ERIC Number: EJ942676
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011
Pages: 6
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Two Adults with Multiple Disabilities Use a Computer-Aided Telephone System to Make Phone Calls Independently
Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Oliva, Doretta; Alberti, Gloria; Lang, Russell
Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, v32 n6 p2330-2335 Nov-Dec 2011
This study extended the assessment of a newly developed computer-aided telephone system with two participants (adults) who presented with blindness or severe visual impairment and motor or motor and intellectual disabilities. For each participant, the study was carried out according to an ABAB design, in which the A represented baseline phases and the B represented intervention phases, during which the special telephone system was available. The system involved among others a net-book computer provided with specific software, a global system for mobile communication modem, and a microswitch. Both participants learned to use the system very rapidly and managed to make phone calls independently to a variety of partners such as family members, friends and staff personnel. The results were discussed in terms of the technology under investigation (its advantages, drawbacks, and need of improvement) and the social-communication impact it can make for persons with multiple disabilities. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Visual Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Mental Retardation, Computers, Telecommunications, Adults, Evaluation, Blindness, Perceptual Motor Learning, Intervention, Laptop Computers, Computer Software, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology
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Language: English
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