A computer-based system providing pictorial instructions and prompts to promote task performance in persons with severe developmental disabilities

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 111-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Edwin van den Hof ◽  
Harrie Boelens ◽  
Nelson Rocha ◽  
Philip Seedhouse
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Severe Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Pictorial Instructions

Promoting Independent Task Performance by Persons with Severe Developmental Disabilities through a New Computer-Aided System

2000 ◽  
Vol 24 (5) ◽  
pp. 700-718 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulio E. Lancioni ◽  
Mark F. O’Reilly ◽  
Philip Seedhouse ◽  
Frederick Furniss ◽  
Bernardo Cunha
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Task Performance ◽  
Independent Task ◽  
Severe Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Computer Aided

scholarly journals An Assessment of the Feasibility and Effectiveness of Distance Learning for Students With Severe Developmental Disabilities and High Behavioral Needs

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melaura Andree Erickson Tomaino ◽  
Alissa L. Greenberg ◽  
Sarah Ann Kagawa-Purohit ◽  
Sagui A. Doering ◽  
Edward Steven Miguel
Keyword(s):  
Distance Learning ◽  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Severe Disabilities ◽  
Technology Study ◽  
Educational Benefits ◽  
Additional Information ◽  
Behavioral Needs ◽  
Severe Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Learning Programs ◽  
Students With Severe Disabilities

AbstractSchools across the country closed their doors during the COVID-19 pandemic. These measures impacted all students, as schools, educators, and families grappled with the realities of transitioning to distance-learning platforms. The research on distance learning is still in its early phases. However, almost no research exists on educating students with severe disabilities and high behavioral needs using this technology. Study 1 collected survey data from students’ families and their educators on the feasibility and effectiveness of distance-learning programs when working with students with severe developmental disabilities and high behavioral needs. Results indicated that parents and educators had generally neutral attitudes toward distance learning, although educators agreed that their students were obtaining educational benefits during distance learning. Study 2 further examined the effects of a transition to distance learning on students’ Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goal progress. Analyses revealed that students maintained about half of the skills addressed in their IEPs and made progress on an additional quarter of their IEP goals. Findings contribute to a much-needed literature base on distance learning and provide additional information as to the feasibility and effectiveness of distance learning with students with severe developmental disabilities and high behavioral needs. Future work is needed to determine best practices for distance learning with this population.

Examining the Needs of Culturally Diverse Rural Caregivers who Have Adults with Severe Developmental Disabilities Living with Them

2000 ◽  
Vol 81 (2) ◽  
pp. 174-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth Ann Gammon
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Social Services ◽  
Culturally Diverse ◽  
Developmental Delays ◽  
Coping Skills ◽  
Service Needs ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Rural Caregivers ◽  
Severe Developmental Disabilities ◽  
And Coping

This article presents the results of a study of rural caregivers who have adults with severe developmental delays living at home with them. It examines their demographic characteristics, their perceived levels of stress, and the coping skills they use to deal with that stress. This article provides information on the availability and utilization of social services for the adults with mental retardation and developmental disabilities (MR/DD) and their families. In addition, the service needs, stresses experienced, and coping skills of these families are examined according to majority and minority racial status. This type of information should be valuable to policy makers, agency administrators, and program planners to improve the development, targeting, and accessibility of rural programs and services. For the purpose of this study, the term “developmental disability” refers to both mental and physical delays and is sometimes represented as MR/DD, which is consistent with the literature on this population.

Project FACTT: meeting the communication needs of children with severe developmental disabilities

1995 ◽  
Vol 4 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 233-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rose A. Sevcik ◽  
Mary Ann Romski ◽  
Vicki Collier ◽  
Cherry Rayfield ◽  
Betty Nelson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Severe Developmental Disabilities ◽  
Communication Needs

scholarly journals Performance, Movement, Posture, and Perceived Discomfort in Active vs. Static Seating

2019 ◽  
Vol 63 (1) ◽  
pp. 1154-1158
Author(s):  
Jeremy D. Faulk ◽  
Cameron C. McKee ◽  
Heather Bazille ◽  
Michael Brigham ◽  
Jasmine Daniel ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Motor Task ◽  
Fine Motor ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Trunk Movement ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Within Subjects ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Static Conditions

Active seating designs may enable users to move more frequently, thereby decreasing physiological risks associated with a sedentary lifestyle. In this preliminary study, two active seating designs (QOR360, Ariel; QOR360, Newton) were compared to a static chair (Herman Miller, Aeron) to understand how active vs. static seating may affect task performance, movement, posture, and perceived discomfort. This within-subjects experiment involved n = 11 student participants who sat upon each of the three chairs for 20 minutes while performing a series of computer-based tasks. Participants showed increased trunk movement while also reporting higher levels of perceived discomfort in the two active chair conditions. There was no significant difference in either posture or fine motor task performance between the active and static conditions. Future research may benefit from additional physiological measurements along with a wider variety of tasks that require seated users to make postural adjustments.

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