Poster Session
Issue Date: August 2020
Published Online: August 01, 2020
Updated: September 09, 2020
Children’s Progression of Control of a Powered Mobility Device Using a Joystick
Carole Dennis, ScD, OT/L, FAOTA; Miranda Hoover; Thadeus Mixon; Reilly Patrick; Lauren Rescsanski; Stephen Solinas; Nicolette Tigno; Sharon Stansfield, PhD
Author Affiliations & Notes
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
  • Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
Article Information
Assistive Technology / Pediatric Evaluation and Intervention / Basic Research
Poster Session   |   August 01, 2020
Children’s Progression of Control of a Powered Mobility Device Using a Joystick
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505240. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO9127
American Journal of Occupational Therapy, August 2020, Vol. 74, 7411505240. https://doi.org/10.5014/ajot.2020.74S1-PO9127
Abstract

Date Presented 03/28/20

Currently, there is limited information to support decision-making for the provision of powered mobility for very young children with disabilities. To better understand the appropriate age and development for prescription of powered mobility, this research describes the progression of driving skills using a joystick control for powered mobility in typically developing children ages 12 to 24 months. This presentation discusses this research and the possible implications for evidence-based practice.

Primary Author and Speaker: Carole Dennis

Additional Authors and Speakers: Miranda Hoover, Thadeus Mixon, Reilly Patrick, Lauren Rescsanski, Stephen Solinas, Nicolette Tigno

Contributing Authors: Sharon Stansfield