The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology & Devices (eBook)

Tools And Gadgets For Living Independently

Suzanne Robitaille (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2009
224 Seiten
Springer Publishing Company (Verlag)
978-1-935281-71-9 (ISBN)

Infos

A Doody's Core Title 2012This new illustrated guide to assistive technologies and devices chronicles the use of AT/AD - technology used by individuals with disabilities to perform functions that might otherwise be difficult or impossible.This book empowers people to use assistive technologies to overcome some of their physical or mental limitations and have a more equal playing field. It includes real-life examples about how people with disabilities are using assistive technology (AT) to assist them in daily tasks, and discusses emotional issues related to AT/AD.

Inhalt

Foreword
Preface
1 What Is Assistive Technology?
2 History of Assistive Technology
3 Technologies for People with Visual Disabilities
4 Technologies for People with Hearing Disabilities
5 Technologies for People with Physical Disabilities
6 Technologies for People with Cognitive Disabilities
7 Technologies for People with Communications Disabilities
8 Assistive Technology and the ADA
9 How to Pay for Assistive Technology
10 The Future of Assistive Technology
Resources
Index

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 8.12.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Lebenshilfe / Lebensführung
• Themenwelt: Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► HNO-Heilkunde
• ISBN-10: 1-935281-71-2 / 1935281712
• ISBN-13: 978-1-935281-71-9 / 9781935281719