Author : Francisco José García-Peñalvo
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 29,2 MB
Release : 2022-04-04
Category : Science
ISBN : 288974843X
Author : World Health Organization
Publisher :
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 18,7 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9789241548052
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Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 619 pages
File Size : 33,79 MB
Release : 2007-10-24
Category : Medical
ISBN : 0309104726
The future of disability in America will depend on how well the U.S. prepares for and manages the demographic, fiscal, and technological developments that will unfold during the next two to three decades. Building upon two prior studies from the Institute of Medicine (the 1991 Institute of Medicine's report Disability in America and the 1997 report Enabling America), The Future of Disability in America examines both progress and concerns about continuing barriers that limit the independence, productivity, and participation in community life of people with disabilities. This book offers a comprehensive look at a wide range of issues, including the prevalence of disability across the lifespan; disability trends the role of assistive technology; barriers posed by health care and other facilities with inaccessible buildings, equipment, and information formats; the needs of young people moving from pediatric to adult health care and of adults experiencing premature aging and secondary health problems; selected issues in health care financing (e.g., risk adjusting payments to health plans, coverage of assistive technology); and the organizing and financing of disability-related research. The Future of Disability in America is an assessment of both principles and scientific evidence for disability policies and services. This book's recommendations propose steps to eliminate barriers and strengthen the evidence base for future public and private actions to reduce the impact of disability on individuals, families, and society.
Author : Fleur Heleen Boot
Publisher : Frontiers Media SA
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 38,95 MB
Release : 2019-09-23
Category :
ISBN : 2889459950
The capacity of assistive technology (AT) to improve the lives of individuals with disabilities is well documented. Although promising, it is not without challenges. Historically, devices that provide mobility aids and physical supports dominate the world of AT; however, AT solution that specifically aims to address cognitive needs is scarce. The inequality of AT accessibility has left populations such as individuals with intellectual disability (ID) behind these potential benefits. This book presents six articles that highlight the need, impact, and possibilities of AT for people with ID. With the emphasis on the multidisciplinary perspectives, the objective of the book is to facilitate a better understanding of the needs of people with ID and the potential AT influences. Ultimately, we hope this book will shed some lights on this important topic and provoke more discussions and efforts devoted to improving the lives of individuals with ID through the use of AT.
Author : Arie Rimmerman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 26,77 MB
Release : 2013
Category : Law
ISBN : 110701462X
Social inclusion is often used interchangeably with the terms social cohesion, social integration, and social participation, positioning social exclusion as the opposite. This book provides a thorough conceptual review and search for domestic and international perspectives of social inclusion and disability. It highlights and responds to core questions related to social inclusion of people with disabilities nationally and internationally.
Author : United States. Public Health Service. Office of the Surgeon General
Publisher :
Page : 46 pages
File Size : 48,19 MB
Release : 2005
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Page : 2 pages
File Size : 22,72 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Communication devices for people with disabilities
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Author : Brian O'Neill
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 42,37 MB
Release : 2014-12-22
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 1317698479
Assistive technology for cognition is technology which can be used to enable, enhance, or extend cognitive function. This book systematically examines how cutting-edge digital technologies can assist the cognitive function of people with cognitive impairments, with the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation. Technologies are reviewed which direct attention, remind, recognize, prompt, and generally guide people through activities of daily living. Written by experts in neuropsychology and technology development, Assistive Technology for Cognition provides a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of technologies to assist people with brain impairments. Based on the list provided by the International Classification of Function, each chapter covers a different cognitive function; namely, attention, memory, affect, perception, executive function, language, numeracy, sequencing, and navigation onto which existing and future assistive technologies for cognition are mapped. This structure provides in-depth research in an accessible way, and will allow practitioners to move from an assessment of cognitive deficits to the prescription of an appropriate assistive technology for cognition. The chapters also make suggestions for future developments. Assistive Technology for Cognition will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers working in brain injury rehabilitation, technology developers, and also to students in clinical psychology, neuropsychology, and allied health disciplines.
Author : Barbara Altman
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 32,43 MB
Release : 2017-09-17
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1787146065
This collection examines less frequently anaylzed aspects of employment for persons with disabilities, offering a variety of approaches to the conceptualization of work, and how it differs across cultures, organizations, and types of disability.
Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 30,93 MB
Release : 2004-04-25
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0309091160
Emerging and currently available technologies offer great promise for helping older adults, even those without serious disabilities, to live healthy, comfortable, and productive lives. What technologies offer the most potential benefit? What challenges must be overcome, what problems must be solved, for this promise to be fulfilled? How can federal agencies like the National Institute on Aging best use their resources to support the translation from laboratory findings to useful, marketable products and services? Technology for Adaptive Aging is the product of a workshop that brought together distinguished experts in aging research and in technology to discuss applications of technology to communication, education and learning, employment, health, living environments, and transportation for older adults. It includes all of the workshop papers and the report of the committee that organized the workshop. The committee report synthesizes and evaluates the points made in the workshop papers and recommends priorities for federal support of translational research in technology for older adults.
