Assistive Technology 122 - Sensory Aids for Persons with Visual Impairments

Course overview

Source: Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice, 4th ed, by Albert Cook, PhD, PE and Janice Miller Polgar PhD, OT Source Description: It’s here: the latest edition of the one text you need 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. Updated and expanded, this new edition features 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. View Course Objectives below: Describe the major approaches to sensory substitution for visual function, including the advantages and disadvantages of each Describe the major causes of vision loss that can be aided by assistive technologies Describe device use for reading and mobility by persons who have visual impairment Describe how computer outputs are adapted for individuals with visual limitations Describe the major approaches to creating visual access for mobile technologies Describe the major approaches to Internet access for persons with visual impairments Describe the contextual factors that affect assistive technologies for visual impairment Describe the major assessments of visual function that are relevant to assistive technology use