04767oam 2200517 450 991080828600332120170523091602.01-4833-0588-01-322-30564-11-78268-367-41-4522-0545-0(OCoLC)820463211(MiFhGG)GVRL5YHG(EXLCZ)99267000000023338120120927d2013 uy 0engurun|---uuuuatxtccrAssistive technology and science /Cathy BodineThousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE,2013.1 online resource (xxvi, 272 pages) illustrationsThe SAGE reference series on disability: key issues and future directionsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4522-1843-9 1-4129-8798-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.""ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE-FRONT COVER ""; ""ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE""; ""CONTENTS""; ""SERIES INTRODUCTION""; ""Disability Concepts, Models, and Theories""; ""Types of Disability""; ""Disability Language""; ""Organization of the Series""; ""The Audience""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""References""; ""PREFACE""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""ABOUT THE AUTHOR""; ""ABOUT THE SERIES EDITOR""; ""CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION, BACKGROUND, AND HISTORY""; ""Introduction""; ""What Is Assistive Technology?""; ""History of AT""""Assistive Technology and the International Classification of Functioning (ICF)""""Legislation""; ""Education: The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)""; ""The American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act (Rehab Act)""; ""The Telecommunications Act, Section 255""; ""Human Technology Interface (HTI)""; ""Direct Selection""; ""Scanning or Indirect Selection""; ""Displays""; ""Assistive Technology for Communication Disorders""; ""Nonelectronic Systems""; ""Electronic Voice Output Systems: Digital Speech""""Electronic Voice Output Systems: Synthetic Speech""""Portable Amplification Systems""; ""Assistive Technology for Mobility Impairments""; ""Upper-Body Mobility Devices""; ""Lower-Body Mobility Devices""; ""AT for Ergonomics and Prevention of Secondary Injuries""; ""Electronic Aids to Daily Living""; ""Assistive Technology for Hearing Impairments""; ""Hearing Aids""; ""Cochlear Implants""; ""TTY/TDDs�“Text Telephones�""; ""Environmental Adaptations""; ""Assistive Technology for Visual Impairments""; ""Low-Tech Visual Aids""; ""High-Tech Visual Aids""; ""Environmental Adaptations""""Assistive Technology for Cognitive/Learning Disabilities""""Literacy Technologies""; ""Prompting Technologies""; ""Accessible Medical Technologies for Practitioners and Patients""; ""Selecting Appropriate Assistive Technologies""; ""Abandonment""; ""Principles of Clinical Assessment""; ""Physician Responsibilities""; ""Funding Assistive Technology""; ""Conclusion and Future Directions""; ""References""; ""CHAPTER 2: CURRENT ISSUES, CONTROVERSIES, AND SOLUTIONS""; ""Awareness and Access to Assistive Technology""; ""Awareness""; ""Assistive Technology and Access""""Accessing Assistive Technology and Early Childhood""""Process Flowchart""; ""Assistive Technology and Education""; ""Process Flowchart""; ""Assistive Technology and Employment""; ""Americans with Disabilities Act and Assistive Technology""; ""Office of Disability Employment Policy, Job Accommodation Network, and Assistive Technology""; ""Telework and Assistive Technology""; ""Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Programs (TEDP)""; ""Assistive Technology and Medical Necessity""; ""Assistive Technology Assessment""; ""Credentialing in Assistive Technology Devices and Services""""Navigating Disparities in Assistive Technology Resources""This volume in 'The SAGE Reference Series on Disability' explores issues involving assistive technology engineering and science. It is one of 8 volumes in the cross-disciplinary and issues-based series, which incorporates links from varied fields making up Disability Studies as volumes examine topics central to the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families.SAGE reference series on disability.Self-help devices for people with disabilitiesSelf-help devices for people with disabilities.681.761Bodine Cathy1665888MiFhGGMiFhGGBOOK9910808286003321Assistive technology and science4024806UNINA