Essentials of Assistive Technologies

Professor Emeritus Albert M. Cook, Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Professor Emerita Janice Miller Polgar works at the School of Occupational Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Western University, London, Ontario, Canada.

"This book strive to support rehabilitation staff who need  practical information about AT, with emphasis on implementing effective systems for consumers in clinical and community settings to facilitate increased independence in activities of daily living...There is a good balance of theory and practice, and for those who wish to focus on theory, the theory  has been separated in the text to make it easier to focus on...It is well referenced, with links to aid further research, if required. The reader can also register on-line to the 'Evolve' website to add to the learning experience, with free study tools."Irish Journal of Occupational Therapy, April 2012

• 1. Introduction and Overview2. A Framework for Assistive Technologies3. Disabled Human User of Assistive Technologies 4. Seating Systems as Extrinsic Enablers for Assistive Technologies5. Making the Connection: User Inputs for Assistive Technologies6. Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies7. Computer Access Ð Augmenting the Keyboard and Mouse8. Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments9. Sensory Aids for Persons with Auditory Impairments10. Assistive Technologies to Aid Cognitive Function11. Augmentative and Alternative Communication12. Technologies That Enable Mobility13. Technologies for Transportation and Driving14. Technologies That Aid Manipulation and Control of the Environment