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Using an Extended Dynamic Drag-and-Drop Assistive Program to Assist People with Multiple Disabilities and Minimal Motor Control to Improve Computer Drag-and-Drop Ability through a Mouse Wheel
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Software technology is adopted by the current research to improve the Drag-and-Drop abilities of two people with multiple disabilities and minimal motor control. This goal was realized through a Dynamic Drag-and-Drop Assistive Program (DDnDAP) in which the complex dragging process is replaced by simply poking the mouse wheel and clicking. However,…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Developmental Disabilities, Psychomotor Skills, Computers
Assisting Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Actively Reduces Limb Hyperactive Behavior with a Nintendo Wii Remote Controller through Controlling Environmental Stimulation
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Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Yeh, Jui-Chi; Shih, Ching-Tien; Chang, Man-Ling – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The latest studies have adopted software technology which turns the Wii Remote Controller into a high-performance limb action detector, we assessed whether two persons with multiple disabilities would be able to control an environmental stimulus through limb action. This study extends the functionality of the Wii Remote Controller to the…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulation, Intervention, Multiple Disabilities
Children Who Are Deaf/Hard of Hearing: State of the Educational Practices. inForum
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Ahearn, Eileen M. – Project Forum, 2011
While it is difficult to identify an exact number of children with hearing impairments, the General Accountability Office and IDEAData.org report that the incidence of children who are deaf or hard of hearing is small, representing about 1% of all identified students with disabilities (GAO, May 2011; IDEAData.org, 2009). Variability in the…
Descriptors: Multiple Disabilities, Partial Hearing, Deafness, Educational Practices