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Designing special switches and control systems for multiply handicapped young people—a problem-led approach

C. E. E. Thornett Rehabilitation Engineering Unit, Chailey Heritage Hospital, North Chailey, Lewes, East Sussex, BN8 4EF, UK
Pages 87-91 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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Guillaume Thomann, Cécile Magnier, François Villeneuve & Richard Palluel-Germain. (2016) Designing for physically disabled users: benefits from human motion capture – a case study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 11:8, pages 695-700.
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Jamie Cole & Yvonne Swinth. (2016) Comparison of the TouchFree Switch to a Physical Switch; Children's Abilities and Preferences: A Pilot Study. Journal of Special Education Technology 19:2, pages 19-30.
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Stephen Perring, Anthony Summers, Emma L Jones, Frances J Bowen & Katharine Hart. (2003) A novel accelerometer tilt switch device for switch actuation in the patient with profound disability11No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the author(s) or upon any organization with which the author(s) is/are associated.. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 84:6, pages 921-923.
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Ashley Craig, Perez Moses, Yvonne Tran, Paul McIsaac & Les Kirkup. (2002) The effectiveness of a hands-free environmental control system for the profoundly disabled. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 83:10, pages 1455-1458.
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A. Craig, Y. Tran, P. McIsaac, P. Moses, L. Kirkup & A. Searle. (2000) The effectiveness of activating electrical devices using alpha wave synchronisation contingent with eye closure. Applied Ergonomics 31:4, pages 377-382.
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Elizabeth Dymond & Roger Potter. (2016) Controlling assistive technology with head movements - a review. Clinical Rehabilitation 10:2, pages 93-103.
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A.D. Cherry, P.A. Cudd & M.S. Hawley. (1996) Providing rehabilitation integrated systems using existing rehabilitation technology. Medical Engineering & Physics 18:3, pages 187-192.
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Eve Greenfield, Sylvia Lachmann & Alan Wrench. (2016) Handing over the Controls: Alternative Controls for Wheelchairs in Cambridge. British Journal of Occupational Therapy 56:3, pages 94-96.
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M.S. Hawley, P.A. Cudd, J.H. Wells, A.J. Wilson & P.L. Judd. (1992) Wheelchair-mounted integrated control systems for multiply handicapped people. Journal of Biomedical Engineering 14:3, pages 193-198.
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E. A. Dymond, N. Gravill, R. Potter & R. H. Smallwood. (1991) Video signal analyser with applications for head movement monitoring of severely handicapped people. Medical & Biological Engineering & Computing 29:6, pages 622-624.
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