Assistive Technologies and Other Supports for People with Brain Impairment

Description

Integrating current research with the experiences of people with cognitive disabilities, this volume examines how assistive and cognitive support technologies are being harnessed to provide assistance for thinking, remembering, and learning. The book vividly describes real-life situations in which cognitively impaired individuals use assistive supports and the advantages and limitations these individuals perceive from their use. It provides information on how cognitively impaired individuals and their families and caregivers can select the most appropriate technologies from a wide array of accommodations and resources, including individualized protocols of different forms of support to facilitate optimal functioning.

The text offers practitioners a comprehensive and systematic process for ensuring their clients' effective application and utilization of this technology., This book will also provide insight for users of assistive technology and their families and caregivers to ensure optimal technology use

Key Features:

• Outlines an effective process for integrating assistive technologies into the activities and lifestyle of users with cognitive disabilities
• Explains how to match individuals with the most appropriate devices to enhance independent functioning
• Provides a detailed overview of neurological and physical characteristics of various cognitive disabilities present at birth or acquired through accident, illness, or aging
• Includes figures, checklists, assessment tools, and illustrations throughout the text for enhanced learning

Table of Contents

• CHAPTER ONE
• The Fundamental Need to Belong
• Living in the 21st Century with a Cognitive Disability
• CHAPTER TWO
• Physical, and Medical Aspects of Cognitive Disabilities
• CHAPTER THREE
• Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Aspects of Cognitive Disabilities
• CHAPTER FOUR
• A Brief Historical Review of Treatment and Rehabilitation Practices
• The Rehabilitation Continuum
• Lifelong Interventions and Outcomes
• CHAPTER FIVE
• Assistive Technologies for Cognition
• CHAPTER SIX
• Assistive Technologies for Mobility, Communication, Seeing, hearing, and Activities for Daily Living,
• Computers: Blending Assistive, Information, and Access Technologies
• CHAPTER SEVEN
• Environmental Barriers and Enablers
• CHAPTER EIGHT
• "Rehabilitation Success"
• Identifying and Intervening in Discrepant Perspectives
• CHAPTER NINE
• "Which Form of Support is Best for Me"?
• Practical Steps to Achieving a Good Match of Person and Technology
• CHAPTER TEN
• Obtaining Assistive Technologies is an Art and a Science Checklists for AT Evaluation and Selection
• CHAPTER ELEVEN
• Conclusion: The Life Stories of People with Cognitive Disabilities Are Life Stories of Us All
• Statement of Need
• Resources
• APPENDIX A-C

Author

Marcia J. Scherer, PHD, MPH, CRC is the President and Director of The Institute for Matching Person and Technology, NY; Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester, and part-time Professor of Pediatrics at Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions. Dr. Scherer has authored, co-authored or edited seven books, including Assistive Technology, Connecting to Learn, Living In a State of Stuck, 4th Edition.