• DocumentCode
    279877
  • Title

    Mobility for very young handicapped children

  • Author

    Thornett, C.E.E.

  • Author_Institution
    Chailey Heritage Hosptial, Lewes, UK
  • fYear
    1990
  • fDate
    32965
  • Firstpage
    42491
  • Lastpage
    42492
  • Abstract
    A very young child needs mobility as an aid to communication and exploration. The article explains how a handicapped child´s development can be assisted by use of a powered wheelchair with a chin-operated switch system. User interfaces and restrictions on wheelchair use are discussed
  • Keywords
    control systems; handicapped aids; chin-operated switch system; communication; exploration; powered wheelchair; user interfaces; very young handicapped children;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    iet
  • Conference_Titel
    High-Tech Help for the Handicapped, IEE Colloquium on
  • Conference_Location
    London
  • Type

    conf

  • Filename
    189947