About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherBloomsbury Publishing USA

ISBN-10144083511X

ISBN-139781440835117

eBay Product ID (ePID)17038781203

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages248 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameAssistive Technology for People with Disabilities

SubjectPeople with Disabilities, Allied Health Services / Medical Technology, Référence, Biomedical

Publication Year2018

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Social Science, Medical

AuthorDenis K. Anson

SeriesHealth and Medical Issues Today Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight19.1 Oz

Item Length9.3 in

Item Width6.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2018-013551

Number of Volumes1 vol.

Table Of ContentSeries Foreword Preface Acknowledgments Part I: Overview 1 What Is Assistive Technology? 2 Technology for Controlling the Environment 3 Technology for Sensory Deficits 4 Technology for Communication with Others 5 Input Technologies 6 Output Technologies 7 Technology for Cognitive Limits 8 Improving Performance Part II: Controversies and Issues 9 Funding Issues 10 Interoperability Issues 11 Security Issues 12 Portability Issues Part III: Scenarios Case Studies Timeline Sources for Further Information Glossary Index About the Author

SynopsisFrom the latest developments in treatment to updates on public health threats, information about health and medicine impacts lives more directly than almost any other subject. Despite a wealth of coverage online and in print media, there is still an overwhelming need for a single source to which a reader can turn for accurate, current information on an issue of concern. The series Health and Medical Issues Today provides just such one-stop resources for those seeking solid overviews of the most controversial and persisting issues in health and psychology. Each volume offers a balanced, in-depth introduction to the medical, scientific, legal, and cultural aspects of subjects ranging from obesity to sports medicine, mental illness, HIV/AIDS, and tobacco use. Book jacket., How would you make a phone call or send email if you couldn't hear, see, or use your hands? This book shows how assistive technology helps individuals with disabilities perform tasks that people without disabilities may take for granted. Assistive technology can be used in two ways: to help people with disabilities to do things that people without disabilities can do without technology, and to improve access to everyday technology that is not designed for people with disabilities. In both cases, the focus is on matching individuals with the tools best suited to fill their needs. A part of Greenwood's Health and Medical Issues Today series, Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities explores what technologies are available to individuals with disabilities, what they can help them to accomplish, and potential hurdles to their use that must be overcome. It explores this exciting field broadly and in depth while still keeping the "people-first" mindset that is the hallmark of assistive technology. In addition, it provides guidance and resources for individuals seeking assistive technology for themselves or for a loved one., Assistive technology can be used in two ways: to help people with disabilities to do things that people without disabilities can do without technology, and to improve access to everyday technology that is not designed for people with disabilities. In both cases, the focus is on matching individuals with the tools best suited to fill their needs. A part of Greenwood's Health and Medical Issues Today series, Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities explores what technologies are available to individuals with disabilities, what they can help them to accomplish, and potential hurdles to their use that must be overcome. It explores this exciting field broadly and in depth while still keeping the "people-first" mindset that is the hallmark of assistive technology. In addition, it provides guidance and resources for individuals seeking assistive technology for themselves or for a loved one.

LC Classification NumberHV1569.5.A56 2018