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Research Article

The change in emphasis from people to person: introduction to the special issue on Assistive Technology

Pages 1-4 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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Moran Ran, David Banes & Marcia J. Scherer. (2022) Basic principles for the development of an AI-based tool for assistive technology decision making. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 17:7, pages 778-781.
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Emily J. Steel, Natasha Ann Layton, Michele M. Foster & Sally Bennett. (2016) Challenges of user-centred assistive technology provision in Australia: shopping without a prescription. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 11:3, pages 235-240.
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Lars Evald. (2015) Prospective memory rehabilitation using smartphones in patients with TBI: What do participants report?. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation 25:2, pages 283-297.
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Leslie Mumford, Rachel Lam, Virginia Wright & Tom Chau. (2014) An access technology delivery protocol for children with severe and multiple disabilities: A case demonstration. Developmental Neurorehabilitation 17:4, pages 232-242.
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Terje Sund, Susanne Iwarsson, Heidi Anttila, Tina Helle & Åse Brandt. (2014) Test–retest reliability and agreement of the Satisfaction with the Assistive Technology Services (SATS) instrument in two Nordic countries. Physiotherapy Theory and Practice 30:5, pages 367-374.
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Marcia J. Scherer. (2014) From people-centered to person-centered services, and back again. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 9:1, pages 1-2.
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Saba Moghimi, Azadeh Kushki, Anne Marie Guerguerian & Tom Chau. (2013) A Review of EEG-Based Brain-Computer Interfaces as Access Pathways for Individuals with Severe Disabilities. Assistive Technology 25:2, pages 99-110.
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Oskar Krantz. (2012) Assistive devices utilisation in activities of everyday life – a proposed framework of understanding a user perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 7:3, pages 189-198.
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Maria Larsson Lund, Ann-louice Lövgren-engström & Jan Lexell. (2011) Using everyday technology to compensate for difficulties in task performance in daily life: experiences in persons with acquired brain injury and their significant others. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 6:5, pages 402-411.
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Anita Lindén, Jan Lexell & Maria Larsson Lund. (2011) Improvements of task performance in daily life after acquired brain injury using commonly available everyday technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 6:3, pages 214-224.
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Stefanie Blain, Patricia McKeever & Tom Chau. (2010) Bedside computer access for an individual with severe and multiple disabilities: A case study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 5:5, pages 359-369.
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Julie Chan, Tiago H. Falk, Gail Teachman, Jennifer Morin-McKee & Tom Chau. (2010) Evaluation of a non-invasive vocal cord vibration switch as an alternative access pathway for an individual with hypotonic cerebral palsy – a case study. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 5:1, pages 69-78.
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Edward M. Giesbrecht, Jacqueline D. Ripat, Arthur O. Quanbury & Juliette E. Cooper. (2009) Participation in community-based activities of daily living: Comparison of a pushrim-activated, power-assisted wheelchair and a power wheelchair. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 4:3, pages 198-207.
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Elisabeth Schaffalitzky, Sinead NiMhurchadha, Pamela Gallagher, Susan Hofkamp, Malcolm MacLachlan & Stephen T. Wegener. (2009) Identifying the values and preferences of prosthetic users: A case study series using the repertory grid technique. Prosthetics and Orthotics International 33:2, pages 157-166.
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Martine M. Smith & Isobel Connolly. (2008) Roles of aided communication: perspectives of adults who use AAC. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 3:5, pages 260-273.
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Louise Nygård, Sofia Starkhammar & Margareta Lilja. (2008) The provision of stove timers to individuals with cognitive impairment. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 15:1, pages 4-12.
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Bronwen Thomas, Denise Connelly & Debbie Laliberte-Rudman. (2008) The Impact and Use of Walkers among Older Adults: A Pilot. Physical & Occupational Therapy In Geriatrics 27:1, pages 36-72.
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Frances Harris. (2007) Conceptual issues in the measurement of participation among wheeled mobility device users. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 2:3, pages 137-148.
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Clare Folkes & Patrick Carmichael. (2006) ‘Learning to assess’ and ‘assessing to learn’: the construction of knowledge about Assistive Technology. Educational Action Research 14:4, pages 535-545.
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Trish Wielandt, Kryss Mckenna, Leigh Tooth & Jenny Strong. (2006) Factors that predict the post-discharge use of recommended assistive technology (AT). Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 1:1-2, pages 29-40.
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Jacquie Ripat & Ann Booth. (2005) Characteristics of assistive technology service delivery models: stakeholder perspectives and preferences. Disability and Rehabilitation 27:24, pages 1461-1470.
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Marcia J. Scherer, Caren Sax, Alan Vanbiervliet, Laura A. Cushman & John V. Scherer. (2005) Predictors of assistive technology use: The importance of personal and psychosocial factors. Disability and Rehabilitation 27:21, pages 1321-1331.
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Ewa Wressle & Kersti Samuelsson. (2004) User Satisfaction with Mobility Assistive Devices. Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy 11:3, pages 143-150.
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Therese M O'neil-pirozzi, Hillary Kendrick, Richard Goldstein & Mel Glenn. (2004) Clinician influences on use of portable electronic memory devices in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Brain Injury 18:2, pages 179-189.
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Tessa Hart, Therese O'Neil-Pirozzi & Caron Morita. (2003) Clinician expectations for portable electronic devices as cognitive-behavioural orthoses in traumatic brain injury rehabilitation. Brain Injury 17:5, pages 401-411.
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