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Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities with the latest edition of this comprehensive text. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by the authors, the book provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts.
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Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Cook & Hussey's Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice | iii | ||
| Copyright Page | iv | ||
| Table of Contents | xvii | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| CONTRIBUTORS | vii | ||
| EDITORIAL REVIEW BOARD | ix | ||
| PREFACE | xi | ||
| ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | xv | ||
| PART 1: Introduction and Framework | 1 | ||
| CHAPTER 1. Introduction and Overview | 3 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES: A WORKING DEFINITION | 4 | ||
| HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE ON ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICES AND SERVICES | 9 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INDUSTRY TODAY | 17 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 26 | ||
| SUMMARY | 32 | ||
| CHAPTER 2. Framework for Assistive Technologies | 34 | ||
| HUMAN PERFORMANCE AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 35 | ||
| THE ACTIVITY | 37 | ||
| THE HUMAN | 38 | ||
| THE CONTEXTS | 40 | ||
| EXTRINSIC ENABLERS: THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 44 | ||
| APPLICATION OF THE HUMAN ACTIVITY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY MODEL: DESIGNING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS FOR SUCCESSFUL OUTCOMES | 46 | ||
| SUMMARY | 51 | ||
| CHAPTER 3. Disabled Human User of Assistive Technologies | 54 | ||
| INFORMATION PROCESSING MODEL OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM USER | 56 | ||
| SENSORY FUNCTION AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 57 | ||
| PERCEPTUAL FUNCTION AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 64 | ||
| COGNITIVE FUNCTION AND DEVELOPMENT AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 65 | ||
| PSYCHOSOCIAL FUNCTION AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 75 | ||
| MOTOR CONTROL AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 78 | ||
| EFFECTOR FUNCTION AS RELATED TO ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY USE | 81 | ||
| SUMMARY | 86 | ||
| PART 2: Service Delivery in Assistive Technologies | 89 | ||
| CHAPTER 4. Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Consumer | 91 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION | 93 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF SERVICE DELIVERY IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 98 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION | 113 | ||
| FOLLOW-UP AND FOLLOW-ALONG | 116 | ||
| EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SYSTEMS | 117 | ||
| SUMMARY | 124 | ||
| APPENDIX 4-1A. Sample of a Written Questionnaire | 128 | ||
| APPENDIX 4-1B. Assessment Forms | 135 | ||
| INITIAL EVALUATION FORM ASSESSMENT SECTION | 136 | ||
| CHAPTER 5. Funding Assistive Technology Services and Systems | 143 | ||
| PUBLIC SOURCES OF FUNDING | 144 | ||
| PRIVATE SOURCES OF FUNDING | 161 | ||
| OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING | 162 | ||
| FUNDING PROCESS AND GUIDELINES FOR PROCURING FUNDING | 162 | ||
| IDENTIFYING THE FUNDING SOURCE | 163 | ||
| JUSTIFYING FUNDING FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND DEVICES | 164 | ||
| APPEALING THE FUNDING DENIAL | 165 | ||
| BILLING AND CODING FOR SERVICES | 166 | ||
| PAYMENT PRACTICES | 166 | ||
| SUMMARY | 167 | ||
| APPENDIX 5-1. Sample Forms for Documenting Consumers’ Equipment Needs | 169 | ||
| PART 3: The Activities: General Purpose Assistive Technologies | 177 | ||
| CHAPTER 6. Seating Systems as Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies | 179 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF NEEDS SERVED BY SEATING | 180 | ||
| EVALUATION FOR SEATING | 181 | ||
| BIOMECHANICAL PRINCIPLES | 186 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SEATING FOR POSTURAL CONTROL | 189 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SEATING FOR TISSUE INTEGRITY | 196 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF SEATING FOR COMFORT | 202 | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR SEATING AND POSITIONING MANAGEMENT | 203 | ||
| PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS USED TO CONSTRUCT SEATING SYSTEMS | 205 | ||
| SEATING FOR PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION AND POSTURAL SUPPORT | 209 | ||
| SUMMARY | 210 | ||
| CHAPTER 7. Human/Assistive Technology Interface | 213 | ||
