عنوان

Assistive technology assessment handbook /

(Number (ISBN

1439838658 (hardback : alk. paper)

(Number (ISBN

9781439838655 (hardback : alk. paper)

Number

b430415

Title Proper

Assistive technology assessment handbook /

General Material Designation

[Book]

First Statement of Responsibility

edited by Stefano Federici and Marcia J. Scherer

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Boca Raton :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

CRC Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

c2012

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xxii, 446 p. :

Other Physical Details

ill. (some col.) ;

Dimensions

26 cm. +

Accompanying Material

1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.)

Series Title

Rehabilitation science in practice series

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Text of Note

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

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Text of Note

"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

People with disabilities-- Rehabilitation

Rehabilitation technology

Self-help devices for people with disabilities

Disabled Persons-- rehabilitation

Self-Help Devices

Technology Assessment, Biomedical

Class number

Book number

Federici, Stefano

Scherer, Marcia J., (Marcia Joslyn),1948-

Electronic name

[Book]

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