AdultsAssistive Devices (for DisabledAugmentative and Alternative CommunicationChildrenEquipment EvaluationSelectionSevere Mental RetardationBecause a variety of augmentative communication devices exist, ranging from high technology speech synthesizers to low technology communication boards, members of educational teams...
With a view to endowing children, adults and teachers with specific skills, such as familiarity with Braille, sign language and augmentative and alternative modes of communication and mobility, the Ministry is providing the following types of training: 为使儿童、成人和教师具备特定技能,例如熟知盲文...
[9] emphasized the necessity of seamless information sharing among all stakeholders in developing an integrated healthcare delivery platform for older patients. Considering that most patients with HNC are older adults, the development of an integrated healthcare platform is crucial. Such a platform ...
We need to get better at teaching non-disabled students that the way some of their classmates communicate is different, but it’s not bad. Back to the example above, the talking devices on the van. What would your non-disabled child do if a child approached him with a talker and it wa...
Objectives: To describe preferences and experiences of caregivers of disabled older adults regarding being included in patient-clinician discussions about life expectancy. Design: Qualitative interview study. Setting: Caregivers were recruited from a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE), ...
difficulties. Frustration, anger, and isolation can result when one has challenges communicating in everyday life, creating social and academic barriers as well as workplace difficulties for adults with ADHD. Typical ADHD symptoms like emotional dysregulation and impulsiveness can complicate matters ...
systems are often developed using electroencephalography (EEG), which allows for portable, flexible and affordable devices16. BCI has the potential to revolutionise communication, and yet its potential for creating free communication in healthy users is largely unexplored17. Here, we developed an ...
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) use brain activity to control external devices, thereby enabling severely disabled patients to interact with the environment. A variety of invasive and noninvasive techniques for controlling BCIs have been explored, most notably EEG, and more recently, near-infrared sp...
would not immediately be labeled “intellectually disabled” and “low functioning”. We would live in a society that would embrace diversity and welcome all people, regardless of race, culture, religion, neurology or disability. Our education system mirrors our society and in both, we come up ...
Social interaction and learned helplessness in severely disabled children. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 8, 188–199.CrossRef Beukelman, D. R., & Mirenda, P. (2013). Augmentative and alternative communication: Supporting children and adults with complex communication needs (4th ed.). ...