08654nam 2200697Ia 450 991099398180332120250414174300.097814129879819781483305882148330588097813223056461322305641978178268367417826836749781452205458(electronic bk.)1452205450(MiAaPQ)EBC1995560(Au-PeEL)EBL1995560(CaPaEBR)ebr10682645(CaONFJC)MIL661846(OCoLC)820463211(CKB)18931155200041(StDuBDS)EDZ0000050757(EXLCZ)991893115520004120120927d2013 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierAssistive technology and science /Cathy Bodine1st ed.Thousand Oaks, CA SAGEc2013Thousand Oaks, Calif. :SAGE,2013.1 online resource (305 pages)The SAGE reference series on disability: key issues and future directionsDescription based upon print version of record.9781452218434 1452218439 Print version: Bodine, Cathy Assistive Technology and Science Thousand Oaks : SAGE Publications, Incorporated,c2012 9781412987981 1412987989 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 -- Access to Education About Assistive Technology -- Technology and Change -- Conclusion -- References -- CHAPTER 3: CHRONOLOGY OF CRITICAL EVENTS -- CHAPTER 4: BIOGRAPHIES OF KEY CONTRIBUTORS IN THE FIELD -- David Abraham (1896-1978) -- Further Reading -- Bruce Baker -- Further Reading -- Graham A. Barden (1896-1967) -- Further Reading -- Alexander Graham Bell (1847-1922) -- Further Reading -- David R. Beukelman -- Further Reading -- Deane Blazie (1946- ) -- Further Reading -- George W. Bush (1946- ) -- Further Reading -- Dinah Cohen (1953- ) -- Further Reading -- Albert Cook -- Further Reading -- Tim Cranmer (1925-2001) -- Further Reading -- Harvey Fletcher (1884-1981) -- Further Reading -- Frank Hall (1841-1911) -- Further Reading -- Jim Halliday -- Further Reading -- Tom Harkin (1939- ) -- Further Reading -- Ted Henter (1950- ) -- Further Reading -- Richard Hoover (1915-1986) -- Further Reading -- Dean Kamen (1951- ) -- Further Reading -- Edward Kennedy (1932-2009).Further Reading -- Thomas King -- Further Reading -- Ray Kurzweil (1948- ) -- Further Reading -- John Linvill (1919-2011) -- Further Reading -- James C. Marsters (1924-2009) -- Further Reading -- Colin McLaurin (1922-1997) -- Further Reading -- Harry J. Murphy -- Further Reading -- James R. Reswick -- Further Reading -- Harry F. Rizer (1954- ) -- Further Reading -- Marcia Scherer -- Further Reading -- Kate Seelman (1938- ) -- Further Reading -- Anthony Staros (1923-2008) -- Further Reading -- Joe Traub (1928?-1990) -- Further Reading -- Pellegrino Turri -- Further Reading -- Gregg Vanderheiden -- Further Reading -- A. Bennett Wilson, Jr. -- Further Reading -- Joy Zabala -- Further Reading -- CHAPTER 5: ANNOTATED DATA, STATISTICS, TABLES, AND GRAPHS -- Disability -- AT and Early Intervention -- AT and Education -- AT and Employment -- AT and Veterans -- Computer/Electronics Accommodations Program (CAP) -- AT and Aging -- AT Funding -- AT Training -- Assistive Technology by Disability Categories -- AT for Mobility and Movement -- AT for Communication -- AT for Vision and Hearing -- Prevalence of AT Use -- Public Access to AT -- Computer Usage -- Equipment Recycling and Loan Programs -- Device Demonstrations -- Barriers to AT Nationally -- Barriers to Social Participation -- AT Sales and Industry Data -- Conclusion -- References and Further Reading -- CHAPTER 6: ANNOTATED LIST OF ORGANIZATIONS AND ASSOCIATIONS -- Government Agencies -- Information and Advocacy Organizations -- Research and Development Organizations -- Professional Organizations -- Other Resources -- CHAPTER 7: SELECTED PRINT AND ELECTRONIC RESOURCES -- Print Resources -- General Information on Assistive Technology -- AT for Infants, Toddlers, and Young Children -- AT and Education -- AT and Employment -- AT Assessment and Abandonment -- AT Outcomes -- AT and Communication.AT and Motor Issues -- AT and Vision Loss -- AT and Hearing -- AT and Cognitive Disability -- Electronic Resources -- General Information on Assistive Technology -- AT and the Law/Legislation -- AT Research -- Funding -- Universal Design -- Inclusion -- Academic Application Ideas -- Autism -- Vision -- Hearing -- Communication -- Early Childhood -- Access Issues/Motor -- Computers -- Switch Use -- Organizational/Time-Saving Strategies -- GLOSSARY OF KEY TERMS -- INDEX.This volume in The SAGE Reference Series on Disability explores issues involving assistive technology engineering and science. It is one of eight 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 disabilitiesPeople with disabilitiesOrientation and mobilitySelf-help devices for people with disabilities.People with disabilitiesOrientation and mobility.681/.761Bodine Cathy1665888MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910993981803321Assistive technology and science4024806UNINA