A new standing posture detector to enable people with multiple disabilities to control environmental stimulation by changing their standing posture through a commercial Wii Balance Board.
This study assessed whether two persons with multiple disabilities would be able to control environmental stimulation using body swing (changing standing posture) and a Wii Balance Board with a newly developed standing posture detection program (i.e. a new software program turns a Wii Balance Board into a precise standing posture detector). The study was performed according to an ABAB design, in which A represented baseline and B represented intervention phases. Both participants significantly increased their target response (body swing) to activate the control system to produce environmental stimulation during the intervention phases. 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
Chiang
Ming-Shan
MS
D002648:Child; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003143:Communication Devices for People with Disabilities; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000523:psychology / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007697:Kinesics; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity; D010812:Physical Stimulation; D004856:Postural Balance; D011187:Posture; D012054:Reinforcement, Psychology; D012656:Self-Help Devices; D012815:Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012984:Software; D014743:Videotape Recording