They Play and Learn to Play! First Results of the Italian Research Project on Play and Children with Motor Impairment

The results are presented of the SIVA research project “TEchnical Aids and Methodologies for the Access to play for children with motor impairment (2000-2003). The project has been launched with the scope of improving learning of children with motor impairment by letting the directly interact with their environment through play. For the 6 children belonging to th experimental group individualized solutions to access play and toys have been studied and experimented. An on-purpose playroom has been equipped with the needed technological solutions. Individualized educational progress have been developed and fulfilled.