We investigated the effect of sports activity on physically-disabled individuals using behavioral and electrophysiological techniques. Visual go/no-go discriminative and simple response tasks were used. Participants included 17 disabled athletes, 9 from open-skill (wheelchair basketball) and eight from closed-skill (swimming) sports, and 18 healthy non-athletes. Reaction times of the disabled a...

This paper proposes to cover a literature review on object grasping. It will identify the main issues, and detail on how previous research dealt with them. It will then argue for what the best choices would be in designing an intelligent robotic wheelchair for the physically disabled.

This article discusses scan access to microcomputers and describes a scanning keyboard designed to allow children who are severely physically disabled to access microcomputers for writing, playing, and engaging in educational activities. Two case examples are presented to illustrate potential applications of this keyboard.

Mobile technologies and services offer new opportunities for eAccessibility and aParticipation. In this position paper we present three on-going projects addressing mobile user collaboration and participation, where the target groups range from physically disabled persons to neighborhood citizens. We then discuss some selected challenges in mobile eParticipation, regarding both ICT research and...

Background: Special physical and mental conditions of disabled individuals are burdens to their utilization proper oral healthcare. Their caregivers can be influential in improving health status. This study sought assess the effect healthcare education on knowledge, attitude, practice physically mentally individuals. Methods: quasi-experimental evaluated 68 selected from disability rehabilitati...

Müzik eğitimi engeli olsun ya da olmasın tüm bireyler için temel bir haktır. Engelli bireylerin çoğunlukla dış faktörlerden kaynaklı olarak bu hakka erişim sorunu yaşadıkları bilinen gerçektir. Uzaktan müzik eğitiminin engelli erişilebilirlik sorununa çözüm üretme noktasında ne tür yeteneklerinin olduğu merak konusudur. Bu araştırmada bedensel öğrencilerin uzaktan keman eğitimine ilişkin görüşl...

Severely physically disabled adults and children may be able to use a head pointer to access an augmentative communication system or to participate in activities. This paper describes how to make and fit a thermoplastic head pointer and how to train a child to use it.

Scurvy was the first vitamin deficiency disease to be described. However it is seldom seen in the pediatric age group. It is often missed, especially amongst physically and mentally disabled patients who form a high risk group for this disease. Scurvy can present with a varied spectrum of signs and symptoms. Here we present a case of scurvy in a child with cerebral

A mobile, easy to use, wireless dry contact EEG acquisition system is presented in this work. This system can potentially facilitate continuous in-home monitoring of electroencephalography (EEG) to diagnose ailments such as epilepsy. The system has also been validated with brain computer interface (BCI) paradigms that would enable physically disabled users to communicate.