Assisting People with Multiple Disabilities and Minimal Motor Behavior to Control Environmental Stimulation through a Mouse Wheel

Autor/inn/en	Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Shih, Ching-Tien; Lin, Kun-Tsan; Chiang, Ming-Shan
Titel	Assisting People with Multiple Disabilities and Minimal Motor Behavior to Control Environmental Stimulation through a Mouse Wheel
Quelle	In: Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 30 (2009) 6, S.1413-1419 (7 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0891-4222
DOI	10.1016/j.ridd.2009.07.001
Schlagwörter	Stimulation; Intervention; Multiple Disabilities; Evaluation; Information Technology; Computer Peripherals + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Multiple disability; Mehrfachbehinderung; Evaluierung; Informationstechnologie
Abstract	This study assessed whether two people with profound multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior would be able to control environmental stimulation using thumb poke ability with a mouse wheel and a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replacing standard mouse driver, and turning a mouse into a precise thumb poke detector). The study was carried out according to an ABAB design and included a 2-month post-intervention check. The two people increased significantly in the target response (thumb poke) to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during the B (intervention) phases. This performance was maintained at the post-intervention check. Practical and developmental implications of the findings were discussed. (Contains 3 figures.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10