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- Title
A Wheelchair User with Visual and Intellectual Disabilities Managing Simple Orientation Technology for Indoor Travel.
- Authors
Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta
- Abstract
The article discusses a study which assessed the use of orientation system by a wheelchair user with visual and intellectually disabilities. The patient had optic nerve atrophy and minimal residual vision and could produce simple sentences about daily events and persons. The system included a sound source at each destination and an electronic control device. Results showed that the patient's mean percentage of correct trips was 5 during the first four baseline sessions and 10 during the two parallel generalization sessions. They indicate the effectiveness of orientation technology and the possibility of generalizing its use across settings.
- Subjects
ASSISTIVE technology; MOBILITY of people with visual disabilities; MOBILITY of people with intellectual disabilities; VOYAGES &; travels; WHEELCHAIRS; VISION disorders
- Publication
Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009, Vol 103, Issue 5, p308
- ISSN
0145-482X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/0145482X0910300509