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Design and Use of Assistive Technology

Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges

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  • © 2010

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Editors:
  1. Meeko Mitsuko K. Oishi

    1. , Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  2. Ian M. Mitchell

    1. Dept. Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  3. H. F. Machiel Van der Loos

    1. , Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

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  • Offers a multidisciplinary approach to assistive technologies and considers the entire cycle of design,
  • evaluation, knowledge transfer, and use
  • Presents theories on assistive technology from experts in a number of varied fields, ranging from
  • engineering and computer science to occupational therapy and neurology
  • Discusses assistive technologies in a broad scope that presents designs and theories that are universal
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

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Table of contents (11 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. The User’s Experience

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 21-21
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    2. Better Than New! Ethics for Assistive Technologists

      • Anita Silvers
      Pages 3-15

    3. The Myth of Neutral Technology

      • Jan Miller Polgar
      Pages 17-23

    4. Accessible Technology and Models of Disability

      • Richard E. Ladner
      Pages 25-31

    5. The Importance of Play: AT for Children with Disabilities

      • Albert M. Cook, Kim Adams
      Pages 33-39

    6. Need- and Task-Based Design and Evaluation

      • Albert M. Cook, Jan Miller Polgar, Nigel J. Livingston
      Pages 41-48

  3. Research and Academic Outreach

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 69-69
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    2. Challenges to Effective Evaluation of Assistive Technology

      • Richard Simpson
      Pages 51-56

    3. Community Service in University Curricula

      • Nigel J. Livingston
      Pages 57-64

    4. Providing Innovative Engineering Solutions Between Academia and Industry

      • Brian E. Lewis, Yoky Matsuoka
      Pages 65-73

    5. Case Study: An Assistive Technology Ethics Survey

      • Peter A. Danielson, Holly Longstaff, Rana Ahmad, H. F. Machiel Van der Loos, Ian M. Mitchell, Meeko M. K. Oishi
      Pages 75-93

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 115-117
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Design and Use of Assistive Technology assesses major hurdles in the design and use of assistive technologies, while also providing guidelines and recommendations to improve these technologies. This volume takes an interdisciplinary approach to solving the major issues surrounding designing and using assistive technologies for the physically impaired by blending engineering, computer science and medicine. The most difficult problems in assistive technologies, such as privacy concerns in data gathering and analysis, inherent heterogeneity of the user population, knowledge transfer of novel technologies and incorporation of the user perspective into the design process are all addressed. The book also: -Presents theories on assistive technology through the lens of fields ranging from engineering and computer science to occupational therapy and neurology -Discusses assistive technologies in a broad scope that presents designs and theories that are universally applicable Design and Use of Assistive Technology features contributions from experts in their subject areas who discuss specific methods and mechanisms to integrate the user’s experience into design and clinical evaluation in order to both create academic outreach through practical service models and improve knowledge transfer.

Editors and Affiliations

  • , Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Meeko Mitsuko K. Oishi

  • Dept. Computer Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    Ian M. Mitchell

  • , Mechanical Engineering, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada

    H. F. Machiel Van der Loos

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