ERIC Number: ED254038
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 1984-Mar
Pages: 112
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The Aids' Requirements of Children with Severe Multiple Handicaps and the People Looking after Them.
Anden, Gerd
The report presents findings from interviews with 10 families with children (4-19 years old) with severe mental retardation and multiple disabilities regarding the need for technical aids and adaptations in their homes. The following areas are addressed and examples of solutions proposed: hygienic aids (hot water adaptations, travel adaptations, bath hoists, toothbrushing); eating aids (bib laundering, insufficient fluids, dining chairs); sleeping aids (vertical adjustment capability, shaped supports); communication aids (comprehension difficulties, insecurity at night, TV and radio); sitting aids (improved wheelchairs, head support, the need for stimulation); mobility aids (electrical wheelchairs, specially made overalls, car transport); and recreational aids (outdoor bathing, swings, the role of music). Notes on appearance of the aids and their storage conclude the report. (CL)
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Swedish Inst. for the Handicapped, Bromma.
Identifiers - Location: Sweden
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