A tablet-based program to enable people with intellectual and other disabilities to access leisure activities and video calls.
Purpose: This study evaluated a tablet-based program to help eight participants with moderate intellectual disability, sensory and/or motor impairments, and lack of expressive or expressive and receptive verbal skills to select and access leisure activities and video calls independently. Methods: Th...
| Publicado en: | Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Vol. 15; no. 1; pp. 14 - 21 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
Jan2020
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=141133631&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 141133631 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 17483107 1X04 jtl: Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology issn: 17483107 maglogo: Y pubinfo: dt: Jan2020 vid: 15 iid: 1 pid: 377 pub: Taylor & Francis Ltd place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania artinfo: ui: 141133631 141133631 141133631 10.1080/17483107.2018.1508515 141133631 ppf: 14 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: – @attributes: type: T – @attributes: type: P tig: atl: A tablet-based program to enable people with intellectual and other disabilities to access leisure activities and video calls. aug: au: Lancioni, Giulio E. Singh, Nirbhay N. O'Reilly, Mark F. Sigafoos, Jeff Alberti, Gloria Perilli, Viviana Chiariello, Valeria Grillo, Giovanna Turi, Cosimo affil: Department of Neuroscience and Sense Organs, University of Bari, Bari, Italy sug: subj: Computers, Portable Utilization Intellectual Disability Rehabilitation Persons with Disabilities Leisure Activities Videoconferencing Human Social Media Wearable Sensors Smartphone Utilization Adult Middle Age Aged Convenience Sample Male Female Communication Sensation Disorders Rehabilitation Motor Skills Disorders Rehabilitation Adult: 19-44 years Middle Aged: 45-64 years Aged: 65+ years Male Female ab: Purpose: This study evaluated a tablet-based program to help eight participants with moderate intellectual disability, sensory and/or motor impairments, and lack of expressive or expressive and receptive verbal skills to select and access leisure activities and video calls independently. Methods: The program relied on the use of a tablet (i.e., Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 LTE) with 8-inch screen, Android 6.0 Operating System, front camera, proximity sensor and multimedia player. The tablet was fitted with a SIM card and two specific applications, that is, WhatsApp Messenger for making video calls and MacroDroid for automating the tablet's functioning in accordance with the program conditions. The tablet presented pictures concerning leisure activities and preferred partners for video calls. The participant could select any activity or partner by touching (or nearing his or her hand to) the tablet's proximity sensor. Results: During the baseline (i.e., without the program), the participants failed to access leisure activities or video calls. During the post-intervention phase (i.e., with the program), they selected and accessed those activities and calls independently and spent between about 75% and 90% of the session time engaging with them. Conclusion: The tablet-based program can be highly beneficial for people like the participants of this study. A technology-aided program may enable persons with intellectual and other disabilities to independently access leisure activities and communication with distant partners. The program may involve the use of video calls to allow communication to participants with limited or no verbal skills. The program may be realized using a tablet (a) including Android 6.0 Operating System, proximity sensor, and multimedia player, and (b) fitted with a SIM card and applications such as WhatsApp Messenger and MacroDroid. The program may be easily adapted to the participants' characteristics in terms of activities available and partners to reach. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: research tables/charts Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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