A new movement detector to enable people with multiple disabilities to control environmental stimulation with hand swing through a commercial mouse.
This study assessed whether two persons with profound multiple disabilities would be able to control environmental stimulation using hand swing and a standard mouse with a newly developed mouse driver (i.e. a new mouse driver replaces standard mouse driver, and turns a mouse into a precise two-dimensional motion detector). The study was performed according to an ABAB design and included a 2-month post-intervention check. Data showed that both participants significantly increased their target response (hand swing) to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during the B (intervention) phases. This performance was maintained at the post-intervention check. Practical and developmental implications of the findings were discussed.
Shih
Ching-Hsiang
CH
Department of Special Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien 970, Taiwan, ROC. schee@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Shih
Ching-Tien
CT
D002648:Child; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D003199:Computer Systems; D004777:Environment; D006225:Hand / Q000502:physiology; D018737:Hand Strength / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009068:Movement / Q000502:physiology; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D010812:Physical Stimulation / Q000295:instrumentation