Design and Use of Assistive Technology Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Oishi, Meeko Mitsuko K. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Mitchell, Ian M. (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Van der Loos, H. F. Machiel (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York, 2010.
• Θέματα: Engineering.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Control engineering.; Robotics.; Mechatronics.; Biomedical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Biomedical Engineering.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics.

Design and Use of Assistive Technology provides an interdisciplinary approach to assess some of the major hurdles in creating effective assistive technology. Assistive technology must be integrated with clinical needs, user requirements, ethical considerations, and the social context of the technolo...

Πίνακας περιεχομένων:

• The User’s Experience
• Better Than New! Ethics for Assistive Technologists
• The Myth of Neutral Technology
• Accessible Technology and Models of Disability
• The Importance of Play: AT for Children with Disabilities
• Need- and Task-Based Design and Evaluation
• Research and Academic Outreach
• Challenges to Effective Evaluation of Assistive Technology
• Community Service in University Curricula
• Providing Innovative Engineering Solutions Between Academia and Industry
• Case Study: An Assistive Technology Ethics Survey
• Development and Commercialization
• The Fast Pace of New Emerging Information and Communication Technologies: The Need for Regulations and Standards
• Small Markets in Assistive Technology: Obstacles and Opportunities.