Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 18, Issue 8 (2023)

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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 18, Issue 8 (2023)

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Review Article

Review
The development of assistive product policies in China from the perspective of the assistive product industry
Hua Jiang, Chen Liu, Xiaogao Wu, Hangkong Zhang & Jiachen Liu
Pages: 1266-1280
Published online: 11 Nov 2022
AbstractforThe development of assistive product policies in China from the perspective of the assistive product industry | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB
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Original Research

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The use of augmentative and alternative communication by children with developmental disability in the classroom: a case study
Susheel Joginder Singh & Zhu Li Loo
Pages: 1281-1289
Published online: 05 Apr 2023
AbstractforThe use of augmentative and alternative communication by children with developmental disability in the classroom: a case study | Full Text | References | PDF (599.4 KB) | EPUB
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Evaluation of two power assist systems for manual wheelchairs for usability, performance and mobility: a pilot study
Elliott W. Flockhart, William C. Miller, Jory A. Campbell, Johanne L. Mattie & Jaimie F. Borisoff
Pages: 1290-1302
Published online: 22 Nov 2021
AbstractforEvaluation of two power assist systems for manual wheelchairs for usability, performance and mobility: a pilot study | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB
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Case Report

Case Report
The use of assisted technologies in early aggressive mobilization with an individual in a minimally conscious state: a case report
Staci Balkan, Pamela Spigel, Jennifer Quartano, Hannah Foster, Louis A. DeMark & Cynthia L. Beaulieu
Pages: 1303-1309
Published online: 07 Dec 2021
AbstractforThe use of assisted technologies in early aggressive mobilization with an individual in a minimally conscious state: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (712.7 KB) | EPUB
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Original Research

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Early diagnosis of the learning disabilities in kids using a computer game-based solution
N. R. Samarasinghe & A. H. M. G. B Abeyasinghe
Pages: 1310-1318
Published online: 16 Nov 2021
AbstractforEarly diagnosis of the learning disabilities in kids using a computer game-based solution | Full Text | References | PDF (2.8 MB) | EPUB
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Strategies for highlighting items within visual scene displays to support augmentative and alternative communication access for those with physical impairments
Kevin M. Pitt & John. W. McCarthy
Pages: 1319-1329
Published online: 17 Nov 2021
AbstractforStrategies for highlighting items within visual scene displays to support augmentative and alternative communication access for those with physical impairments | Full Text | References | PDF (3.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Implementation of an assistive technology for meal preparation within a supported residence for adults with acquired brain injury: a mixed-methods single case study
Sareh Zarshenas, Mélanie Couture, Nathalie Bier, Sylvain Giroux, Emily Nalder, Carolyn Lemsky, Hélène Pigot, Deirdre R. Dawson, Nadia Gosselin, Guylaine Le Dorze, Mireille Gagnon-Roy, Charlotte Hendryckx & Carolina Bottari
Pages: 1330-1346
Published online: 17 Dec 2021
AbstractforImplementation of an assistive technology for meal preparation within a supported residence for adults with acquired brain injury: a mixed-methods single case study | Full Text | References | PDF (964.6 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Understanding the perceptions and experiences of the deafblind community about digital games
Arthur Theil, Lea Buchweitz, Annika S. Schulz & Oliver Korn
Pages: 1347-1356
Published online: 19 Jan 2022
AbstractforUnderstanding the perceptions and experiences of the deafblind community about digital games | Full Text | References | PDF (633.8 KB) | EPUB
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Review Articles

Review
Current state and conceptual framework of assistive technology provision in Saudi Arabia
Saleh Alqahtani, Rosemarie Cooper & Rory A. Cooper
Pages: 1357-1363
Published online: 30 Nov 2021
AbstractforCurrent state and conceptual framework of assistive technology provision in Saudi Arabia | Full Text | References | PDF (498 KB) | EPUB
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Consumer direction in the field of digital technologies and people with dementia: a literature review
Antonios Tsertsidis, Ella Kolkowska & Irene Rapado
Pages: 1364-1376
Published online: 20 Dec 2021
AbstractforConsumer direction in the field of digital technologies and people with dementia: a literature review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.9 MB) | EPUB
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Open Access

