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Currier, Beth A.; Jones, Maria A.; DeGrace, Beth W. – Journal of Early Intervention, 2019
Independent mobility in typically developing infants and young children has been linked to growth in many areas of child development and changes in family behavior and interaction. Research suggests similar benefits in young children with motor disability who use powered mobility. The purpose of this study was to gain an understanding of how…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Young Children, Physical Disabilities, Physical Mobility
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Kamau, Joyce – Journal of Education and Practice, 2017
Children with physical challenges have developmental needs and rights like other children and due to their exceptionality they call for more attention in provision of adequate quality mobility and educational resources to enhance their holistic development. However, it is apparent that provision of resources to children with physical challenges…
Descriptors: Physical Disabilities, Child Development, Foreign Countries, Special Schools
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Rosen, Lauren; Arva, Julianna; Furumasu, Jan; Harris, Michele; Lange, Michelle L.; McCarthy, Elisabeth; Kermoian, Rosanne; Pinkerton, Heather; Plummer, Teresa; Roos, Jodi; Sabet, Andrina; Vander Schaaf, Paula; Wonsettler, Terri – Assistive Technology, 2009
This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors in March 2007, shares typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the use of power wheelchairs for children. It is RESNA's position that age, limited vision or cognition,…
Descriptors: Children, Assistive Technology, Physical Mobility, Attitudes
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Henderson, Stacey; Skelton, Heather; Rosenbaum, Peter – Developmental Medicine & Child Neurology, 2008
Functional impairments can limit a child's ability to participate in the experiences of childhood. This "deprivation" can, in turn, have a negative effect on such children's development, academic performance, and quality of life, as well as on the lives of their caregivers and families. Many adults use assistive devices to overcome functional…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Caregivers, Statistical Analysis, Assistive Technology