Assistive technology for people with developmental disabilities
نویسندگان
چکیده
منابع مشابه
Assistive technology: a health care reform for people with disabilities.
Assistive technology has become one of the most powerful tools in assisting people with disabilities fight for social equality both in Puerto Rico as well as in other cities worldwide. In spite of this, the availability of assistive technology equipment does not constitute reason enough for people with disabilities to have all the technology resources for making them independent and productive ...
متن کاملAssistive technology, telecare and people with intellectual disabilities: ethical considerations.
Increasingly, commissioners and providers of services for people with intellectual disabilities are turning to assistive technology and telecare as a potential solution to the problem of the increased demand for services, brought about by an expanding population of people with intellectual disabilities in the context of relatively static or diminishing resources. While there are numerous potent...
متن کاملUse of Assistive Technology and Need for Social Support for Elderly With Physical Disabilities
Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the use of assistive technology, social support in everyday life and psychological existential orientation for individuals with physical disabilities. Methods: Forty-six elderly persons with physical disabilities (aged 73.7±10.6 years, range 53-93 years) were examined with regard to the use of assistive technology, social support...
متن کاملAssistive Devices For People With Motor Disabilities
There are many examples of assistive devices for people with manipulative and locomotive disabilities. These devices enable disabled people perform many activities of daily living thus improving their quality of life. Disabled people are increasingly able to lead an independent life and play a more productive role in society. In the case of disabled children, such assistive devices have been sh...
متن کاملAssistive technology for children with disabilities.
Through The Rehabilitation Act, the Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act (The Tech Act), the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990, the federal government broadened the states' roles in increasing awareness and accessibility of assistive technology (AT) devices and services to children with disabi...
متن کاملذخیره در منابع من
با ذخیره ی این منبع در منابع من، دسترسی به آن را برای استفاده های بعدی آسان تر کنید
ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Developmental Disabilities
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2047-3869,2047-3877
DOI: 10.1080/20473869.2017.1331787