Computer-Assisted Well-Body Assessment of Children with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities: Program Description, Implementation Integrity, and Social Validation

Shlesinger, Andrew; Bird, Frank L.; Harper, Jill; Luiselli, James K.; England, Melmark New

doi:10.1007/s10882-021-09821-w

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“…Fifth, the outcome of the staff survey can be considered very encouraging as to the specific relevance and usability of the technology system. In fact, staff provided positive ratings regarding the suitability, friendliness and beneficial impact of the system for the participants of this study (Shlesinger et al, 2022;Stasolla et al, 2022). Staff also expressed their willingness to promote the use of the system for other people (Stasolla et al, 2022).…”

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People with Neuro-motor Impairment, Lack of Speech, and General Passivity Can Engage in Basic Forms of Activity and Communication with Technology Support

Lancioni,

Navarro,

Singh

et al. 2024

Adv Neurodev Disord

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Objectives People with neuro-motor impairment, lack of speech and general passivity live in a marginalized and isolating condition. This study used a technology-aided program to help three of these people achieve basic activity (i.e., accessing music videos and listening to stories and/or answering questions) and communication (i.e., video calling or sending messages to preferred partners). Methods The study was carried out according to a non-concurrent multiple baseline design across participants. During the intervention, the participants were provided with the technology system that entailed a tablet and two touch or two optic sensors. Within each session, the tablet presented the participants with choice periods (i.e., periods in which they could choose between music videos and communication with distant partners) interspersed with stories plus questions or questions periods. Results During the baseline (without the technology system), the participants were not able to make choices (failing to access music videos or communication events) or to answer questions. During the intervention sessions, all participants used the technology successfully to access music videos and communication events and to answer questions independently. Conclusions The results suggest that simple technology can be adapted to help people like the participants of this study achieve basic forms of functional activity and communication.

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