Assistive technology and science / / Cathy Bodine
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| Autore: |
Bodine Cathy
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| Titolo: |
Assistive technology and science / / Cathy Bodine
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| Pubblicazione: | Thousand Oaks, California : , : SAGE Publications, , 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (305 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 681/.761 |
| Soggetto topico: | Self-help devices for people with disabilities |
| People with disabilities - Orientation and mobility | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | ""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"" | |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Assistive technology and science |
| ISBN: | 1-322-30564-1 |
| 1-78268-367-4 | |
| 1-4522-0545-0 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910480370003321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Serie:
SAGE reference series on disability.