TY - BOOK AU - Wendt,Oliver AU - Quist,Raymond W AU - Lloyd,Lyle L TI - Assistive technology: principles and applications for communication disorders and special education T2 - Augmentative and alternative communication perspectives, SN - 9781780522944 AV - RC423 ASS PY - 2011/// CY - Bingley, UK PB - Emerald Group Pub. KW - People with disabilities KW - Means of communication KW - Technological innovations KW - Communication devices for people with disabilities KW - Self-Help Devices KW - Communication Aids for Disabled KW - Human Engineering N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Definitions, history, and legal aspects of assistive technology -- Computers: history and fundamentals --Software and internet resources for assistive technology and augmentative and alternative communication -- Universal principles and guidelines for using assistive technology -- Human factors in the evaluation and use of assistive technology -- Low technology -- High technology -- Synthetic speech -- Literacy and technology -- Assistive technology for deafness and hearing impairments -- Assistive technology for visual and dual-sensory impairments -- Assistive technology for mobility, seating, and positioning -- Assistive technology for daily living -- Documentation and funding issues concerning assistive technology -- Epilogue: the future of assistive technology ER -