Essentials of assertive technologies /
Cook, Albert M.
Essentials of assertive technologies / Albert M. Cook and Jan Miller Polgar - Missouri : Elsevier Science, c2012 - xiii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Framework for assistive technologies -- Delivering assistive technology services to the consumer -- Seating systems as enablers of function -- Making the connection: user inputs for assistive technologies -- Control interfaces for assistive technologies -- Computer access - augmenting the keyboard and mouse -- Sensory aids for persons with visual impairments -- Sensory aids for persons with auditory impairments -- Assistive technologies to aid cognitive function -- Augmentative and alternative communication -- Technologies that enable mobility -- Technologies for transportation and driving -- Technologies that aid manipulation and control of the environment
Provides thorough coverage of the devices, services, and practices that are used in assistive technology and encourages you to focus on the interaction among the human user, the activityto be completed, and the context in which the activity is to be performed-leading to better outcomes for your clients.
9780323075367
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
RM 950 .C66 2012
Essentials of assertive technologies / Albert M. Cook and Jan Miller Polgar - Missouri : Elsevier Science, c2012 - xiii, 343 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Framework for assistive technologies -- Delivering assistive technology services to the consumer -- Seating systems as enablers of function -- Making the connection: user inputs for assistive technologies -- Control interfaces for assistive technologies -- Computer access - augmenting the keyboard and mouse -- Sensory aids for persons with visual impairments -- Sensory aids for persons with auditory impairments -- Assistive technologies to aid cognitive function -- Augmentative and alternative communication -- Technologies that enable mobility -- Technologies for transportation and driving -- Technologies that aid manipulation and control of the environment
Provides thorough coverage of the devices, services, and practices that are used in assistive technology and encourages you to focus on the interaction among the human user, the activityto be completed, and the context in which the activity is to be performed-leading to better outcomes for your clients.
9780323075367
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
RM 950 .C66 2012