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Assistive Technology Research Series

Volume 20, 2007

Challenges for Assistive Technology - AAATE 07
Edited by Gorka Eizmendi, José Miguel Azkoitia, Gerald Craddock

ISBN 978-1-58603-791-8
$260.00 / € 200,00 


Contents
Front Matter   i - xxiii
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    Preface

Chapter 1. Keynotes  
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Ageing, Disability and Technology   3 - 7
Jose Miguel Azkoitia
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The Potential of Technology to Improve Quality of Life   8 - 14
Rory A. Cooper, Rosemarie Cooper
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Biomechanical Analysis as a Model for Functional Assessment   15 - 19
José-David Garrido-Jaén, Carlos Soler-Gracia, Jaime Prat-Pastor
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Past, Present and Future of Assistive Technology   20 - 25
John M. Williams
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Chapter 2. Assistive Technology for Mobility - 2.1 Hardware and Control Systems  
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Design and Development of a New Electrical Powered Indoor-Outdoor Wheelchair   29 - 34
F. Egaña, M. San Martin, A. Olarra, L. Susperregi, C. Tubio
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Independently Accessible Mounting and Positioning Technology   35 - 39
Dianne Goodwin
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Development of Intelligent Wheelchairs for Persons with Severe Disability - –What I can do is beautiful–   40 - 45
Takenobu Inoue, Katsuhiko Sakaue, Motoi Suwa, Hiroaki Kojima, Ikushi Yoda, Isamu Kajitani, Yutaka Satoh, Iwao Sekita, Tetsuya Higuchi, Minoru Kamata, Motoki Shino
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Proposal of Force Detecting Interface using Physical Terminal Function of Muscular Dystrophy Patients for Operating Electric Wheelchair   46 - 52
Motoki Shino, Takenobu Inoue, Minoru Kamata
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Automatic Kerb Detection for Assistance in Navigation   53 - 57
Loreto Susperregi, Ander Ansuategi, Nerea Alberdi, Inés Garmendia, Carlos Tubio, Basilio Sierra, Elena Lazkano
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Development of the Vibration Absorption Caster for Wheelchair - The Effect of Vibration Absorption and Endurance -   58 - 62
S.G. Terashima, Y. Kikawa
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Chapter 2. Assistive Technology for Mobility - 2.2 Evaluation and Training  
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Manual Wheelchair User's Accessibility between Platforms and Trains and Development of the Wheelchair Assistive Device for Boarding Trains   65 - 69
Tsutomu Hashizume, Ikuo Yoneda, Hiroshi Kitagawa, Saki Kasuya, Minoru Kamata, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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The Method of Estimating the Ability of the Wheelchair Users to run the Electric Wheelchair   70 - 74
Daijirou Kuroda, Osamu Sueda, Shoichiro Fujisawakurachi, Hidehisa Oku, Masatoshi Takami
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The Wheelchair Skills Program: Relevance to the European Setting   75 - 79
François Routhier, R. Lee Kirby, Cher Smith, Louise Demers
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Proposition of a New Mobility Aid for Older Persons - –Reducing psychological conflict associated with the use of Assistive Technologies–   80 - 84
Misato Nihei, Takenobu Inoue, Yuzo Kaneshige, Masakatsu G. Fujie
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Reliability test-retest of the Nordic Assisted Mobility Evaluation (NAME 1.0)   85 - 87
Åse Brandt, Kathrine Bang Laursen, Charlotte Lö fqvist, Monica Werngren-Elgströ m, Inga Jónsdottir, Anna-Liisa Salminen, Pirjo-Liisa Kotiranta, Susanne Iwarsson
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Chapter 3. Assistive Technology for the Environment - 3.1 Smart Homes  
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Designing a Demonstrative Smart Home Environment in Slovenia for People with Disabilities and Elderly   91 - 95
Mojca Jenko, Jože Guna, Matevž Pustišek
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The Centro-H Smart Homes, a Point of Convergence Between Technology and Social Sciences   96 - 100
Elena Mainardi, Stefano Banzi
