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Author:   Glenn E Hedman
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Inc
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.476kg
ISBN:  

9781560240334

ISBN 10:   1560240334
Pages:   188
Publication Date:   21 November 1990
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Foreword /Richard Foulds -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Overview of Rehabilitation Technology /Glenn Hedman -- Chapter 2: Seating Systems: The Therapist and Rehabilitation Engineering Team /Jessica Presperin -- Simulation -- Planar vs. Contour -- Variations in Seating by Diagnosis -- Chapter 3: In Search of Power for the Pediatric Client /C. Kerry Jones -- Origins and Maintenance of Power -- Methods of Controlling Power -- Performance Characteristics and Environmental Concerns that Affect Selection of Power -- Chapter 4: A Developmental Approach to the Use of Toys for Facilitation of .Environmental Control /M. Beth Langley -- Contingency Awareness and Microswitches -- Play Needs of Physically Disabled Children -- Interfacing Switches, Toys, and Children -- Developmental Skills and Environmental Control -- Summary -- Chapter 5: Computer Access /Janet Bischof Glenn Hedman -- Augmentative Communication Systems -- Considerations for Clients with Cognitive /Perceptual Deficits -- Portable Mounting Systems -- Summary -- Chapter 6: Pediatric Prosthetics and Orthotics /John Michael -- Overview -- Lower Limb Prosthetics -- Upper Limb Prosthetics -- Upper Limb Orthotics -- Lower Limb Orthotics -- Spinal Orthotics -- Summary -- Funding for Assistive Technology and Related Services: An Annotated Bibliography /Alexandra Enders.

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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.

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