Disability, society, and assistive technology / Bodil Ravneberg and Sylvia Soderstrom.
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TextSeries: Interdisciplinary disability studies: Publisher: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, N.Y. : Routledge, 2017Description: 1 online resourceISBN: 9781315577425; 9781317150053Subject(s): People with disabilities | Self-help devices for people with disabilitiesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleDDC classification: 362.4 LOC classification: HV1568 | .R38 2017Online resources: Click here to view. Disability, society and assistive technology : a multidisciplinary field -- Assistive technologies, disability and elderly people -- Disabled children's participation in sports and physical activities : experiences and perceptions of assistive activity technologies -- Inclusive education and effects of assistive technologies -- Information and communication technologies : the social envelope of young people's everyday lives -- Usability and aesthetics of assistive technologies -- Integration of assistive technologies into domestic spheres and work life -- Public reforms, innovation, and change of service orientations -- Universal design and assistive technologies : a challenging relationship -- Concluding thoughts for a multi-disciplinarian approach.