TY  - BOOK
AU  - Federici,Stefano
AU  - Scherer,Marcia J.
TI  - Assistive technology assessment handbook
T2  - Rehabilitation science in practice series
SN  - 9781439838662 (ebook : PDF)
PY  - 2012///
CY  - Boca Raton
PB  - CRC Press
KW  - Self-help devices for people with disabilities
KW  - Electronic books
KW  - lcsh
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. Assessing individual functioning and disability / S. Federici ... [et al.] -- 2. Measuring individual functioning / S. Federici, F. Meloni, and F. Corradi -- 3. Measuring the assistive technology match / F. Corradi, M. J. Scherer, and A. Lo Presti -- 4. The assessment of the environments of AT use : accessibility, sustainability, and universal design / M. Mirza, A. Gossett Zakrajsek, and S. Borsci -- 5. Measuring the impact of AT on family caregivers / L. Demers and B.W. Mortenson -- 6. The cognitive therapist / M. Olivetti Belardinelli, B. Turella, and M.J. Scherer -- 7. The special educator / S. Zapf and G. Craddock -- 8. The psychologist / F. Meloni ... [et al.] -- 9. The psychotechnologist : a new profession in the assistive technology assessment / K. Miesenberger, F. Corradi, and M.L. Mele -- 10. The optometrist / M. Orlandi and R. Amantis -- 11. The occupational therapist : enabling activities and participation using assistive technology / D. de Jonge ... [et al.] -- 12. Pediatric specialists in assistive solutions / L.W. Braga ... [et al.] -- 13. The geriatrician / M. Pigliautile ... [et al.] -- 14. Role of speech-language pathologists in assitive [sic] technology assessments / K. Hill and V. Corsi -- 15. Systemic user experience / S. Borsci ... [et al.] -- 16. Web solutions for rehabilitation and daily life / G. Liotta ... [et al.] -- 17. Brain-computer interfaces : the new landscape in assistive technology / E. Pasqualotto ... [et al.] -- 18. New rehabilitation opportunities for persons with multiple disabilities through the use of microswitch technology / G.E. Lancioni ... [et al.] -- 19. Methods and technologies for leisure, recreation, and an accessible sport / C.M. Capio, G. Mascolo, and C.H.P. Sit; Also available in print edition
N2  - "Assistive technology plays a key and fundamental role in facilitating the social integration of people with physical, sensory, communication, and cognitive disabilities. This book presents the scientific power of matching assistive technology along with assessment tools that are essential in a center for technical aid. It describes the skills and functioning of the multidisciplinary team by providing a detailed account of the professional profiles and their mutual interaction. The authors identify the need for professionals of psychotechnology and assessment and review the most recent technological products, including the brain computer interface and the microswitch"--Provided by publisher
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