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Keyboard Adaptations for Children with Cerebral Palsy

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Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP 2006)

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The purpose of this study is to systematically investigate the effects of keyboard adaptations for children with cerebral palsy. Twelve children aged from 7 to 15 years old participated in this study. Keyboard adaptation strategies were developed based on the individualized assessments. A group comparison experimental design was selected to examine the effectiveness of keyboard adaptations. Speed and accuracy of typing Chinese were compared before and after keyboard adaptations. The results indicated that children with cerebral palsy did increase their typing performance after implementing keyboard adaptation strategies. The results of this study can provide health and educational profession a reference when serving children with physical disabilities.

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  1. Graduate Institute of Rehabilitation Counseling, National Taiwan Normal University, 162, Ho-Ping E. Rd., Sec.1 Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Ting-Fang Wu

  2. Department of Special Education, National Chiayi University, 300 University Rd., Chiayi, Taiwan, R.O.C.

    Ming-Chung Chen

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  1. Institut Integriert Studieren, Johannes Kepler Universität, Altenbergerstraße 69, 4040, Linz, Austria

    Klaus Miesenberger

  2. Studienzentrum fuer Sehgeschaedigte, Universitaet Karlsruhe (TH), Germany

    Joachim Klaus

  3. fortec - Research Group on Rehabilitation Technology, Institute integrated study, Vienna Univ. of Technology, Favoritenstr. 11/029, A 1040, Vienna, Austria

    Wolfgang L. Zagler

  4. The Universal Math Access Lab, University of San Francisco, 281 Masonic San Francisco, 94117, CA, USA

    Arthur I. Karshmer

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Wu, TF., Chen, MC. (2006). Keyboard Adaptations for Children with Cerebral Palsy. In: Miesenberger, K., Klaus, J., Zagler, W.L., Karshmer, A.I. (eds) Computers Helping People with Special Needs. ICCHP 2006. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4061. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/11788713_141

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  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/11788713_141

  • Publisher Name: Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg

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