Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 12, Issue 4 (2017)

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Review

Review
Location-based technologies for supporting elderly pedestrian in “getting lost” events
Edith Pulido Herrera
Pages: 315-323
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforLocation-based technologies for supporting elderly pedestrian in “getting lost” events | Full Text | References | PDF (1.8 MB)
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Efficacy of corrective spinal orthoses on gait and energy consumption in scoliosis subjects: a literature review
Alieh Daryabor, Mokhtar Arazpour, Mohammad Samadian, Masoumeh Veiskarami & Monireh Ahmadi Bani
Pages: 324-332
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
AbstractforEfficacy of corrective spinal orthoses on gait and energy consumption in scoliosis subjects: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (752.9 KB)
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Original Research

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Development of a contextually appropriate, reliable and valid basic Wheelchair Service Provision Test
Rachel Gartz, Mary Goldberg, Alexandria Miles, Rory Cooper, Jon Pearlman, Mark Schmeler, Sarah Jonassen Bittman & Judith Hale
Pages: 333-340
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
AbstractforDevelopment of a contextually appropriate, reliable and valid basic Wheelchair Service Provision Test | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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Open Access
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I’ve got a mobile phone too! Hard and soft assistive technology customization and supportive call centres for people with disability
Simon Darcy, Jenny Green & Hazel Maxwell
Pages: 341-351
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
AbstractforI’ve got a mobile phone too! Hard and soft assistive technology customization and supportive call centres for people with disability | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Using assistive robots to promote inclusive education
P. Encarnação, T. Leite, C. Nunes, M. Nunes da Ponte, K. Adams, A. Cook, A. Caiado, J. Pereira, G. Piedade & M. Ribeiro
Pages: 352-372
Published online: 26 Apr 2016
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Technology for dementia: attitudes and practices of occupational therapists in providing assistive technology for way finding
Fiona Jarvis, Lindy Maxted Clemson & Lynette Mackenzie
Pages: 373-377
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
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Long-term clinical evaluation of the automatic stance-phase lock-controlled prosthetic knee joint in young adults with unilateral above-knee amputation
Jan Andrysek, F Virginia Wright, Karin Rotter, Daniela Garcia, Rebeca Valdebenito, Carlos Alvarez Mitchell, Claudio Rozbaczylo & Rafael Cubillos
Pages: 378-384
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforLong-term clinical evaluation of the automatic stance-phase lock-controlled prosthetic knee joint in young adults with unilateral above-knee amputation | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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Drafting standards on cognitive accessibility: a global collaboration
Emily J. Steel & Gunnel Janeslätt
Pages: 385-389
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
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Wheeled mobility skills of wheelchair basketball players: a randomized controlled study
Asuman Saltan, Yeşim Bakar & Handan Ankarali
Pages: 390-395
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
AbstractforWheeled mobility skills of wheelchair basketball players: a randomized controlled study | Full Text | References | PDF (566.8 KB)
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Wheelchair use in ultra-lightweight wheelchair users
Sharon Eve Sonenblum & Stephen Sprigle
Pages: 396-401
Published online: 19 Jul 2016
AbstractforWheelchair use in ultra-lightweight wheelchair users | Full Text | References | PDF (873.1 KB)
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Effectiveness of iPad apps on visual-motor skills among children with special needs between 4y0m–7y11m
Franzina Coutinho, Marie-Elaine Bosisio, Emma Brown, Stephanie Rishikof, Elise Skaf, Xiaoting Zhang, Cynthia Perlman, Shannon Kelly, Erin Freedin & Noemi Dahan-Oliel
Pages: 402-410
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
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Products and Devices

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New portable voice guidance device for the manual wheelchair transfer: a pilot study in patients with hemiplegia
Taiki Yoshida, Yohei Otaka, Rieko Osu, Kahori Kita, Sachiko Sakata & Kunitsugu Kondo
Pages: 411-416
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
AbstractforNew portable voice guidance device for the manual wheelchair transfer: a pilot study in patients with hemiplegia | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Training wheelchair navigation in immersive virtual environments for patients with spinal cord injury – end-user input to design an effective system
Joanne Nunnerley, Swati Gupta, Deborah Snell & Marcus King
Pages: 417-423
Published online: 04 Jul 2016
AbstractforTraining wheelchair navigation in immersive virtual environments for patients with spinal cord injury – end-user input to design an effective system | Full Text | References | PDF (565 KB)
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