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Assistive technologies : principles and practice / Albert M. Cook, Susan M. Hussey.
LIBRA Oversize RM698 .C66 2002
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cook, Albert M., 1943-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
- Self-Help Devices.
- Disabled Persons.
- Medical Subjects:
- Self-Help Devices.
- Disabled Persons.
- Physical Description:
- xix, 523 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Place of Publication:
- St. Louis : Mosby, [2002]
- Summary:
- The field of assistive technologies is growing and evolving faster than ever. This new second edition of Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice helps you keep pace with these changes so that you can stay on top of the latest advancements and innovations that help improve the lives of individuals with disabilities. The text focuses on persons with disabilities and how they use assistive technologies as they participate in activities; this framework outlines contexts of use in a Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) Model, Application for specific devices and current practices in the field helps to enhance this information. Specific topics covered include procuring funding for assistive technology systems, deriving and measuring standards of performance, proper positioning when using assistive devices, and more.
- Contents:
- 2 A Framework for Assistive Technologies 34
- 3 The Disabled Human User of Assistive Technologies 54
- Part II Service Delivery in Assistive Technologies
- 4 Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Consumer 91
- 5 Funding Assistive Technology Services and Systems 143
- Part III The Activities: General Purpose Assistive Technologies
- 6 Seating Systems As Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies 165
- 7 Control Interfaces for Assistive Technology 212
- 8 Computers as Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies 255
- Part IV The Activities: Performance Areas
- 9 Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems 283
- 10 Technologies That Enable Mobility 329
- 11 Technologies That Aid Manipulation and Control of the Environment 374
- 12 Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual or Auditory Impairments 409
- Part V The Contexts for Assistive Technology Applications
- 13 Assistive Technologies in the Context of the Classroom 447
- 14 Assistive Technologies in the Context of Work 468.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 0323006434
- OCLC:
- 48256524
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