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Towards a Virtual Environment for the Design, Validation and Exploitation of an Adapted Living Area   101 - 105
A. Puret, P. Gaucher, N. Monmarché, M. Slimane
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Accessible Home Automation: Concept and Examples   106 - 113
Rosa M. Regatos Soriano
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Safer with Personal Alarm Plus   114 - 118
Bert Runhaar
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Feasibility and Usability Study of Ambient Intelligence for Ageing Adults in Slovakia   119 - 123
Dušan Šimšík, Alena Galajdová, Zlatica Dolná
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Implementation of Domotics; Analysis of Projects in the Netherlands   124 - 128
Charles Willems, Carla Schutgens-Willems
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Chapter 3. Assistive Technology for the Environment - 3.2 Accessible Environment  
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New Technologies to Support the Integration of People with Disabilities in the Workplace   131 - 135
Gorka Eizmendi, Maria Herrero, Mari Feli González, Isabel Sagües
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Ergonomic Adaptation of Workplaces for People with Disabilities: Methodology and Examples   136 - 140
A. Ferreras, C. García, L. Tortosa, J.M. Prat, F. Molla, J. Navarro, P. Vera, R. Dejoz
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Virtual Reality: A Tool for the Disabled People Labour Integration   141 - 145
Jesús M. López De Ipiña, Jokin Rubio, Benjamín Rubio, Ander Viteri, Celina Vaquero, Alberto Pelaz
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PARKDIFU. A Project Example of Application of Integral Accessibility Concepts in Playgrounds   146 - 150
R. Poveda, R. Barberà, J.M. Baydal, J.M. Belda-Lois, S. Gimeno, S. Gómez-Sendra, J. Prat, A.C. García
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Some Organisational and Social Preconditions for Successful Implementation of Enabling Technology   151 - 156
S. Widding, L. Fjeldvik
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.1 Assistive Technology for Independence  
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Enhanced TV for the Promotion of Active Ageing   159 - 163
E. Carrasco, C.M. Göllner, A. Ortiz, I. García, C. Buiza, E. Urdaneta, A. Etxaniz, M.F. González, I. Laskibar
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Technological Assistance Tool Development for Elderly´s Autonomy Enhancing: Adimen   164 - 169
Karmele Florentino, Jose Miguel Azkoitia, Cristina Rodríguez-de-Pablo, Mari Feli González, Cristina Buiza, Igone Etxeberria
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Behaviour Pattern Based Safety Assistant for the Elderly   170 - 174
Andreas Hochgatterer, Barbara Prazak, Gerhard Russ, Jamal Kasbi, Thomas Fuxreiter
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Early Signs for Assistive Technology Intervention for Stair Climbing in Older People   175 - 179
Ruth E. Mayagoitia, Lindsey Marjoram, Rachael King, Sheila Kithen
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An OSGi based Framework for a Day Structuring Tool in an Assistive Home Environment   180 - 184
Martin Morandell, Thomas Fuxreiter, Andreas Hochgatterer
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.2 Needs and Usability  
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Assistive Technology for the Elderly: The HomeCare Hub Concept –user Needs Analysis   187 - 192
Robert L. Ashford, Keith A. Osman, Angela Oldacres
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Usability Characteristics Associated with Ageing   193 - 197
Helios De Rosario, Juan-Manuel Belda-Lois, Ricard Barberà, Rakel Poveda, José-María Baydal, José Montero, Pedro Vera, Jaime Prat
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Prehension movement evaluation of elderly people for Assistive Technology   198 - 202
Marie Geronimi, Philippe Gorce
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The Needs and Expectations of Ageing Citizens – a Potential for Mobile Terminal Developers and Service Providers   203 - 207
Jaana Leikas, Matti Penttilä
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A Social-Audit of Assistive Technology for Older Adults in Ireland   208 - 213
Kieran Walsh, Aoife Callan, Simon Roberts
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Chapter 4. Assistive Technology for Elderly People - 4.3 Dementia  
