This work proposes a Brain Computer Interface (BCI) using upper limbs motor imagery tasks for people with severe motor disabilities, which can be employed to send commands to a telepresence robot. The BCI classifies four classes of motor imagery tasks from upper limbs. The system is composed of the following blocks: a Common Average Reference (CAR) filter for signal preprocessing, a Statistical...

This study examined the effectiveness of the Young Athletes program to promote motor development in preschool-aged children with disabilities. In the study, 233 children were randomly assigned to a control group or the Young Athletes (YA) intervention group which consisted of 24 motor skill lessons delivered 3 times per week for 8 weeks. Hierarchical Linear Modeling (HLM) showed that children w...

Developmental, learning, and behavioral disabilities are a significant public health problem. Environmental chemicals can interfere with brain development during critical periods, thereby impacting sensory, motor, and cognitive function. Because regulation in the United States is based on limited testing protocols and essentially requires proof of harm rather than proof of lack of harm, some un...

Communication barriers often result in exclusion of children and youth with disabilities from activities and social settings that are essential to their psychosocial development. In particular, difficulties in describing their experiences of activities and social settings hinder our understanding of the factors that promote inclusion and participation of this group of individuals. To address th...

Serious games have increasingly become a good option with regards to professional training. However, the majority isn’t appropriate for people with cognitive disabilities, since there are several obstacles when developing for such a heterogeneous population. This paper’s objective is to contribute for the development of serious games for people with cognitive disabilities by presenting a list o...

The outline of screening program for learning disabilities in a public school is presented in this paper. The screening program consisted of four standardized measures (Information Subtest of the WPPSI, SEARCH, Evanston Early Identification Scale, Bender-Gestalt) and six of the clinical observations suggested by Ayres. Forty-three kindergarten and first graders (25 males, 18 females) were teste...

Accessible tourism focuses mainly on inclusive tourism or tourism for all. Accessible tourism enforces mainly barrier free environment in all the 3A’s of tourism. Constraints of many kinds inhibit people with disabilities and reduced mobility from enjoying the travel experiences. This article assorts the research work on accessible tourism in Tamil Nadu, India. Accessible Tourism is accessible ...

Many persons with severe and profound disabilities exhibit chronic and excessive drooling, which can have unfavorable effects on their socialization and health. Few treatments to reduce this behavior, however, have been evaluated systematically. In the present investigation, oral motor stimulation was used with 2 children who attended a residential educational facility for students who are blin...

OBJECTIVES This study explores the constructs of stereotyped behaviors (e.g., repetitive motor patterns, object manipulations, behavioral rigidities) and tactile defensiveness as relevant to occupational therapy theory and practice and attempts to test their purported relationships in children with developmental disabilities. METHOD Twenty-eight children with developmental disabilities and au...

Behavioral researchers have investigated procedures for identifying preferred items for individuals with varying levels of developmental disabilities. Some researchers in this area have reported difficulties in identifying preferred items for individuals with severe to profound multiple disabilities (SPMD), in part because the individuals may not possess the motor skills needed to select and ma...