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A study of the use of telecommunications for persons with moderate mental retardation has revealed that videotelephony may provide possibilities of participation in society and social life for persons with special needs. The Swedish ACE (Advanced Communications Experiments) is part of the European project TeleCommunity and based on data collected from a minitrial with two participants, and background information, questionnaires, interviews and observations with 24 adults with moderate mental retardation living in group homes. The results show that the effects of the impairments can be diminished, that communication and independence increase and that the quality of life may increase by using a videotelephone which is based on both visual and auditory impressions.
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- Mental Retardation
- Intellectual Disability
- Group Home
- Communication Disorder
- Moderate Mental Retardation
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Brodin, J. (1994). Telecommunity telecommunication for persons with mental retardation — A Swedish perspective. In: Zagler, W.L., Busby, G., Wagner, R.R. (eds) Computers for Handicapped Persons. ICCHP 1994. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 860. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/3-540-58476-5_186
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