NotesFAQContact Us
Collection
Advanced
Search Tips
Showing all 4 results Save | Export
Enabling People with Developmental Disabilities to Actively Follow Simple Instructions and Perform Designated Physical Activities According to Simple Instructions with Nintendo Wii Balance Boards by Controlling Environmental Stimulation
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Shih, Ching-Hsiang; Chung, Chiao-Chen; Shih, Ching-Tien; Chen, Ling-Che – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The latest researches have adopted software technology turning the Nintendo Wii Balance Board into a high performance standing location detector. This study extended Wii Balance Board functionality to assess whether two people with developmental disabilities would be able to actively perform designated physical activities according to simple…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Physical Activities, Developmental Disabilities, Computer Software
An Overview of Intervention Options for Promoting Adaptive Behavior of Persons with Acquired Brain Injury and Minimally Conscious State
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Bosco, Andrea; Belardinelli, Marta Olivetti; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
This paper presents an overview of the studies directed at helping post-coma persons with minimally conscious state improve their adaptive behavior. Twenty-one studies were identified for the 2000-2010 period (i.e., a period in which an intense debate has occurred about diagnostic, rehabilitative, prognostic, and ethical issues concerning people…
Descriptors: Stimulation, Neurological Impairments, Injuries, Adjustment (to Environment)
Microswitch- and VOCA-Assisted Programs for Two Post-Coma Persons with Minimally Conscious State and Pervasive Motor Disabilities
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Buonocunto, Francesca; Sacco, Valentina; Colonna, Fabio; Navarro, Jorge; Oliva, Doretta; Signorino, Mario; Megna, Gianfranco – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2009
Intervention programs, based on learning principles and assistive technology, were assessed in two studies with two post-coma men with minimally conscious state and pervasive motor disabilities. Study I assessed a program that included (a) an optic microswitch, activated via double blinking, which allowed a man direct access to brief music…
Descriptors: Research Assistants, Intervention, Intervals, Music
Impact of Environmental Factors on Community Participation of Persons with an Intellectual Disability: A Systematic Review
Peer reviewed Peer reviewed
Direct linkDirect link
Verdonschot, Manon M. L.; de Witte, L. P.; Reichrath, E.; Buntinx, W. H. E.; Curfs, L. M. G. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2009
Study Design: A systematic review of the literature. Objectives: To describe which environmental factors have an impact on community participation of persons with an intellectual disability. Methods: A systematic literature search was conducted for the period of 1996-2006 in Pubmed, CINAHL and PSYCINFO. Search terms were derived from the…
Descriptors: Social Life, Mental Retardation, Family Involvement, Community Involvement