Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities
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Beschreibung
The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many people with cognitive, motor, and other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits, and daily activities with the aid of assistive technology. Assistive devices, from the simple to the sophisticated, have become essential to intervention programs for this population. And not surprisingly, the numbers of devices available are growing steadily.
Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities offers expert analysis of pertinent issues coupled with practical discussion of solutions for effective support. Its comprehensive literature review describes current and emerging devices and presents evidence-based guidelines for matching promising technologies to individuals. Program outcomes are assessed, as are their potential impact on the future of the field. In addition, chapters provide detailed descriptions of the personal and social needs of the widest range of individuals with congenital and acquired conditions, including:
- Acquired brain damage.
- Communication impairment.
- Attention and learning difficulties (with special focus on college students).
- Visual impairment and blindness.
- Autism spectrum disorders.
- Behavioral and occupational disorders.
- Alzheimer's disease.
- Severe, profound, and multiple impairments.
The scope and depth of coverage makes Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology, rehabilitation medicine,educational technology, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and clinical psychology.
The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many people with cognitive, motor, and other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily activities with the aid of assistive technology. Assistive devices from the simple to the sophisticated, have become essential to intervention programs for this population. And not surprisingly the numbers of devices available are growing steadily.Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities offers expert analysis of pertinent issues coupled with practical discussion of solutions for effective support. Its comprehensive literature review describes current and emerging devices and presents evidence-based guidelines for matching promising technologies to individuals. Program outcomes are assessed, as are their potential impact on the future of the field. In addition, chapters provide detailed descriptions of the personal and social needs of the widest range of individuals with congenital and acquired conditions, including: Acquired brain damage.Communication impairment.Attention and learning difficulties (with special focus on college students).Visual impairment and blindness.Autism spectrum disorders.Behavioral and occupational disorders.Alzheimer's disease.Severe, profound and multiple impairments.The scope and depth of coverage makes Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities an invaluable resource for researchers, professionals and graduate students in developmental psychology, rehabilitation medicine, educational technology, occupational therapy, speech pathology and clinical psychology.
Examines assistive technology interventions from multidisciplinary perspectives across nine areas of disability Explores the development and use of adaptive devices, software and services to enhance engagement, learning and quality of life for people with diverse abilities Explains how technology is used across such areas as communication, leisure, education, independent living, food preparation and mobility Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Giulio E. Lancioni
Themen in »Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities«
Alzheimer’s disease and assistive technology Assistive technology and special education Autism spectrum disorders and assistive technology Behavior management and assistive technology Communication disorders and assistive technology Daily living skills and assistive technology Developmental disabilities and assistive technology Employment and occupational development Learning disabilities and assistive technology Microswitches and speech-generating devices Multiple disabilities and assistive technology Orientation and mobility Play and leisure skills and assistive technology Self-management and assistive technology Visual impairment and blindness
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From the book reviews:
“This book summarizes current research on what devices are available for specific disabilities, how they have been used, and what the results were. It is difficult to overstate how rich this book is. It will change the way clinicians think and work with such individuals. This is an extremely important book for those who are involved in the lives of individuals with diverse abilities, but are also experiencing needs in other areas.” (Ramasamy Manikam, Journal of Child and Family Studies, Vol. 23, 2014)()