Interactive Videodisks : A New Technology and its Application i n Serving the Disable d John L . Trimble, Ph .D . Director, Rehabilitation Research and Development Cente r USVAH, Box 20, Hines, IL 6014 1 Rehabilitation of persons wit h disabilities often require s extensive and costly training i n a variety of skills important t o maintaining health and performin g activities of daily living . Mos t of this training is done throug h personal contact wit h rehabilitation specialists . Although some personal contact i s essential, there is evidence tha t part of rehabilitation trainin g can be self-directed . Self directed rehabilitation trainin g benefits disabled persons b y giving them more of a sense o f control over their health care , with the added benefit of freein g rehabilitation professionals t o perform tasks requiring close r supervision . Until recently, self directe d rehabilitation training wa s limited to specialized softwar e for personal computers . However , vide o recent advances in technology offer ne w possibilities for effectivel y teaching the complex skills tha t disabled persons must learn . Dr . John Trimble, Director of th
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