TY - BOOK AU - Robitaille,Suzanne TI - The Illustrated Guide to Assistive Technology and Devices: Tools and gadgets for living independently SN - 9781935281719 AV - HV1569.5 .R63 2010eb U1 - 681/.761 22 PY - 2010/// CY - New York PB - Demos Medical Pub. KW - Self-help devices for people with disabilities KW - United States KW - Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities KW - Communication devices for people with disabilities KW - People with disabilities KW - Rehabilitation KW - Disabled Persons KW - rehabilitation KW - Self-Help Devices KW - Communication Aids for Disabled KW - Speech Recognition Software KW - MEDICAL KW - Allied Health Services KW - Medical Technology KW - bisacsh KW - Electronic book N1 - What is assistive technology? -- History of assistive technology -- Technologies for people with visual disabilities -- Technologies for people with hearing disabilities -- Technologies for people with physical disabilities -- Technologies for people with cognitive disabilities and learning disorders -- Technologies for people with communications disabilities -- Assistive technology and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- How to pay for assistive technology -- The future of assistive technology N2 - Synopsis: Journalist and author Suzanne Robitaille writes extensively on disability issues. She is the farmer assistive technology columnist for BusinessWeek.com, and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, Disohoom.com, Ability Magazine, and more UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=320523 ER -