media devices to watch movies, play games, take pictures and videos, socialize with others, and much more. Portable media devices with built-in accessibility features can provide independence to all individuals, but especially those with disabilities, that they may not have experienced previously (Shah, 2011). The primary purposes of this case study were to determine preferred activities available on an iPad2 for a young woman, Ariel, who had multiple disabilities, teach her the necessary skills to make choices on the iPad2, make modifications if necessary, and then teach Ariel the skills that are necessary for her to participate in the desired activities as independently as possible. (Contains 1 table.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10