Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice

Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by Dr. Cook, Assistive Technologies: Principles & Practice, 5th Edition, provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology. This new essentials text offers a systematic process for ensuring the effective application of assistive technologies - and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. It features over 30 new photos and illustrations, as well as updated chapters and case studies that reflect current technology INDICE: 1. Principles of Assistive Technology 2. Technologies that Assist People Who Have Disabilities 3. Activity, Human, and Context 4. Global Perspective on Assistive Technology 5. Ethical Issues in Assistive Technology 6. Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Client 7. User Input 8. Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies 9. Input Accessibility for Mainstream Information and Communication Technologies 10. Enabling Function and Participation with Seating Technologies 11. Technologies that Enable Mobility 12. Technologies That Aid Transportation 13. Enabling Manipulation with Low-Technology Assistive Devices 14. Electronic Aids to Daily Living 15. Robotic Assistive Technologies that Aid Manipulation 16. Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments 17. Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Augmentation 18. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems Glossary

• ISBN: 978-0-323-52338-7
• Editorial: Mosby
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Fecha Publicación: 13/01/2020
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés