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Abstract
It’s here: the latest edition of the one text you need to master assistive strategies, make confident clinical decisions, and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model, Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition 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. Updated and expanded, this new edition features coverage of new ethical issues, more explicit applications of the HAAT model, and a variety of global issues highlighting technology applications and service delivery in developing countries.
- Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) framework demonstrates assistive technology within common, everyday contexts for more relevant application.
- Focus on clinical application guides you in applying concepts to real-world situations.
- Review questions and chapter summaries in each chapter help you assess your understanding and identify areas where more study is needed.
- Content on the impact of AT on children and the role of AT in play and education for children with disabilities demonstrates how AT can be used for early intervention and to enhance development.
- Coverage of changing AT needs throughout the lifespan emphasizes how AT fits into people’s lives and contributes to their full participation in society.
- Principles and practice of assistive technology provides the foundation for effective decision-making.
- NEW! Global issues content broadens the focus of application beyond North America to include technology applications and service delivery in developing countries.
- NEW! Ethical issues and occupational justice content exposes you to vital information as you start interacting with clients.
- NEW! More case studies added throughout the text foster an understanding of how assistive technologies are used and how they function.
- NEW! Updated content reflects current technology and helps keep you current.
- NEW! Explicit applications of the HAAT model in each of the chapters on specific technologies and more emphasis on the interactions among the elements make content even easier to understand.
Table of Contents
| Section Title | Page | Action | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front Cover | Cover | ||
| Assistive Technologies | iii | ||
| Copyright | iv | ||
| Dedication | v | ||
| Preface | vii | ||
| Acknowledgments | ix | ||
| Contents | xi | ||
| Chapter 1 - Principles of Assistive Technology: Introducing the Human Activity Assistive Technology Model | 1 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 1 | ||
| CONSTRUCTS OF DISABILITY IN KEY DOCUMENTS | 2 | ||
| DEFINITIONS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 2 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICE DELIVERY | 4 | ||
| THE HUMAN ACTIVITY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY MODEL | 7 | ||
| APPLICATION OF THE HUMAN ACTIVITY ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY MODEL | 12 | ||
| SUMMARY | 14 | ||
| REFERENCES | 14 | ||
| Chapter 2 - Technologies That Assist People Who Have Disabilities | 16 | ||
| THE CHANGING WORLD OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AND ITS IMPACT ON PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES | 17 | ||
| UNIVERSAL DESIGN | 17 | ||
| A FUNCTIONAL FRAMEWORK FOR ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 25 | ||
| SUMMARY | 37 | ||
| REFERENCES | 38 | ||
| Chapter 3 - Activity, Human, and Context: The Human Doing an Activity in Context | 40 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 41 | ||
| ACTIVITY | 41 | ||
| THE HUMAN USER | 44 | ||
| CONTEXT | 52 | ||
| INTEGRATING THE HUMAN DOING IN CONTEXT | 62 | ||
| BRINGING IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 64 | ||
| REASSEMBLING THE HAAT MODEL | 64 | ||
| SUMMARY | 65 | ||
| REFERENCES | 66 | ||
| Chapter 4 - Ethical Issues in Assistive Technology | 68 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 68 | ||
| THE ETHICAL CONTEXT | 69 | ||
| APPLICATION OF ETHICAL CONCEPTS IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 76 | ||
| AMBIENT ENVIRONMENTS, ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE, AND ROBOTS: IMPACT ON CARE | 79 | ||
| EQUITABLE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DISTRIBUTION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: WHO GETS WHAT? | 82 | ||
| PROFESSIONAL ETHICS | 84 | ||
| SUMMARY | 84 | ||
| REFERENCES | 86 | ||
| Chapter 5 - Delivering Assistive Technology Services to the Consumer | 88 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 89 | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION | 89 | ||
| OVERVIEW OF SERVICE DELIVERY IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 93 | ||
| EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY SERVICES AND SYSTEMS | 109 | ||
| A FINAL WORD ABOUT FUNDING | 113 | ||
| SUMMARY | 114 | ||
| REFERENCES | 114 | ||
| Chapter 6 - Making the Connection: User Inputs for Assistive Technologies | 117 | ||
| ACTIVITY: ENABLING PARTICIPATION | 118 | ||
| HUMAN: ANATOMIC SITES FOR CONTROL OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 118 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: CONNECTING THE USER TO THE TECHNOLOGY | 119 | ||
| SPEECH: A HUMAN/TECHNOLOGY INTERFACE OUTPUT | 127 | ||
| CONTEXT | 129 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 130 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 132 | ||
| SUMMARY | 137 | ||
| REFERENCES | 138 | ||
| Chapter 7 - Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies | 139 | ||
| ACTIVITY: ENABLING PARTICIPATION | 139 | ||
| HUMAN SKILLS FOR CONTROL: CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTROLLED MOVEMENTS | 140 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: CHARACTERISTICS OF CONTROL INTERFACES | 141 | ||
| CONTROL INTERFACES FOR DIRECT SELECTION | 144 | ||
| STANDARD AND ALTERNATIVE ELECTRONIC POINTING INTERFACES | 151 | ||
| USING POINTING INTERFACES FOR DIRECT SELECTION | 156 | ||
| CONTROL INTERFACES FOR INDIRECT SELECTION | 157 | ||
| CONTEXT | 162 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 162 | ||
| OUTCOMES: IS IT WORKING? EVALUATING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONTROL INTERFACE | 167 | ||
| SUMMARY | 168 | ||
| REFERENCES | 169 | ||
| Chapter 8 - Accessing Mainstream Information and Communication Technologies: The Technology and the Web | 171 | ||
| ACTIVITY: ACCESSING THE INFORMATION HIGHWAY | 171 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY: INPUT ACCESSIBILITY FOR MAINSTREAM TECHNOLOGIES | 173 | ||
| CROSS-PLATFORM ACCESSIBILITY | 175 | ||
| COMPUTER ACCESS | 179 | ||
| ACCESS TO PHONES AND TABLETS | 184 | ||
| MOUNTING | 187 | ||
| CONTEXT | 189 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 190 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 192 | ||
| SUMMARY | 193 | ||
| REFERENCES | 194 | ||
| Chapter 9 - Enabling Function and Participation with Seating Technologies | 196 | ||
| INTRODUCTION | 197 | ||
| ACTIVITY | 197 | ||
| HUMAN | 197 | ||
| CONTEXT | 201 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR SEATING AND POSITIONING | 202 | ||
| SEATING TECHNOLOGIES | 205 | ||
| SEATING ASSESSMENT | 210 | ||
| INTERVENTION | 217 | ||
| OUTCOME EVALUATION | 225 | ||
| SUMMARY | 226 | ||
| REFERENCES | 226 | ||
| Chapter 10 - Technologies That Enable Mobility | 229 | ||
| ACTIVITY COMPONENT | 230 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 231 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENTS | 233 | ||
| ASSESSMENT FOR WHEELED MOBILITY | 234 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 236 | ||
| SMART WHEELCHAIRS | 253 | ||
| WHEELCHAIR STANDARDS | 253 | ||
| IMPLEMENTATION AND TRAINING FOR MANUAL AND POWERED MOBILITY | 254 | ||
| OUTCOME EVALUATION | 256 | ||
| SUMMARY | 259 | ||
| REFERENCES | 260 | ||
| Chapter 11 - Technologies That Aid Transportation | 263 | ||
| ACTIVITY | 264 | ||
| HUMAN | 265 | ||
| CONTEXT | 266 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | 269 | ||
| SAFE TRANSPORTATION OF INDIVIDUALS IN WHEELCHAIRS | 271 | ||
| TECHNOLOGIES FOR TRANSPORTATION AND DRIVING | 274 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 278 | ||
| OUTCOME EVALUATION | 280 | ||
| SUMMARY | 281 | ||
| REFERENCES | 281 | ||
| Chapter 12 - Technologies That Aid Manipulation and Control of the Environment | 284 | ||
| ACTIVITY COMPONENT | 285 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 285 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENT | 286 | ||
| LOW-TECHNOLOGY AIDS FOR MANIPULATION | 287 | ||
| SPECIAL-PURPOSE ELECTROMECHANICAL AIDS FOR MANIPULATION | 289 | ||
| ELECTRONIC AIDS TO DAILY LIVING | 290 | ||
| ROBOTIC AIDS TO MANIPULATION | 299 | ||
| ASSESSMENT FOR USE OF MANIPULATION AIDS | 306 | ||
| OUTCOMES OF EADL USE | 308 | ||
| SUMMARY | 310 | ||
| REFERENCES | 311 | ||
| CHAPTER 13 - Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments | 314 | ||
| ACTIVITY COMPONENT | 314 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 315 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR VISION | 316 | ||
| MOBILITY AND ORIENTATION AIDS FOR PERSONS WITH VISUAL IMPAIRMENTS | 336 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENT | 346 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 346 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 348 | ||
| SUMMARY | 348 | ||
| REFERENCES | 349 | ||
| Chapter 14 - Sensory Aids for Persons with Auditory Impairment | 352 | ||
| ACTIVITY COMPONENT | 352 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 352 | ||
| FUNDAMENTAL APPROACHES TO AUDITORY SENSORY AIDS | 353 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENT | 372 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 372 | ||
| SUMMARY | 373 | ||
| REFERENCES | 374 | ||
| CHAPTER 15 - ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR COGNITIVE AUGMENTATION1 | 376 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 376 | ||
| DISORDERS THAT MAY BENEFIT FROM COGNITIVE ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES | 380 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES THAT ADDRESS COGNITIVE NEEDS | 383 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENT | 403 | ||
| ASSESSMENT | 405 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 406 | ||
| SUMMARY | 407 | ||
| REFERENCES | 408 | ||
| Chapter 16 - Augmentative and Alternative Communication Systems | 411 | ||
| ACTIVITY COMPONENT | 413 | ||
| HUMAN COMPONENT | 414 | ||
| CONTEXT COMPONENT | 422 | ||
| ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR ALTERNATIVE AND AUGMENTATIVE COMMUNICATION | 425 | ||
| AUGMENTATIVE AND ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION EVALUATION AND ASSESSMENT | 447 | ||
| OUTCOMES | 452 | ||
| SUMMARY | 453 | ||
| REFERENCES | 454 | ||
| Resources for further information(courtesy of Gallaudet University) | 457 | ||
| Glossary | 459 | ||
| Index | 471 |