Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook, Second Edition

Description

Assistive Technology Assessment Handbook, Second Edition, proposes an international ideal model for the assistive technology assessment process, outlining how this model can be applied in practice to re-conceptualize the phases of an assistive technology delivery system according to the biopsychosocial model of disability. The model provides reference guidelines for evidence-based practice, guiding both public and private centers that wish to compare, evaluate, and improve their ability to match a person with the correct technology model. This second edition also offers a contribution to the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) initiative, whose activities are strongly focused on the assistive products service delivery model. Organized into three parts, the handbook: gives readers a toolkit for performing assessments; describes the roles of the assessment team members, among them the new profession of psychotechnologist; and reviews technologies for rehabilitation and independent living, including brain–computer interfaces, exoskeletons, and technologies for music therapy. Edited by Stefano Federici and Marcia J. Scherer, this cross-cultural handbook includes contributions from leading experts across five continents, offering a framework for future practice and research. Content: Assessing individual functioning and disability / S. Federici [and 6 others] -- Measuring individual functioning / Stefano Federici, Fabio Meloni, and Fabrizio Corradi -- Measuring the assistive technology match / Fabrizio Corradi, Marcia J. Scherer, Alessandra Lo Presti -- Assessment of the environments of AT use : accessibility, universal design, and sustainability / M. Mirza, A. Gossett Zakrajsek, and A.R. Gohil -- Measuring the impact of assistive technology on family caregivers / L. Demers, B.W. Mortenson -- Assessment of assistive technology for individuals with cognitive impairments / Christopher Stavisky [and 6 others] -- The special educator / S. Zapf, T. MacKeogh, G. Craddock -- The psychologist / Fabio Meloni [and 6 others] -- The psychotechnologist : a new profession in the assistive technology assessment / K. Miesenberger, F. Corradi, and M.L. Mele -- The occupational therapist : enabling activities and participation using assistive technology / Desleigh de Jonge, Melanie Hoyle, Natasha Layton and Michele Verdonck -- Pediatric specialists in assistive solutions / Lucia Willadino Braga, Ingrid Lapa De Camillis Gil, Katia Soares Pinto, Paulo Sergio Siebra Beraldo -- The geriatrician / M. Pigliautile, L. Tiberio, P. Mecocci, S. Federici -- Role of speech-language pathologists in assistive technology assessments / Katya Hill -- The systemic user experience assessment / S. Borsci, M. Kurosu, M.L. Mele, and S. Federici -- Gesture, signing, and tracking / Michael. P. Craven -- Using brain-computer interfaces for motor rehabilitation / Giulia Liberati, Stefano Federici, Emanuele Pasqualotto -- Graphic user interfaces for communication / M.L. Mele, D. Millar, C.E. Rijnders -- Exoskeleton : the new horizon of robotic assistance for human gait / M. Bracalenti, F. Meloni, and S. Federici -- Assistive technologies for children with autism spectrum disorder / Chiara Pazzagli [and 5 others] -- Technology developments in music therapy / Wendy L. Magee and Thomas Wosch.