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• Cover image
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Copyright
• Dedication
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• 1. Principles of Assistive Technology: Introducing the Human Activity Assistive Technology Model
• Introduction
• Constructs of Disability in Key Documents
• Definitions of Assistive Technology
• Principles of Assistive Technology Service Delivery
• The Human Activity Assistive Technology Model
• Application of the Human Activity Assistive Technology Model
• Summary
• 2. Technologies That Assist People Who Have Disabilities
• The Changing World of Assistive Technologies and Its Impact on Persons with Disabilities
• Technology Options for Meeting the Needs of Individuals Who Have Disabilities
• A Functional Framework for Assistive Technologies
• Summary
• 3. Activity, Human, and Context
• Introduction
• Activity
• The Human User
• Context
• Reassembling the HAAT Model
• Summary
• 4. Global Perspective on Assistive Technology
• Context: The worldwide political framework
• Human: Prevalence of disability
• Activity: Early childhood, education, employment, and retirement
• Assistive Technology: Access to Assistive Technology
• Summary
• 5. Ethical Issues in Assistive Technology
• Introduction
• The Ethical Context
• Autonomy
• Fidelity
• Beneficence
• Nonmaleficence
• Justice
• Application of Ethical Concepts in Assistive Technology
• Stigma
• Informed Consent
• Self-Determination
• Privacy
• Equitable Assistive Technology Distribution of Assistive Technology: Who Gets What?
• Summary
• 6. Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Client
• Introduction
• Principles of Assistive Technology Delivery
• Overview of Service Delivery in Assistive Technology
• A Final Word About Funding
• Summary
• 7. User Input
• Activity: Enabling Participation
• Assistive Technology: Connecting the User to the Technology
• Direct Selection
• Selection Formats for Scanning
• Selection Techniques for Scanning
• Rate Enhancement
• Digital Recording
• Speech Synthesis
• Text-to-Speech Programs
• Audio Considerations
• Context
• Assessment
• Functional Movement Evaluation
• Outcomes
• Summary
• 8. Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies
• Activity: Enabling Participation
• Human Skills for Control: Characteristics of Controlled Movements
• Assistive Technology: Characteristics of Control Interfaces
• Control Interfaces for Direct Selection
• Control Interfaces for Indirect Selection
• Context
• Assessment
• Outcomes: Is It Working? Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Control Interface
• Summary
• 9. Input Accessibility for Mainstream Information and Communication Technologies
• Activity: Accessing the Information Highway
• Human: Challenges in Using Mainstream ICTs for Persons With Disabilities
• Assistive Technology: Input Accessibility for Mainstream ICTs
• Cross-Platform Accessibility
• Computer Access
• Access to Phones and Tablets
• Mounting
• Context
• Assessment
• Outcomes
• Summary
• 10. Enabling Function and Participation With Seating Technologies
• Introduction
• Activity
• Human
• Context
• Assistive Technologies for Seating and Positioning
• Seating Technologies
• Seating Assessment
• Intervention
• Outcome Evaluation
• Summary
• 11. Technologies That Enable Mobility
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Context Components
• Assistive Technology
• Smart Wheelchairs
• Wheelchair Standards
• Assessment for Wheeled Mobility
• Implementation and Training for Manual and Powered Mobility
• Outcome Evaluation
• Summary
• 12. Technologies That Aid Transportation
• Activity
• Human
• Context
• Assistive Technology
• Safe Transportation of Individuals in Wheelchairs
• Technologies for Transportation and Driving
• Assessment
• Outcome Evaluation
• Summary
• 13. Enabling Manipulation With Low-Technology Assistive Devices
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Context Component
• Low-Technology Aids for Manipulation
• Summary
• 14. Electronic Aids to Daily Living
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Context Component
• Assistive Technology Component
• Assessment for Use of EADLs
• Outcomes of EADL Use
• Summary
• 15. Robotic Assistive Technologies That Aid Manipulation
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Context Component
• Robotic Aids to Manipulation
• Assessment for Robotic Augmentative Manipulation
• Outcomes
• Summary
• 16. Sensory Aids for Persons With Visual Impairments
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Assistive Technologies for Vision
• Auditory Substitution
• Optical Aids
• Nonoptical Aids
• Electronic Aids
• Limitations of Printed Braille
• Refreshable Braille Displays
• Recorded Audio Material
• Canes
• Alternative Mobility Devices
• Context Component
• Assessment
• Orientation and Mobility Assessment
• Outcomes
• Summary
• 17. Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Augmentation
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Disorders that may Benefit from Cognitive Assistive Technologies
• Cognitive Skills Related to Specific Disorders
• Assistive Technologies that Address Cognitive Needs
• Cognitive Assistive Technologies
• Disadvantages of Multi-Purpose Devices
• Mainstream Technology Use by Persons with TBI and Stroke
• Context Component
• Assessment
• Outcomes
• Summary
• 18. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems
• Activity Component
• Human Component
• Context Component
• Assistive Technologies for Alternative and Augmentative Communication
• AAC System Outputs
• Access to Mainstream Technologies
• Internet Access
• Mobile Phones
• Special considerations of AAC systems for specific disabilities
• Mobile Technologies as Speech-Generating Devices
• Physical Skill Development
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication Evaluation and Assessment
• Outcomes
• Summary
• Glossary
• Index