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Health Related Quality of Life in Dementia as Effect Measure of AT Interventions – Methodological Aspects   217 - 221
Jenny Alwin, Jan Persson
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What is Evidence?   222 - 226
Inger Hagen
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How Cognitive Assistive Technology can be Useful for and a Benefit to Persons with Dementia in their Daily Living. Guidelines for Service Delivery of Cognitive Assistive Technology to Persons with Dementia   227 - 232
Lilly Jensen, Ingela Månsson, Torhild Holthe, Tuula Hurnasti, Berglind Indriðadóttir
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Old People Living at Home with Acquired Cognitive Impairment Supported by Assistive Technology. Cost-benefit studies   233 - 237
Ulf Keijer, Göran Molin, Greger Sandström
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Assistive Technology Supporting People with Dementia   238 - 242
Ingela Månsson
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The Alzheimer Avatar - Caregivers' Faces Used as GUI Component   243 - 247
Martin Morandell, Erwin Fugger, Barbara Prazak
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Standardization and Computerization of the Clock Drawing Test   248 - 253
Sandy H. Straus
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Technology and the Needs of People with Dementia: a Literature Review   254 - 258
Päivi Topo
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Chapter 5. Assistive Technology and Sensory Impairments - 5.1 Hearing Impairment  
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Collaboration between Linguistics and Engineering in Generating Animation of Japanese Sign Language: the Development of sIGNDEX Vol.3   261 - 265
Daisuke Hara, Kazuyuki Kanda, Yuji Nagashima, Akira Ichikawa, Mina Terauchi, Kazunari Morimoto, Yoshiaki Shirai, Yasuo Horiuchi, Kaoru Nakazono
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An Avatar Based Approach for Automatic Interpretation of Text to Sign Language   266 - 270
Mohamed Jemni, Oussama Elghoul
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Voice Internet – A simple and Practical Way To Provide Internet to Everyone   271 - 275
Emdad Khan
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“Non-Speech” Sounds Classification for People with Hearing Disabilities   276 - 280
H. Lozano, I. Hernaez, E. Navas, F.J. González, I. Idigoras
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Temporal Features of Sign Language Elucidated through Analysis of Shadowing   281 - 285
Kaoru Nakazono, Mina Terauchi, Yuji Nagashima
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Automatic Speech Recognition for Live TV Subtitling for Hearing-Impaired People   286 - 291
Michael Obach, Maider Lehr, Andoni Arruti
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Comparison of Five Technologies Supporting Telecommunication Between Deaf Persons Using Sign Language   292 - 296
Claude Vincent, François Bergeron, Mathieu Hotton, Isabelle Deaudelin, Sylvie Tremblay, Martin Bergevin, Anne-Marie Bégin, Huguette Beaudet
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Chapter 5. Assistive Technology and Sensory Impairments - 5.2 Visual Impairment  
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Access to Information for People who cannot See: New Perspectives   299 - 303
Laura Burzagli, Pier Luigi Emiliani, Francesco Gabbanini
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AScience: a Thematic Network on Access to Scientific University Courses by Visually Impaired Students   304 - 309
Jan Engelen, Cristian Bernareggi
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Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Descriptive Audio for Aquariums   310 - 314
Rebecca A. Fuller, William R. Watkins
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Combining Sensorial Modalities in Haptic Navigation Tasks for Blind People   315 - 319
Iñaki Díaz, Josune Hernantes, Jorge Juan Gil
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Electronic Display Panel Mobile Reader   320 - 325
J.A. Gutiérrez, F.J. González, A. Picón, A. Isasi, A. Domínguez, I. Idigoras
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Measurement of Luminance Contrast Sensitivity of Persons with Low Visual Capability in order to Secure the Visibility of Tactile Walking Surface Indicators   326 - 330