| ELEMENTS OF THE HUMAN/TECHNOLOGY INTERFACE | 215 | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTROL INTERFACES | 227 | ||
| SELECTING CONTROL INTERFACES FOR THE USER | 233 | ||
| CONTROL INTERFACES FOR DIRECT SELECTION | 236 | ||
| CONTROL INTERFACES FOR INDIRECT SELECTION | 254 | ||
| INTERNET USE BY PERSONS WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES | 262 | ||
| OTHER CONSIDERATIONS IN CONTROL INTERFACE SELECTION | 262 | ||
| DEVELOPMENT OF MOTOR SKILLS FOR USE OF CONTROL INTERFACES | 264 | ||
| OUTPUT COMPONENT OF THE HUMAN TECHNOLOGY INTERFACE | 267 | ||
| SUMMARY | 270 | ||
| CHAPTER 8. Sensory Aids for Persons With Visual Impairments | 274 | ||
| FUNDAMENTAL APPROACHES TO SENSORY AIDS | 275 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF COMPUTER ADAPTATIONS FOR VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS | 277 | ||
| READING AIDS FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS | 280 | ||
| VISUAL ACCESS TO THE INTERNET | 294 | ||
| MOBILITY AND ORIENTATION AIDS FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS | 297 | ||
| SPECIAL-PURPOSE VISUAL AIDS | 305 | ||
| SUMMARY | 307 | ||
| CHAPTER 9. Sensory Aids for Persons With Auditory Impairments | 310 | ||
| FUNDAMENTAL APPROACHES TO AUDITORY SENSORY AIDS | 311 | ||
| AIDS FOR PERSONS WITH AUDITORY IMPAIRMENTS | 312 | ||
| SUMMARY | 331 | ||
| PART 4: The Activities: Performance Areas | 335 | ||
| CHAPTER 10. Assistive Technologies for Cognitive Augmentation | 337 | ||
| COGNITIVE SKILLS | 338 | ||
| DISORDERS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM COGNITIVE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 345 | ||
| COGNITIVE SKILLS RELATED TO SPECIFIC DISORDERS | 348 | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS COGNITIVE NEEDS | 349 | ||
| SUMMARY | 366 | ||
| CHAPTER 11. Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems | 370 | ||
| DISABILITIES AFFECTING SPEECH, LANGUAGE, AND COMMUNICATION | 373 | ||
| COMMUNICATION NEEDS THAT CAN BE SERVED BY AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION | 377 | ||
| AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT | 381 | ||
| EXAMPLES OF CURRENT AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION APPROACHES | 384 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION OF AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS | 396 | ||
| SUMMARY | 403 | ||
| CHAPTER 12. Technologies That Enable Mobility | 408 | ||
| HISTORY OF THE WHEELCHAIR | 409 | ||
| MOBILITY NEEDS SERVED BY WHEELCHAIRS | 410 | ||
| EVALUATION FOR WHEELED MOBILITY | 413 | ||
| CHARACTERISTICS AND CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES OF WHEELED MOBILITY SYSTEMS | 414 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING FOR MANUAL AND POWERED MOBILITY | 436 | ||
| SUMMARY | 439 | ||
| CHAPTER 13. Technologies That Aid Transportation | 443 | ||
| SAFE TRANSPORTATION FOR CHILDREN | 444 | ||
| SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN WHEELCHAIRS | 447 | ||
| EVALUATION AND TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVING | 450 | ||
| MODIFICATIONS FOR DRIVING | 454 | ||
| SUMMARY | 458 | ||
| CHAPTER 14. Technologies That Aid Manipulation and Control of the Environment | 460 | ||
| LOW-TECHNOLOGY AIDS FOR MANIPULATION | 461 | ||
| SPECIAL-PURPOSE ELECTROMECHANICAL AIDS FOR MANIPULATION | 464 | ||
| ELECTRONIC AIDS TO DAILY LIVING | 468 | ||
| ROBOTIC AIDS TO MANIPULATION | 483 | ||
| SUMMARY | 494 | ||
| PART 5: Contexts for Assistive Technology Applications | 497 | ||
| CHAPTER 15. Assistive Technologies in the Context of the Classroom | 499 | ||
| EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE AIDED BY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 501 | ||
| IDENTIFYING STUDENT SKILLS AND NEEDS FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 509 | ||
| CONTEXT FOR EDUCATIONAL APPLICATIONS | 513 | ||
| HARD AND SOFT TECHNOLOGIES FOR EDUCATIONAL SUCCESS | 515 | ||
| SUMMARY | 522 | ||
| CHAPTER 16. Assistive Technologies in the Context of Work | 525 | ||
| VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE AIDED BY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 526 | ||
| EVALUATION OF THE EMPLOYEE’S ABILITIES | 529 | ||
| CONTEXT FOR VOCATIONAL APPLICATIONS | 530 | ||
| HARD AND SOFT TECHNOLOGIES FOR VOCATIONAL SUCCESS | 535 | ||
| CASE STUDIES OF VOCATIONAL ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS | 536 | ||
| ACQUIRING TECHNOLOGY FOR THE WORKPLACE: ROLE OF THE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY PRACTITIONER | 538 | ||
| IMPLEMENTING ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY IN THE WORKPLACE | 541 | ||
| EVALUATION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY INTERVENTION IN THE WORKPLACE | 542 | ||
| SUMMARY | 542 | ||
| GLOSSARY | 545 | ||
| RESOURCES | 556 | ||
| INDEX | 559 |