Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 12, Issue 7 (2017)

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Review

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The immediate effects of robot-assistance on energy consumption and cardiorespiratory load during walking compared to walking without robot-assistance: a systematic review
Nina Lefeber, Eva Swinnen & Eric Kerckhofs
Pages: 657-671
Published online: 20 Oct 2016
AbstractforThe immediate effects of robot-assistance on energy consumption and cardiorespiratory load during walking compared to walking without robot-assistance: a systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB)
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Original Research

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Rehabilitation of activities of daily living in virtual environments with intuitive user interface and force feedback
Vico Chung-Lim Chiang, King-Hung Lo & Kup-Sze Choi
Pages: 672-680
Published online: 26 Oct 2016
AbstractforRehabilitation of activities of daily living in virtual environments with intuitive user interface and force feedback | Full Text | References | PDF (1.5 MB)
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How would I live with a disability? Expectations of bio-psychosocial consequences and assistive technology use
Aymeric Parant, Sandrine Schiano-Lomoriello & Francis Marchan
Pages: 681-685
Published online: 28 Sep 2016
AbstractforHow would I live with a disability? Expectations of bio-psychosocial consequences and assistive technology use | Full Text | References | PDF (491 KB)
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The validity of forceplate data as a measure of rapid and targeted volitional movements of the centre of mass in transtibial prosthesis users
David F. Rusaw
Pages: 686-693
Published online: 22 Sep 2016
AbstractforThe validity of forceplate data as a measure of rapid and targeted volitional movements of the centre of mass in transtibial prosthesis users | Full Text | References | PDF (749.8 KB)
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Adapting a robotics program to enhance participation and interest in STEM among children with disabilities: a pilot study
Sally Lindsay & Kara Grace Hounsell
Pages: 694-704
Published online: 20 Oct 2016
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A description of assistive technology sources, services and outcomes of use in a number of African settings
Surona Visagie, Arne H. Eide, Hasheem Mannan, Marguerite Schneider, Leslie Swartz, Gubela Mji, Alister Munthali, Mustafa Khogali, Gert van Rooy, Karl-Gerhard Hem & Malcolm MacLachlan
Pages: 705-712
Published online: 24 Nov 2016
AbstractforA description of assistive technology sources, services and outcomes of use in a number of African settings | Full Text | References | PDF (742.4 KB)
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Assistive technology as reading interventions for children with reading impairments with a one-year follow-up
Emma Lindeblad, Staffan Nilsson, Stefan Gustafson & Idor Svensson
Pages: 713-724
Published online: 07 Dec 2016
AbstractforAssistive technology as reading interventions for children with reading impairments with a one-year follow-up | Full Text | References | PDF (1.7 MB)
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Reaction time for processing visual stimulus in a computer-assisted rehabilitation environment
Yerly Sanchez, David Pinzon & Bin Zheng
Pages: 725-729
Published online: 07 Dec 2016
AbstractforReaction time for processing visual stimulus in a computer-assisted rehabilitation environment | Full Text | References | PDF (1.2 MB)
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Powered mobility intervention: understanding the position of tool use learning as part of implementing the ALP tool
Lisbeth Nilsson & Josephine Durkin
Pages: 730-739
Published online: 02 Dec 2016
AbstractforPowered mobility intervention: understanding the position of tool use learning as part of implementing the ALP tool | Full Text | References | PDF (894.8 KB)
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Intelligent power wheelchair use in long-term care: potential users’ experiences and perceptions
Paula W. Rushton, Ben W. Mortenson, Pooja Viswanathan, Rosalie H. Wang, William C. Miller, Laura Hurd Clarke & CanWheel Research Team
Pages: 740-746
Published online: 16 Dec 2016
AbstractforIntelligent power wheelchair use in long-term care: potential users’ experiences and perceptions | Full Text | References | PDF (579.3 KB)
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The effect of footwear adapted with a multi-curved rocker sole in conjunction with knee-ankle-foot orthoses on walking in poliomyelitis subjects: a pilot study
Ali Mojaver, Mokhtar Arazpour, Gholamreza Aminian, Monireh Ahmadi Bani, Mahmood Bahramizadeh, Guive Sharifi & Arash Sherafatvaziri
Pages: 747-751
Published online: 16 Dec 2016
AbstractforThe effect of footwear adapted with a multi-curved rocker sole in conjunction with knee-ankle-foot orthoses on walking in poliomyelitis subjects: a pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (670.3 KB)
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Relationship between perceived competence and performance during real and virtual motor tasks by children with developmental coordination disorder
Batya Engel-Yeger, Rotem Sido, Aviva Mimouni-Bloch & Patrice L. Weiss
Pages: 752-757
Published online: 18 Jan 2017
AbstractforRelationship between perceived competence and performance during real and virtual motor tasks by children with developmental coordination disorder | Full Text | References | PDF (514.1 KB)
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Products and Devices

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A Virtual Reality avatar interaction (VRai) platform to assess residual executive dysfunction in active military personnel with previous mild traumatic brain injury: proof of concept
Nicolas Robitaille, Philip L. Jackson, Luc J. Hébert, Catherine Mercier, Laurent J. Bouyer, Shirley Fecteau, Carol L. Richards & Bradford J. McFadyen
Pages: 758-764
Published online: 28 Sep 2016
AbstractforA Virtual Reality avatar interaction (VRai) platform to assess residual executive dysfunction in active military personnel with previous mild traumatic brain injury: proof of concept | Full Text | References | PDF (1 MB)
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