Speech generating technology to support request responses of persons with intellectual and multiple disabilities

Ricci, Carlo; Miglino, Orazio; Alberti, Gloria; Perilli, Viviana; Lancioni, Giulio E.

doi:10.1080/20473869.2017.1288888

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“…The program might also be considered relatively simple for staff to use and friendly toward the participants ( 34 , 36 – 39 ). The cost of the technology employed in the study could be estimated at about 2,500 US dollars, but cheaper versions might be envisaged by relying on the use of smartphones linked to commercial sound boxes ( 40 , 41 ).…”

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A Technology-Aided Program to Support Basic Occupational Engagement and Mobility in Persons with Multiple Disabilities

Lancioni

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BackgroundPersons with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities tend to be passive and sedentary. Promoting their occupational engagement and mobility (i.e., indoor walking) can help to modify their condition and improve their environmental input, health, and social image.AimThis study assessed whether a technology-aided program was suitable to (a) support independent occupation and mobility in eight participants with intellectual and sensory disabilities and (b) eventually increase the participants’ heart rates to levels considered beneficial for them.MethodThe program, which involved a computer system regulating the presentation of auditory or visual cues and the delivery of preferred stimulation, was introduced according to a non-concurrent multiple baseline design across participants. The auditory or visual cues guided the participants to collect objects from different desks and to transport them to a final destination (i.e., depositing them into a carton). Preferred stimulation was available to the participants for collecting and for depositing the objects.ResultsDuring the program, all participants had an increase in their independent responses of collecting objects and transporting them to the final destination. Their heart rates also increased to levels reflecting moderate-intensity physical exercise, potentially beneficial for their health.ConclusionA program, such as that used in this study, can promote occupational engagement and mobility in persons with multiple disabilities.

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A Technology-Aided Program to Support Basic Occupational Engagement and Mobility in Persons with Multiple Disabilities

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“…The labels were attached to the mini objects or pictures representing the leisure and communication activities that the participants could request. The first smartphone (i.e., the one directly used by the participant during the intervention and post-intervention phases of the study; see below) (a) was equipped with near-field communication and music player functions, (b) was supplied with audio files including operational words (i.e., wake-up command and key words) and leisure or communication requests matching the mini objects, pictures and related code labels, and (c) contained a special application allowing the verbalization of the aforementioned audio files in response to the specific code labels (i.e., the same application that had been previously used with such labels by Ricci et al 2017; currently available in Italian: http://bit.ly/WPCWALDEN). This verbalization served for activating the second smartphone (see below).…”

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“…The objects or pictures could be supplied with special frequency code labels that make them recognizable by a smartphone (Ricci et al 2017). Placing a mini object or picture in contact with the smartphone could cause this to recognize the code label and eventually verbalize the request for the related leisure or communication activity (Ricci et al 2017). Such request would be perceived and satisfied by a second smartphone device equipped with multiple leisure activity files and with lists of communication partners and respective telephone numbers as in the aforementioned study by Lancioni et al (2017a).…”

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A Modified Smartphone-Based Program to Support Leisure and Communication Activities in People with Multiple Disabilities

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This study evaluated a new smartphone-based program to support independent leisure and communication activities in five participants with mild to moderate intellectual disability, visual and/or motor impairments, and poor speech. The new program relied on the use of two Samsung Galaxy A3 smartphone devices with Android 5.1 operating system. The participants placed mini objects or pictures fitted with special frequency code labels on one of the two smartphones to make their activity requests. This smartphone was able to read the labels and verbalize the related requests. Such verbalizations (a) triggered the S-voice of the second smartphone and (b) opened the corresponding leisure activity files or telephone contacts for the participants. All participants learned to use the new program. Their mean cumulative percentages of session time spent engaging with independently accessed leisure and communication activities ranged from about 80 to about 90 with the program while being zero without the program. These results indicate that the new smartphone-based program may be an effective resource for people with multiple disabilities.

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“…For example, people with severe intellectual and developmental disabilities may be unable to start and engage in leisure activities on their own and thus remain dependent on staff or caregivers (23–25). The same people may also be unable to communicate their needs or desires, that is, to make clear requests to and have some basic interaction with communication partners (i.e., staff and family members) present in their immediate surrounding or distant from them (26–29). Serious leisure and communication problems also occur among people with neurodegenerative diseases (e.g., amyotrophic lateral sclerosis) and post-traumatic multiple disabilities (30–33).…”

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Recent Technology-Aided Programs to Support Adaptive Responses, Functional Activities, and Leisure and Communication in People With Significant Disabilities

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This paper presents an overview of recent technology-aided programs (i. e., technology-aided support tools) designed to help people with significant disabilities (a) engage in adaptive responses, functional activities, and leisure and communication, and thus (b) interact with their physical and social environment and improve their performance/achievement. In order to illustrate the support tools, the paper provides an overview of recent studies aimed at developing and assessing those tools. The paper also examines the tools' accessibility and usability, and comments on possible ways of modifying and advancing them to improve their impact. The tools taken into consideration concern, among others, (a) microswitches linked to computer systems, and aimed at promoting (i.e., through positive stimulation) minimal responses or functional body movements in individuals with intellectual disabilities and motor impairments; (b) computer systems, tablets, or smartphones aimed at supporting functional activity engagement of individuals with intellectual disabilities or Alzheimer's disease; and (c) microswitches with computer-aided systems, elaborate communication devices, and specifically arranged smartphones or tablets, directed at promoting leisure, communication, or both.

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Speech generating technology to support request responses of persons with intellectual and multiple disabilities

Cited by 25 publications

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A Technology-Aided Program to Support Basic Occupational Engagement and Mobility in Persons with Multiple Disabilities

A Technology-Aided Program to Support Basic Occupational Engagement and Mobility in Persons with Multiple Disabilities

A Modified Smartphone-Based Program to Support Leisure and Communication Activities in People with Multiple Disabilities

Recent Technology-Aided Programs to Support Adaptive Responses, Functional Activities, and Leisure and Communication in People With Significant Disabilities

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