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1. Computer Access for People with Disabilities

   A Human Factors Approach

   By Richard C. Simpson

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   Incorporating Compass Computer Access Assessment software, Computer Access for People with Disabilities: A Human Factors Approach provides the information clinicians need to know in order to provide effective alternative computer access solutions to individuals with disabilities. Originally...

   Published January 10th 2013 by CRC Press
2. Assistive Technology for Blindness and Low Vision

   Edited by Roberto Manduchi, Sri Kurniawan

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   Assistive technology has made it feasible for individuals with a wide range of impairments to engage in many activities, such as education and employment, in ways not previously possible. The key factor is to create consumer-driven technologies that solve the problems by addressing the needs of...

   Published October 25th 2012 by CRC Press
3. Quality of Life Technology Handbook

   Edited by Richard Schulz

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   A collaboration between leading scientists, practitioners, and researchers at Carnegie-Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, this book is a comprehensive resource describing Quality of Life technologies and their development, evaluation, adoption, and commercialization. It takes an...

   Published October 2nd 2012 by CRC Press
4. Multiple Sclerosis Rehabilitation

   From Impairment to Participation

   Edited by Marcia Finlayson

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   "MS is always in the back of your mind. If there is something you want to do, you always wonder if the MS will allow you do to it."—Darlene, living with MS for 22 years Living with multiple sclerosis (MS) is challenging and multidimensional. MS pervades all aspects of life: one’s body becomes...

   Published July 31st 2012 by CRC Press
5. Ambient Assisted Living

   By Nuno M. Garcia, Joel Jose P.C. Rodrigues, Dirk Christian Elias, Miguel Sales Dias

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   Written for students, practitioners and users of Ambient Assisted Living (AAL), this comprehensive reference covers methods, concepts, systems, devices, and services that provide unobtrusive support for the daily needs of an assisted person. The reference also provides extensive coverage of...

   Published May 10th 2012 by CRC Press
6. Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook

   Edited by Stefano Federici, Marcia Scherer

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   The process of matching a person who has a disability with the most appropriate assistive technology requires a series of assessments, typically administered by multidisciplinary teams at specialized centers for technical aid. Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook fills the need for a reference...

   Published March 25th 2012 by CRC Press
7. Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering

   From Disability to Possibility

   Edited by Tom Chau, Jillian Fairley

   Series: Rehabilitation Science in Practice Series

   Innovations in paediatric rehabilitation engineering can serve as a springboard to education, psychosocial, social, physical and cognitive development for children and youth with disabilities. Instead of providing an overview of rehabilitation engineering, Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering...

   Published December 16th 2010 by CRC Press