Technology to support positive occupational engagement and communication in persons with multiple disabilities
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Giulio E. Lancioni
, Mark F. O’Reilly
Abstract
Background: Persons with multiple (intellectual and sensory-motor) disabilities can have serious difficulties managing their independent engagement in leisure activities and communication, particularly with partners not present in their immediate environment.
Methods: This study assessed two versions of a technology-aided program (involving a computer system to present leisure and communication options and a microswitch to choose among them) with four participants with multiple disabilities. Two participants used the first version of the program, which allowed them to choose among leisure (music) options. The other two participants used the second version of the program, which allowed them to choose among leisure (music and videos) and communication (telephone calls) options. Each program version was implemented according to a non-concurrent multiple baseline design across participants.
Results: Data showed that both program versions were successful in helping the participants achieve the objectives pursued, that is, choose and access leisure or leisure and communication options independently.
Conclusion: Technology-aided programs can enable persons with multiple disabilities to manage positive occupational engagement and communication.
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Articles in the same Issue
- Frontmatter
- Editorial
- An introduction to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Original Articles
- An introduction to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF)
- Spectral analysis of heart rate variability
- Brief functional analysis of repetitive verbal behavior (vocal stereotypy) for an adult with acquired brain injury
- Impact of school participation on quality of life of Brazilian children with cerebral palsy
- A survey of disabled persons about their physical activity
- Effect of PNF technique for knee muscles on lower limb performance in subacute stroke – an experimental study
- Korean early childhood educators’ self-reported versus observed strategies for addressing challenging behaviors: an exploratory study
- Adaptation: Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scale for 3–9 year-old Indian children
- Assessment of selected behavior aspects of 10 male persons with profound intellectual disability in regard to atmospheric conditions during a three-month-long observation
- An examination of language and nonverbal abilities in twins with Apert syndrome
- Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal-axis associations with self- vs. parental ratings of depression in boys with an autism spectrum disorder
- Managing stress in schools: teachers coping with special education children
- Lexical decision task for taxonomic and thematic categorization in typically developing Kannada-English-speaking bilingual children
- Using curriculum-based measurement data to monitor the effectiveness of the Wilson Reading System for students with disabilities: an exploratory study
- Evaluation of a leadership and intrapersonal development subject for university students in Hong Kong: findings based on 2 years
- Technology to support positive occupational engagement and communication in persons with multiple disabilities
- Case Reports
- Sonographic diagnosis of simultaneous bilateral quadriceps tendon rupture
- Ketamine and the core symptoms of autism