Assistive technology and science / / Cathy Bodine

• Autore: Bodine Cathy
• Pubblicazione: Thousand Oaks, CA, : SAGE, c2013; Thousand Oaks, Calif. : , : SAGE, , 2013
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 pages)
• Disciplina: 681/.761
• Soggetto topico: Self-help devices for people with disabilities; People with disabilities - Orientation and mobility
• 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 -- 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Assistive technology and science
• ISBN: 9781483305882; 1483305880; 9781322305646; 1322305641; 9781782683674; 1782683674; 9781452205458; 1452205450; 9781412987981
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910993981803321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: SAGE reference series on disability.