Beschreibung:
For people with severe/profound and multiple disabilities, managing the basic necessities of daily life often poses myriad challenges. Despite great odds, advances in assistive technology are making a difference in these individuals' lives. Advances in microswitches, voice outcome communication aids, and computer-based systems are creating new opportunities for living independently, improving basic life skills, and reducing problem behaviors among individuals with combined motor, sensory, and intellectual disabilities.
Defining Assistive Technology and the Target Populations.- Use of Microswitches in Habilitation Programs.- Speech-Generating Devices for Communication and Social Development.- Instructional Technology for Promoting Academic, Work, and Leisure Skills.- Orientation Systems for Promoting Indoor Travel.- Assistive Technology for Promoting Ambulation.- Assistive Technology for Reducing Problem Behavior.