Rehabilitation Technology

ISBN-13: 9781560240334 / Angielski / Twarda / 1990 / 173 str.

Glenn Hedman

Opis

A catalogue of products for the rehabilitation of disabled children, this book provides detailed information on each product. The addresses of professional organizations are included within the text and an appendix offers a list of references of funding.

Spis treści

ContentsForeword Preface Overview of Rehabilitation Technology Seating Systems: The Therapist and Rehabilitation Engineering Team In Search of Power for the Pediatric Client A Developmental Approach to the Use of Toys for Facilitation of Environmental Control Computer Access Pediatric Prosthetics and Orthotics Funding for Assistive Technology and Related Services: An Annotated Bibliography

O autorze

Glenn Hedman, MEME, BSBE, is Director of the Assistive Tech­nology Unit of the University of Illinois at Chicago's University Affiliated Program. The center works with clients and their needs in environmental control, computer access, augmentative communica­tion, mobility, seating, and worksite modification. Active in the field of rehabilitation technology for nearly a decade, Mr. Hedman is the past director of the Department of Rehabilitation Engineering at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Mr. Hedman received his Bachelor of Science in Bioengineering from the University of Illinois at Chicago and earned his Master of Engineering degree in the Rehabilitation Engineering Graduate Pro­gram ·from the University of Virginia.