Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

کاربرد فن آوری اطلاعات و ارتباطات برای دانش آموزان با نیازهای آموزشی ویژه

Background: Using information and communication technology increases learning skills, content of information and knowledge. Increased knowledge and development of skills and real-world data that can be used by people with special educational needs will be useful. It can play an important role in training applied knowledge to the exceptional students. Advances in information and communication te...

Assistive Technology: Use and Service Delivery

As individuals with long-term disabilities and other older adults face declines in health and function, there is a greater need for assistive technology (AT) or assistive devices and environmental interventions (EI) to help them maintain their independence and community participation. These aids can help older adults and individuals with disabilities function in work, home, recreational, and ot...

Special issue of Disability and Rehabilitation: Promoting Participation and Engagement in Rehabilitation Title: ‘This is my way’: Reimagining disability, in/dependence, and interconnectedness of persons and assistive technologies

Assessing the efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of assistive technology interventions for enhancing mobility.

PURPOSE The aim of this paper is to highlight the contributions that complementary efficacy, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness studies can make to assessing the outcomes of assistive technology interventions for enhancing mobility. METHOD The terms, 'assistive technology outcomes research' and 'assistive technology interventions', are defined. Several bases are examined for the shortage o...

Arranging for personal assistance services and assistive technology at work. A report of the rehabilitation research and training center on personal assistance services.

UNLABELLED For an employee with a disability, reasonable accommodation can make the difference in finding work, maintaining employment, and succeeding on the job. Today, employers and employees alike are more aware that appropriate accommodation, including workplace personal assistance services (PAS) as well as assistive technology, improves an employee's ability to succeed. While assistive tec...