ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY- MODULE 1: PRINCIPLES, TYPES & ACTIVITY IN CONTEXT

Course overview

These courses offer the latest clinical information needed to master assistive strategies, make confident clinical decisions, and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model, Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice, 4th Edition provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology, and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. These courses feature coverage of new ethical issues, more explicit applications of the HAAT model, and a variety of global issues highlighting technology applications and service delivery in developing countries. Module 1: Principles, Types & Activity in Context covers: Chapter 1: Principles of Assistive Technology: Introducing the Human Activity Assistive Technology Model 1 Chapter 2: Technologies That Assist People Who Have Disabilities Chapter 3: Activity, Human, and Context: The Human Doing an Activity in Context