Cook and Hussey's Assistive Technologies

Principles and Practice

Cook and Hussey's Assistive Technologies on ScienceDirect(Opens new window)
Hardbound, 592 Pages
Published: SEP-2007
ISBN 10: 0-323-03907-3
ISBN 13: 978-0-323-03907-9
Imprint: MOSBY


By
Albert Cook, PhD, PE, Professor and Dean, Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Janice Polgar, PhD, OT, Associate Professor, School of Occupational Therapy, Elborn College, University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada

Description
Master the assistive strategies you need to make confident clinical decisions and help improve the quality of life for people with disabilities with the latest edition of this comprehensive text. Based on the Human Activity Assistive Technology (HAAT) model developed by the authors, the book provides detailed coverage of the broad range of devices, services, and practices that comprise assistive technology and focuses on the relationship between the human user and the assisted activity within specific contexts. This new edition has been expanded and updated, and features new multimedia components that further demonstrate how to apply the concepts you've learned to real-world practice.


 
Last update: 15 Dec 2011