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Assistive Technology in Education

The International Journal of Information, Diversity, & Inclusion, 2021
This article offers a socio-technical framing of assistive technology design for in-classroom use to enable a better understanding of how to improve educational opportunities and outcomes for learners with disabilities. By addressing social inequities in
Vanesa Ayon, Andrew Dillon
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Technology-Assisted Clinical Care [PDF]

European Journal of Heart Failure, 2019
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Evolution and Trends in Sign Language Avatar Systems: Unveiling a 40-Year Journey via Systematic Review

Multimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023
Sign language (SL) avatar systems aid communication between the hearing and deaf communities. Despite technological progress, there is a lack of a standardized avatar development framework.
Maryam Aziz, Achraf Othman
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Review of intensive assessment recommendations conducted at the Assistive Technology and Assessment Center (ATAC), University of Wisconsin--Stout [PDF]

, 2001
Plan BThe 1990s brought change to the field of rehabilitation via two pieces of legislation. The first, Americans with Disabilities Act in 1990, added reasonable accommodation to the forefront of service delivery and employment.
Miess, Karla Jo
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Opening the GATE : systems thinking from the global assistive technology alliance [PDF]

, 2020
Purpose: This paper describes international actions to collaborate in the assistive technology (AT) arena and provides an update of programmes supporting AT globally. Methods: The World Health Organisation (WHO) identifies the severe global uneven
Chen, S.C., Moon, I., Buning, Mary Ellen, Smith, Roger O., Chen, Shih-Ching, Seymour, Nicky, De Witte, Luc, Moon, Inhyuk, Layton, N., Inoue, T., Contepomi, S., Ramos, Vinicius Delgado, Delgado Ramos, V., Hoogerwerf, Evert-Jan, Buning, M.E., Bell, D., Bell, Diane, Seymour, N., Inoue, Takenobu, Hoogerwerf, E.J., Smith, R.O., de Witte, L., Layton, Natasha, Contepomi, Silvana   +23 more
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Discernment on assistive technology for the care and support requirements of older adults and differently-abled individuals

Frontiers in Public Health, 2023
Assistive technology for the differently abled and older adults has made remarkable achievements in providing rehabilitative, adaptive, and assistive devices.
P. Muthu, Yongqi Tan, S. Latha, Samiappan Dhanalakshmi, Khin Wee Lai, Xiang Wu   +5 more
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Can short-term effectiveness of anti-pronation taping predict the long-term outcomes of customized foot orthoses: developing predictors to identify characteristics of patients with plantar heel pain likely to benefit from customized foot orthoses

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, 2019
Background Foot orthoses are widely used to manage plantar heel pain (PHP). However, the evidence concerning the effect of foot orthoses on PHP is not conclusive.
Fu-Lien Wu, Yi-Fen Shih, Si-Huei Lee, Hong-Ji Luo, Wendy Tzyy-Jiuan Wang   +4 more
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Assistive technology as a pillar of universal health coverage : qualitative analysis of stakeholder responses to the world health assembly resolution on assistive technology

, 2020
The importance of assistive technology (AT) as a pillar of universal health coverage was recognized at the 71st World Health Assembly (WHA) through the passing of Resolution 71.8 on improving access to AT (May 2018).
Steel, Emily, Borg, Johan,, Khasnabis,Chapal, Khasnabis, Chapal, Bell, Diane, Swaminathan, Soumya, Tebbutt, Emma, Layton, Natasha, Borg, Johan, MacLachlan, Malcolm   +9 more
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Research progress on acceptance and influencing factors of assistive technology in the elderly

Huli yanjiu, 2020
It analyzed and summarized the concept and function,as well as the current situation of acceptance among the elderly,evaluation models,tools and influencing factors of assistive technology.It was pointed out that acceptance was a key factor affecting the
JIANG Mengdie, LI Jiajia, DAI Fumin
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Effects of a 6-Minute Fast-Walking Protocol on Changes in Muscle Activity in Individuals with Flatfoot

Applied Sciences, 2022
Flatfoot causes abnormal biomechanics in the lower extremity, resulting in discomfort and excessive burden on lower extremity muscles during functional tasks, and it potentially leads to associated syndromes in the lower extremity.
Chu-Yuan Chiang, Kuang-Wei Lin, Hui-Min Lee, Shun-Hwa Wei, Li-Wei Chou   +4 more
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