Two women with multiple disabilities sharing an acoustic orientation system and traveling together to indoor destinations.
This study assessed whether two women with total blindness and profound intellectual disability could share an acoustic orientation system and travel together simultaneously to common indoor destinations to perform occupational and vocational activities. The orientation system provided acoustic cues which indicated the direction to the destinations. Analysis of data indicated that the women were successful in sharing the system and could reach the destinations independently.
Lancioni
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Department of Psychology, University of Leiden, The Netherlands. Lancioni@RULFSW.LeidenUniv.NL
Mantini
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D000161:Acoustic Stimulation; D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D001307:Auditory Perception; D001766:Blindness / Q000534:rehabilitation; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D003463:Cues; D006233:Persons with Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation; D009043:Motor Activity; D009068:Movement; D009790:Occupations; D009949:Orientation; D012050:Rehabilitation, Vocational; D013060:Speech