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Toffalini, E.; Meneghetti, C.; Carretti, B.; Lanfranchi, S. – Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, 2018
Background: Spatial knowledge about an environment is an important determinant of ability to move effectively within it and of personal autonomy. Individuals with Down's syndrome (DS) have difficulty managing configural visuospatial information. Method: Twenty-nine individuals with DS and 29 typically developing (TD) children, matched for mental…
Descriptors: Down Syndrome, Spatial Ability, Maps, Electronic Learning
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McMahon, Don; Cihak, David F.; Wright, Rachel – Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2015
The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of location-based augmented reality navigation compared to Google Maps and paper maps as navigation aids for students with disabilities. The participants in this single subject study were three college students with intellectual disability and one college student with autism spectrum disorder.…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Intellectual Disability, College Students
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Lancioni, Giulio E.; O'Reilly, Mark F.; Singh, Nirbhay N.; Sigafoos, Jeff; Campodonico, Francesca; Oliva, Doretta – Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness, 2009
Persons with profound visual impairments and other disabilities, such as neuromotor and intellectual disabilities, may encounter serious orientation and mobility problems even in familiar indoor environments, such as their homes. Teaching these persons to develop maps of their daily environment, using miniature replicas of the areas or some…
Descriptors: Travel Training, Females, Cues, Visual Impairments