Design and Use of Assistive Technology : Social, Technical, Ethical, and Economic Challenges - Oishi, Meeko Mitsuko K.; Mitchell, Ian M.; Van der Loos, H. F. Machiel; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2010)
The User's Experience -- Better Than New! Ethics for Assistive Technologists -- The Myth of Neutral Technology -- Accessible Technology and Models of Disability -- The Importance of Play: AT for Children with Disabilities -- Need- and Task-Based Design and Evaluation -- Research and Academic Outreach -- Challenges to Effective Evaluation of Assistive Technology -- Community Service in University Curricula -- Providing Innovative Engineering Solutions Between Academia and Industry -- Case Study: An Assistive Technology Ethics Survey -- Development and Commercialization -- The Fast Pace of New Emerging Information and Communication Technologies: The Need for Regulations and Standards -- Small Markets in Assistive Technology: Obstacles and Opportunities.
Keywords: Biomedical engineering; Biomaterials; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Control engineering; Robotics; Mechatronics; Biomedical Engineering and Bioengineering; Biomaterials; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Control, Robotics, Mechatronics