TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2015//
TI  - Extending the assessment of technology-aided programs to support leisure and communication in people with acquired brain injury and extensive multiple disabilities
JO  - Perceptual and motor skills
A1  - Lancioni, Giulio E.
A1  - Singh, Nirbhay N.
A1  - O'Reilly, Mark F.
A1  - Sigafoos, Jeff
A1  - Buonocunto, Francesca
A1  - D'amico, Fiora
A1  - Quaranta, Sara
A1  - Navarro, Jorge
A1  - Lanzilotti, Crocifissa
A1  - Colonna, Fabio
SP  - 621
EP  - 634
VL  - 121
IS  - 2
N2  - -Intervention programs for people with acquired brain injury and extensive motor and communication impairment need to be diversified according to their characteristics and environment. These two studies assessed two technology-aided programs for supporting leisure (i.e., access to songs and videos) and communication (i.e., expressing needs and feelings and making requests) in six of those people. The three people participating in Study 1 did not possess speech but were able to understand spoken and written sentences. Their program presented leisure and communication options through written phrases appearing on the computer screen. The three people participating in Study 2 did not possess any speech and were unable to understand spoken or written language. Their program presented leisure and communication options through pictorial images. All participants relied on a simple microswitch response to enter the options and activate songs, videos, and communication messages. The data showed that the participants of both studies learned to use the program available to them and to engage in leisure and communication independently. The importance of using programs adapted to the participants and their environment was discussed.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0031-5125
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.2466/15.PMS.121c19x1
ID  - ref1
ER  -