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Robitaille, Suzanne.

The illustrated guide to assistive technology and devices : tools and gadgets for living independently [E-Book] - New York : Demos Medical Pub., 2010. - 1 online resource (xvii, 207 pages) : illustrations

What is assistive technology? -- History of assistive technology -- Technologies for people with visual disabilities -- Technologies for people with hearing disabilities -- Technologies for people with physical disabilities -- Technologies for people with cognitive disabilities and learning disorders -- Technologies for people with communications disabilities -- Assistive technology and the Americans with Disabilities Act -- How to pay for assistive technology -- The future of assistive technology.

Synopsis: Journalist and author Suzanne Robitaille writes extensively on disability issues. She is the farmer assistive technology columnist for BusinessWeek.com, and has also written for The Wall Street Journal, Disohoom.com, Ability Magazine, and more.

ISBN: 9781935281719 1935281712

Source: 18FE6A6B-C82D-4C48-BB1E-A512AB6AB42D OverDrive, Inc. http://www.overdrive.com

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Self-help devices for people with disabilities--United States.
Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities--United States.
Communication devices for people with disabilities--United States.
People with disabilities--Rehabilitation--United States.
Self-help devices for people with disabilities.
Communication devices for people with disabilities.
Disabled Persons--rehabilitation
Self-Help Devices
Communication Aids for Disabled
Speech Recognition Software

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States
United States.

National Library of Medicine Call No.: 2012 B-672 WB 320