Assistive Technologies Principles and Practice

• Main Authors: Cook, Albert M. 1943- (Author), Polgar, Jan Miller (Author)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: St. Louis, Missouri ELSEVIER/MOSBY 2015; ©2015
• Edition: Fourth Edition
• Subjects: Self-Help Devices; Disabled Person > rehabilitation
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• Physical Description: xi, 480 pages illustrations 29 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780323096317

It's here: the latest edition of the one text you need to master assistive strategies, make confident clinical decisions, and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model, Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology, and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. Updated and expanded, this new edition features coverage of new ethical issues, more explicit applications of the HAAT model, and a variety of global issues highlighting technology applications and service delivery in developing countries.