Original Research

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Inaccessible Possibilities: experiences of using ICT to engage with services among young persons with disabilities
Janne Marita Liaaen, Borgunn Ytterhus & Sylvia Söderström
Pages: 1377-1384
Published online: 10 Dec 2021
AbstractforInaccessible Possibilities: experiences of using ICT to engage with services among young persons with disabilities | Full Text | References | PDF (556.9 KB) | EPUB
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Open Access
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Developing a community-engaged wheelchair exercise program for persons with MS: community advisory board formation and feedback
Stephanie L. Silveira, Katherine Froehlich-Grobe & Robert W. Motl
Pages: 1385-1392
Published online: 10 Dec 2021
AbstractforDeveloping a community-engaged wheelchair exercise program for persons with MS: community advisory board formation and feedback | Full Text | References | PDF (730.7 KB) | EPUB
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Effects of wheels and tires on high-strength lightweight wheelchair propulsion cost using a robotic wheelchair tester
Jacob Misch & Stephen Sprigle
Pages: 1393-1403
Published online: 27 Dec 2021
AbstractforEffects of wheels and tires on high-strength lightweight wheelchair propulsion cost using a robotic wheelchair tester | Full Text | References | PDF (4.6 MB) | EPUB
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Open Access
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Co-design of a therapeutic virtual reality tool to increase awareness and self-management of cognitive fatigue after traumatic brain injury
Joanne Nunnerley, Marcus King, Katie Hodge, Pat Hopkins, Riley Stockwell, Nadia Thorne, Deborah Snell & Kristin Gozdzikowska
Pages: 1404-1410
Published online: 14 Mar 2022
AbstractforCo-design of a therapeutic virtual reality tool to increase awareness and self-management of cognitive fatigue after traumatic brain injury | Full Text | References | PDF (497.1 KB) | EPUB
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Usability testing of the first prototype of the Memento system: a technological device to promote an independent living in people with dementia
Martina Pigliautile, Theresa König, Christopher C. Mayer, Matteo Colombo, Anna Giulia Guazzarini, Markus Müllner-Rieder, Oscar Águila, Christophoros Christophorou, Argyris Constantinides, Rosario Curia, Maria Stillo, Jon Arambarri, Christian Schüler, Elisabeth Stögmann & Patrizia Mecocci
Pages: 1411-1420
Published online: 21 Jan 2022
AbstractforUsability testing of the first prototype of the Memento system: a technological device to promote an independent living in people with dementia | Full Text | References | PDF (764 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Wheelchair-mounted robotic arms: a survey of occupational therapists’ practices and perspectives
Julie Bourassa, Julie Faieta, Jason Bouffard & François Routhier
Pages: 1421-1430
Published online: 22 Dec 2021
AbstractforWheelchair-mounted robotic arms: a survey of occupational therapists’ practices and perspectives | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Users’ adaptations to the proportional speed control of a motorised walker
Wen Liang Yeoh, Jeewon Choi, Ping Yeap Loh, Seiji Saito & Satoshi Muraki
Pages: 1431-1440
Published online: 23 Dec 2021
AbstractforUsers’ adaptations to the proportional speed control of a motorised walker | Full Text | References | PDF (3.4 MB) | EPUB
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Development of a low-resource wearable continuous gesture-to-speech conversion system
Vijayalakshmi Parthasarathy, Nagarajan Thangavelu, Jayapriya Ramesh, Brathindara Suresh, Krithika Kandasamy, N. Nikhilesh, Narenraju Nagarajan, Johanan Joysingh Sathyasingh, Aiswarya Vijayakumar & Mrinalini Kannan
Pages: 1441-1452
Published online: 21 Jan 2022
AbstractforDevelopment of a low-resource wearable continuous gesture-to-speech conversion system | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | EPUB
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Article
Designing for inclusion in public playgrounds: a scoping review of definitions, and utilization of universal design
Alice Moore, Bryan Boyle & Helen Lynch
Pages: 1453-1465
Published online: 09 Feb 2022
AbstractforDesigning for inclusion in public playgrounds: a scoping review of definitions, and utilization of universal design | Full Text | References | PDF (773.3 KB) | EPUB
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Open Access
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Feasibility of customized 3D-printed assistive technology within an existing multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis clinic
Kial-Ann M. Rasmussen, Breanna C. Stewart & William E. Janes
Pages: 1466-1472
Published online: 11 Feb 2022
AbstractforFeasibility of customized 3D-printed assistive technology within an existing multidisciplinary amyotrophic lateral sclerosis clinic | Full Text | References | PDF (522.6 KB) | EPUB
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“There are endless areas that they can use it for”: speech-language pathologist perspectives of technology support for aphasia self-management
Leana Nichol, Rachelle Pitt, Sarah J. Wallace, Amy D. Rodriguez & Annie J. Hill
Pages: 1473-1488
Published online: 15 Feb 2022
Abstractfor“There are endless areas that they can use it for”: speech-language pathologist perspectives of technology support for aphasia self-management | Full Text | References | PDF (859.3 KB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Usability of a virtual reality manual wheelchair simulator
Fadi Chaar & Philippe S. Archambault
Pages: 1489-1499
Published online: 17 Feb 2022
AbstractforUsability of a virtual reality manual wheelchair simulator | Full Text | References | PDF (2.1 MB) | EPUB
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Design refinement and evaluation of a mobile manual standing wheelchair
Gary Goldish, Gregory Voss, Steve Morin, Billie Slater, Dan Johnson, Stuart Fairhurst, Eric Nickel, Crystal Stien, Patricia McCracken, Kristin Hanowski, Abigail Froechtenigt, Matthew Sauerbrey, Bethany Sauerbrey, Ben Gebrosky, Jonathan Pearlman & Andrew Hansen
Pages: 1500-1507
Published online: 23 Feb 2022
AbstractforDesign refinement and evaluation of a mobile manual standing wheelchair | Full Text | References | PDF (4.3 MB) | EPUB
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Review Article

