Journal of rehabilitation welfare engineering & assistive technology (재활복지공학회논문지)
- Volume 2 Issue 1
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- Pages.1-4
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- 2009
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- 1976-7102(pISSN)
About the Necessity for Development of Autonomous Mobility Device for Children with Severe Developmental Retardation
- Matsuo, Kiyomi (Center for Comprehensive Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University) ;
- Murata, Tomoyuki (Center for Comprehensive Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University) ;
- Koga, Takanori (Center for Comprehensive Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University) ;
- Kubo, Atsuko (Center for Comprehensive Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University) ;
- Yoshida, Yuichi (Department of Rihabiritation, the Center for Developmentally-disabled Children) ;
- Karakawa, Yosuke (Industrial Technology Center of Saga) ;
- Kawaguchi, Hiroshi (Industrial Technology Center of Saga) ;
- Tanaka, Toru (Industrial Technology Center of Saga) ;
- Masaki, Jun (Industrial Technology Center of Saga) ;
- Taketomi, Toshikatsu (Togami Electric Manufacturing Co. Ltd.) ;
- Kitajima, Takeo (Saga Plant Inc.)
- Published : 2009.03.31
Abstract
In this paper, I will report the cases of children who are able to study at kindergarten or elementary school because they learned how to move by themselves using a moving aid before school age, and I will also discuss the development of a mobility device which allows severely disabled preschoolers to practice moving around by themselves safely and easily at home and institutions.