Assistive Technology 121 - Control Interfaces for Assistive Technologies

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 elements of the human/technology interface and its role within the assistive technology component of the Human Activity Assistive Technology mode Describe the characteristics of control interfaces Identify 3 technologies for direct selection Identify 3 technologies for indirect selection Discuss a framework for control interface assessment Describe context issues related to control interface use Describe 2 strategies for determining the effectiveness of control interfaces