ERIC Number: EJ683481
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2005-Mar
Pages: 12
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Enabling a Girl with Multiple Disabilities to Control Her Favorite Stimuli Through Vocalization and a Dual-Microphone Microswitch. Research Report
Lancioni, Giulio E.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Oliva, Doretta; Groeneweg, Jop
Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, v99 n3 p133-140 Mar 2005
Microswitches are critical tools that can help people with multiple disabilities control aspects of their environment, including their favorite environmental stimuli through simple responses (Crawford & Schuster, 1993; Gutowski, 1996). One such response may be vocalization (that is, any brief sound emission) (Lancioni, O?Reilly, Oliva, & Coppa, 2001). Such a response can be present in children who have little motor behavior and seems to be highly valued by staff and parents, probably because it is closely linked to verbalization or speech (McCathren, Yoder, & Warren, 1999).
Descriptors: Stimuli, Multiple Disabilities, Auditory Stimuli, Speech Communication, Psychomotor Skills, Females
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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