Review
Exploring engagement in telepractice early intervention for young children with developmental disability and their families: a qualitative systematic review
Felipe Retamal-Walter, Monique Waite & Nerina Scarinci
Pages: 1508-1521
Published online: 14 Mar 2022
AbstractforExploring engagement in telepractice early intervention for young children with developmental disability and their families: a qualitative systematic review | Full Text | References | PDF (3.1 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Original Research

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Investigation of factors from assistive technology professionals that impact timeliness of wheelchair service delivery: a cross-sectional study
Maxwell Cuppett, Richard M. Schein, Gede Pramana, Brad E. Dicianno & Mark R. Schmeler
Pages: 1522-1526
Published online: 11 Mar 2022
AbstractforInvestigation of factors from assistive technology professionals that impact timeliness of wheelchair service delivery: a cross-sectional study | Full Text | References | PDF (470.9 KB) | EPUB
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Vocal-friend: internet of social-things framework to aid verbal communication
Vikas Khullar & Harjit Pal Singh
Pages: 1527-1535
Published online: 11 Apr 2022
AbstractforVocal-friend: internet of social-things framework to aid verbal communication | Full Text | References | PDF (2.4 MB) | EPUB
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User experience study of an affordable manual standing wheelchair
Samson Daniel, Nidhi Rawat, Rajalakshmi Iyer, Javeed Shaikh-Mohammed, Swostik Sourav Dash, Vivek Sarda & S. Sujatha
Pages: 1536-1543
Published online: 09 Apr 2022
AbstractforUser experience study of an affordable manual standing wheelchair | Full Text | References | PDF (3.7 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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Review Articles

Review
Technology-assisted reading fluency interventions for students with reading difficulties: evidence from a meta-analytic approach of single case design studies
Min Mize, Yujeong Park & Melissa Martin
Pages: 1544-1554
Published online: 18 May 2022
AbstractforTechnology-assisted reading fluency interventions for students with reading difficulties: evidence from a meta-analytic approach of single case design studies | Full Text | References | PDF (1.3 MB) | EPUB
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Technology for activity participation in older people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: expert perspectives and a scoping review
Stacey L. Schepens Niemiec, Elissa Lee, Raquel Saunders, Rafael Wagas & Shinyi Wu
Pages: 1555-1576
Published online: 06 Sep 2022
AbstractforTechnology for activity participation in older people with mild cognitive impairment or dementia: expert perspectives and a scoping review | Full Text | References | PDF (1.6 MB) | EPUB | Supplemental
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