Assisting people with multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior to control environmental stimulation through a mouse wheel.
This study assessed whether two people with profound multiple disabilities and minimal motor behavior would be able to control environmental stimulation using thumb poke ability with a mouse wheel and a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replacing standard mouse driver, and turning a mouse into a precise thumb poke detector). The study was carried out according to an ABAB design and included a 2-month post-intervention check. The two people increased significantly in the target response (thumb poke) 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, No. 123, Hua-Hsi Rd, Hualien 970, Taiwan, ROC. schee@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
Shih
Ching-Tien
CT
Lin
Kun-Tsan
KT
Chiang
Ming-Shan
MS
D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities / Q000592:standards*; D016287:Computer Peripherals / Q000592:standards*; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D009048:Motor Skills / Q000502:physiology*; D019989:Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D013813:Therapy, Computer-Assisted