A lighted joystick control for a quadriparetic child with impaired visual awareness.
Impaired hand function is a problem for children with spastic quadriparetic cerebral palsy. When combined with decreased visual acuity and visuoperceptual loss the problem is compounded. A joystick switch control, which is easy to use and provides a visual cue for attracting attention to the switch, is described.
Gragnani
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D002675:Child, Preschool; D004581:Electronics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011782:Quadriplegia / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D014786:Vision Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*