<P><STRONG><EM>Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook, Second Edition</EM></STRONG>, proposes an international ideal model for the assistive technology assessment process, outlining how this model can be applied in practice to re-conceptualize the phases of an assistive technology delivery system
Assistive technology assessment handbook
โ Scribed by Stefano Federici; Marcia J Scherer
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 478
- Series
- Rehabilitation science in practice series
- Category
- Library
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โฆ Synopsis
"Assistive technology plays a key and fundamental role in facilitating the social integration of people with physical, sensory, communication, and cognitive disabilities. This book presents the scientific power of matching assistive technology along with assessment tools that are essential in a center for technical aid. It describes the skills and functioning of the multidisciplinary team by providing a detailed Read more...
โฆ Table of Contents
Content: Assessing individual functioning and disability / S. Federici ... [et al.] --
Measuring individual functioning / S. Federici, F. Meloni, and F. Corradi --
Measuring the Assistive Technology MATCH / F. Corradi, M. J. Scherer, and A. Lo Presti --
The assessment of the environments of use: accessibility, sustainability, and universal design / M. Mirza, A. Gossett, and S. Borsci --
Measuring the impact of AT on family caregivers / L. Demers and B.W. Mortenson --
Assessment Professionals (Working on the Multidisciplinary Team) / M. Scherer and S. Federici --
The cognitive therapist / M. Olivetti Belardinelli, B. Turella, and M. J. Scherer --
The special educator / S. Zapf, and G. Craddock --
The psychologist / F. Meloni ... [et al.] --
The psychotechnologist: a new profession in the assistive technology assessment / K. Miesenberger, F. Corradi, and M. L. Mele --
The Optometrist / M. Orlandi and R. Amantis --
The occupational therapist: enabling activities and participation using assistive technology / D. De Jonge --
Pediatric specialists in assistive solutions / L. W. Braga ... [et al.] --
The geriatrician / M. Pigliautile ... [et al.] --
Role of speech-language pathologists in assitive technology assessments / K. Hill and V. Corsi --
Assistive technology devices and services / S. Federici and M. Scherer --
Systemic user experience / S. Borsci ... [et al.] --
Web solutions for rehabilitation and daily life / G. Liotta ... [et al.] --
Brain-computer interfaces: the new landscape in assistive technology / E. Pasqualotto ... [et al.] --
New rehabilitation opportunities for persons with multiple disabilities through the use of microswitch technology / G. E. Lancioni ... [et al.] --
Methods and technologies for leisure, recreation, and an accessible sport / C. M. Capio, G. Mascolo, and C. H. P. Sit.
Abstract: "Assistive technology plays a key and fundamental role in facilitating the social integration of people with physical, sensory, communication, and cognitive disabilities. This book presents the scientific power of matching assistive technology along with assessment tools that are essential in a center for technical aid. It describes the skills and functioning of the multidisciplinary team by providing a detailed account of the professional profiles and their mutual interaction. The authors identify the need for professionals of psychotechnology and assessment and review the most recent technological products, including the brain computer interface and the microswitch"--Provided by publisher
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