title: Assisting people with developmental disabilities improve their collaborative pointing efficiency with a Multiple Cursor Automatic Pointing Assistive Program.
abstract: This study evaluated whether four persons (two groups) with developmental disabilities would be able to improve their collaborative pointing performance through a Multiple Cursor Automatic Pointing Assistive Program (MCAPAP) with a newly developed mouse driver (i.e., a new mouse driver replaces standard mouse driver, and is able to intercept/simulate mouse action). The study was performed according to an ABAB design, in which A represented baseline and B represented intervention phases. Data showed that both groups of participants improved their collaborative pointing ability through the use of MCAPAP during the B (intervention) phase. Practical and developmental implications of the findings are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Special Education, National Dong Hwa University, Hualien, Taiwan, ROC. schee@mail.ndhu.edu.tw
authors.forename: Ching-Hsiang
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Hsiao-Fen
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Cheng
authors.forename: Chia-Chun
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Ching-Tien
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Ming-Shan
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Chiang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016287:Computer Peripherals; D003200:Computer User Training / Q000379:methods*; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D004495:Education of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities / Q000379:methods; D005717:Games, Experimental; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009048:Motor Skills; D019957:Motor Skills Disorders / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D012984:Software