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Enabling two women with blindness and additional disabilities to make phone calls independently via a computer-aided telephone system.
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PMID:  21870952     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Data-Review    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Objective: To assess whether two women with blindness and additional disabilities could make independent phone calls through a computer-aided telephone system. Method: For each participant, the study involved an ABAB design, in which the A represented baseline phases and the B represented intervention phases with the special telephone system (involving among others a net-book computer with specific software, a global system for mobile communication modem and a microswitch). Results: Both participants learned to use the system and made phone calls independently to a variety of partners such as family members, friends and staff personnel. Conclusion: The system assessed in this study might represent a useful means for enabling persons with blindness and additional disabilities to manage phone calls on their own.
Authors:
Giulio E Lancioni; Mark F O'Reilly; Nirbhay N Singh; Doretta Oliva
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Developmental neurorehabilitation     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1751-8431     ISO Abbreviation:  Dev Neurorehabil     Publication Date:  2011  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-08-29     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101304394     Medline TA:  Dev Neurorehabil     Country:  England    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  283-9     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
University of Bari , Italy.
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