Background The integration of smart home technology to support health and social care is
acquiring an increasing global significance. Provision is framed within the context of a …

Purpose: A key step in planning assistive technology outcomes research is formulation of a
conceptual model, specific to a particular type of device, that provides a rationale for the …

Second, AAC is a multidisciplinary field in which individuals with complex communication
needs and their families, along with computer programmers, educators, engineers, linguists …

Thoroughly updated to reflect the latest advances and technologies, Braddom's Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, 6th Edition, remains the market leader in the field of PM&R. For …

The results from many research efforts on the use of assistive devices are reviewed and
summarized. Further, conceptual and methodological issues related to the use and …

Public transportation systems are among the most ubiquitous and complex large-scale
systems found in modern society. For those unable to drive such as people with cognitive …

Known as the bible of biomedical engineering, The Biomedical Engineering Handbook,
Fourth Edition, sets the standard against which all other references of this nature are …

The Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Assistive Technology (QUEST) is an
outcomes assessment tool designed to measure satisfaction with assistive technology in a …

Purpose: In this paper the history of the development and validation of the PIADS is
reviewed. Assistive devices (ADs) are extremely prevalent forms of health care intervention …

Abstract Background and Purpose. Young children with severe motor impairments, such as
spinal muscular atrophy, are often unable to move around their environment independently; …