Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 12, Issue 5 (2017)

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List of Reviewers

2016 Ad Hoc Reviewers
Page: 425
Published online: 12 May 2017
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Editorial

Editorial
Leaving no-one behind: using assistive technology to enhance community living for people with intellectual disability
John Owuor, Fiona Larkan & Malcolm MacLachlan
Pages: 426-428
Published online: 28 Apr 2017
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Review

Review
What does the literature say about using robots on children with disabilities?
Antonio Miguel Cruz, Adriana María Ríos Rincón, William Ricardo Rodríguez Dueñas, Daniel Alejandro Quiroga Torres & Andrés Felipe Bohórquez-Heredia
Pages: 429-440
Published online: 25 Apr 2017
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The effect of orthotic devices on knee adduction moment, pain and function in medial compartment knee osteoarthritis: a literature review
Roshanak Baghaei Roodsari, Ali Esteki, Gholamreza Aminian, Ismaeil Ebrahimi, Mohammad Ebramim Mousavi, Basir Majdoleslami & Fatemeh Bahramian
Pages: 441-449
Published online: 15 Mar 2016
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Original Research

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Exploring the functional impact of adaptive seating on the lives of individual children and their families: a collective case study
Carly D. Stier, Ivan B. Chieu, Lori Howell & Stephen E. Ryan
Pages: 450-456
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
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The effect of new dynamic splint in pinch strength in De Quervain syndrome: a comparative study
Zahra Nemati, Mohammad Ali Javanshir, Hassan Saeedi, Farzad Farmani & Siamak Aghajani Fesharaki
Pages: 457-461
Published online: 17 Feb 2016
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Child to nurse communication in paediatric post-acute hospital care: evaluation of the VerbalCare tablet application
Ruth A. Crowley, Helene M. Dumas, Maria A. Fragala-Pinkham, Donald N. Dougherty, Ellen M. Hull, Mary Laurette Hughes & Eric Hsaio
Pages: 462-468
Published online: 21 Apr 2016
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Empirical evaluation of circling interface with head-mounted mouse emulator users
Hyun W. Ka & Richard C. Simpson
Pages: 469-479
Published online: 13 Jun 2016
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Principles for fostering the transdisciplinary development of assistive technologies
Jennifer Boger, Piper Jackson, Maurice Mulvenna, Judith Sixsmith, Andrew Sixsmith, Alex Mihailidis, Pia Kontos, Janice Miller Polgar, Alisa Grigorovich & Suzanne Martin
Pages: 480-490
Published online: 07 Apr 2016
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Performing mathematics activities with non-standard units of measurement using robots controlled via speech-generating devices: three case studies
Kim D. Adams & Albert M. Cook
Pages: 491-503
Published online: 15 Mar 2016
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Cognitive predictors of skilled performance with an advanced upper limb multifunction prosthesis: a preliminary analysis
Laura Hancock, Stephen Correia, David Ahern, Jennifer Barredo & Linda Resnik
Pages: 504-511
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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MAPx (Mobility Aid Personalization): examining why older adults “pimp their ride” and the impact of doing so
Paula Gardner
Pages: 512-518
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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Actual use of and satisfaction associated with rollators and “shopping carts” among frail elderly Japanese people using day-service facilities
Eiji Kitajima, Takefumi Moriuchi, Naoki Iso, Akira Sagari, Yasuyuki Kikuchi & Toshio Higashi
Pages: 519-525
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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Clinical validation of a novel postural support device for hospitalized sub-acute post-stroke wheelchair users
Jan F. Veneman, Je Hyung Jung, Iraitz Manterola del Puerto, Maria Luz Seco Rodriguez, Iñaki Camiruaga Zalbidea, Sergio Cardoso Martin, Lorea Mendoza Arteche & Jorge Alemany Herrera
Pages: 526-534
Published online: 07 Apr 2016
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Translation and validation of the assistive technology device predisposition assessment in Greek in order to assess satisfaction with use of the selected assistive device
Yiannis Koumpouros, Effie Papageorgiou, Alexandra Karavasili & Despoina Alexopoulou
Pages: 535-542
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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Case Report

Case Report
Robotic gait assistive technology as means to aggressive mobilization strategy in acute rehabilitation following severe diffuse axonal injury: a case study
Daniel Stam & Jennifer Fernandez
Pages: 543-549
Published online: 06 Apr 2016
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