Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2011)

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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Volume 6, Issue 1 (2011)

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Review

Review Article
Wheelchair accessibility of public buildings: a review of the literature
Nandana Welage & Karen P. Y. Liu
Pages: 1-9
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforWheelchair accessibility of public buildings: a review of the literature | Full Text | References | PDF (178.3 KB)
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Research Article

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Predictors of unmet needs for communication and mobility assistive devices among youth with a disability: the role of socio-cultural factors
Sally Lindsay & Irina Tsybina
Pages: 10-21
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforPredictors of unmet needs for communication and mobility assistive devices among youth with a disability: the role of socio-cultural factors | Full Text | References | PDF (200.2 KB)
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Research Papers

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Biomechanical validation of upper extremity exercise in wheelchair users: design considerations and improvements in a prototype device
Karen L. Troy
Pages: 22-28
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforBiomechanical validation of upper extremity exercise in wheelchair users: design considerations and improvements in a prototype device | Full Text | References | PDF (1.1 MB)
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Measurement of muscle stiffness using robotic assisted gait orthosis in children with cerebral palsy: a proof of concept
Annick C. Schmartz, Andreas D. Meyer-Heim, Roland Müller & Marc Bolliger
Pages: 29-37
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforMeasurement of muscle stiffness using robotic assisted gait orthosis in children with cerebral palsy: a proof of concept | Full Text | References | PDF (441 KB)
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Interface pressure distribution of elderly Japanese people in the sitting position
Masaya Urasaki, Gojiro Nakagami, Hiromi Sanada, Atsuko Kitagawa, Etsuko Tadaka & Junko Sugama
Pages: 38-46
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforInterface pressure distribution of elderly Japanese people in the sitting position | Full Text | References | PDF (662.2 KB)
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The use of pressure mapping for seating posture characterisation in children with cerebral palsy
Laetitia Fradet, John Tiernan, Margaret Mcgrath, Elaine Murray, Franck Braatz & Sebastian I. Wolf
Pages: 47-56
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforThe use of pressure mapping for seating posture characterisation in children with cerebral palsy | Full Text | References | PDF (712.2 KB)
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Development and content validation of the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale: a mixed-methods study
Paula W. Rushton, William C. Miller, Ronald Lee Kirby, Janice J. Eng & Joanne Yip
Pages: 57-66
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforDevelopment and content validation of the Wheelchair Use Confidence Scale: a mixed-methods study | Full Text | References | PDF (377.8 KB)
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Products and Devices

Design of built environments to accommodate mobility scooter users: part I
Tilak Dutta, Emily C. King, Pamela J. Holliday, Susan M. Gorski & Geoff R. Fernie
Pages: 67-76
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
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Case Study

Case Report
Effect of robotic locomotor training in an individual with Parkinson's disease: a case report
Ksenia Ustinova, Ludmila Chernikova, Anna Bilimenko, Alexandr Telenkov & Nancy Epstein
Pages: 77-85
Published online: 11 Feb 2011
AbstractforEffect of robotic locomotor training in an individual with Parkinson's disease: a case report | Full Text | References | PDF (374.3 KB)
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