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Enabling Environments

Measuring the Impact of Environment on Disability and Rehabilitation

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  1. Edward Steinfeld

    1. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

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  2. G. Scott Danford

    1. State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Rehabilitation and Health (SSRH)

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Table of contents (18 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • Edward Steinfeld, G. Scott Danford
      Pages 1-6

  3. Theory

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 7-9
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    2. Theory as a Basis for Research on Enabling Environments

      • Edward Steinfeld, G. Scott Danford
      Pages 11-33

    3. Research Implications of Universal Design

      • Bettye Rose Connell, Jon A. Sanford
      Pages 35-57

    4. Space Requirements for Accessibility

      • Theo J. M. van der Voordt
      Pages 59-88

  4. Reliability and Validity

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 89-91
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    2. “The Enabler” Applied to Occupational Therapy

      • Susanne Iwarsson, Åke Isacsson
      Pages 93-109

    4. Measuring Constraints to Inhabitant Activities

      • David B. Lantrip
      Pages 139-164

    5. Assessing Special Care Units for Dementia

      • Carolyn Norris-Baker, Gerald D. Weisman, M. Powell Lawton, Philip Sloane, Migette Kaup
      Pages 165-181

    6. Using Environmental Simulation to Test the Validity of Code Requirements

      • Jon A. Sanford, Mary Beth Megrew
      Pages 183-206

  5. New Directions in Research Methods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 207-210
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    2. A Day’s Journey Through Life©

      • Ron Sekulski, Louise Jones, Leon A. Pastalan
      Pages 211-231

    4. Stigma and Architecture

      • Julia W. Robinson, Travis Thompson
      Pages 251-270

  6. Measurement in Practice

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 295-296
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    2. Computer Simulation of Cane Techniques Used by People with Visual Impairments for Accessibility Analysis

      • Bruce B. Blasch, William R. De l’aune, Franklyn K. Coombs
      Pages 297-317

    3. Evaluating Accessibility through Computer-Aided Design

      • Margaret Haley, Julio Bermudez
      Pages 319-330
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About this book

TItis volume is the first effort to compile representative work in the emerging research area on the relationship of disability and physical environment since Barrier-Free Environments, edited by Michael Bednar, was published in 1977. Since that time, disability rights legislation like the Americans, with Disabilities Act in the United States, the worldwide growth of the independent-living move­ ment, rapid deinstitutionalization, and the maturation of functional assessment methodology have all had their impact on this research area. The impact has been most noticeable in two ways-fostering the integration of environmental vari­ ables in rehabilitation research and practice, and changing paradigms for environ­ mental interventions. As the contributions in this volume demonstrate, the relationship of disabil­ ity and physical environment is no longer of interest primarily to designers and other professionals concerned with managing the resources of the built environ­ ment. The physical environment has always been recognized as an important variable affecting rehabilitation outcome. Until recently, however, concepts and tools were not available to measure its impact in clinical practic~ and outcomes research. In particular, lack of a theoretical foundation that integrated environ­ ment with the disablement process hampered development of both research and clinical methodology. Thus, the physical environment received little attention from the mainstream rehabilitation research community. However, this situation is changing rapidly.
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  • State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, USA

    Edward Steinfeld, G. Scott Danford

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