Seiji Mitani, Toshiaki Yoshida, Hirohito Minato, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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The Importance of Measuring Medical and Psychological Characteristics in Visibility Measurement of Persons with Low Visual Capability   331 - 335
Seiji Mitani, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Aya Mima, Hiroshi Shiota, Kenji Yanashima, Mitsue Takahara, Osamu Sueda
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Directing Characteristics of Infra-red Handheld Device toward Target by Persons with Visual Impairment   336 - 340
Hirohiko Ohkubo, Kunio Kurachi, Mitue Takahara, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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Guiding Property of Audible Traffic signals Using Parametric Speakers   341 - 345
Kiyohiro Omori, Ichiro Kitayama, Tomoo Kamakura, Shin-ichi Sakai
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Mathematical Working Environment (MAWEN)   346 - 350
Bernhard Stöger, Mario Batušić, Claudia Fahrengruber, Klaus Miesenberger, Dominique Archambault
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A Walking Assistive Device for the Blind: Proposition of a New Device and Fundamental Techniques   351 - 354
Chikamune Wada
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Chapter 6. Alternative and Augmentative Communication  
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Pseudo-Pitch and Distorted Words: an Interface Modality for Dysarthric Users   357 - 362
Eric J. Fimbel, Michael Lemieux
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Challenges in developing a Voice Input Voice Output Communication Aid for People with Severe Dysarthria   363 - 367
Mark Hawley, Stuart Cunningham, Fabien Cardinaux, Andre Coy, Peter O'Neill, Siddharth Seghal, Pam Enderby
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Application for Computer-Assisted Emergent Language Intervention   368 - 372
Sira E. Palazuelos Cagigas, María L. Gómez Taibo, Pablo Ridruejo González, Candelaria Imbernón López, José L. Martín Sánchez
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Could Persistent Developmental Stuttering (PDS) be Treated with an Adaptive Altered Auditory Feedback (AAAF) Device Based on a Multimodal Intelligent Monitor?   373 - 377
Manuel Prado, Laura M. Roa
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FastType, a Word Predictor for Inflected Languages: Syntactic Prediction Features and User-Centric Interface   378 - 382
Michele Rubino, Carlo Aliprandi, Nicola Carmignani, Nedjma Deha, Paolo Mancarella
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COMPORTA: A Portable and Accessible Communicator   383 - 389
Xabier Madina Manterola, Francisco Javier González Lodoso
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Chapter 7. Biomechanics, Function and Rehabilitation - 7.1 Functional Rehabilitation  
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A Virtual Reality System for Motor and Cognitive Neurorehabilitation   393 - 397
Mónica S. Cameirão, Sergi Bermúdez i Badia, Lukas Zimmerli, Esther Duarte Oller, Paul F.M.J. Verschure
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A Platform to Study Human-Machine Biomechanical Interaction during Gait   398 - 402
A. Frizera, R. Ceres, J.L. Pons, E. Rocon, R. Raya
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Assistive Equipment's Role in Increasing Functional Capacity: A Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Workshop   403 - 408
Ahmet Gunes, Y. Nurullah, E. Nafia
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Development of the Rehabilitation System Using Haptic Device   409 - 413
Yoshiyuki Takahashi, Tasuku Miyoshi, Takafumi Terada, Kaoru Inoue, Yuko Ito, Hokyoo Lee, Tadashi Suzuki, Takashi Komeda
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Virtual Instrument Control for Music Therapy   414 - 419
Adam R. Tindale, Manjinder S. Benning, Nigel Livingston
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Exoskeleton Design for Functional Rehabilitation in Patients with Neurological Disorders and Stroke   420 - 425
H. Zabaleta, M. Bureau, G. Eizmendi, E. Olaiz, J. Medina, M. Perez
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Chapter 7. Biomechanics, Function and Rehabilitation - 7.2 Biomechanics  
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Determination of Simulation Patterns of Cervical Pain from Kinematical Parameters of Movement   429 - 433
José-María Baydal-Bertomeu, Maria-Amparo García-Mas, Rakel Poveda, Juan-Manuel Belda, David Garrido-Jaén, María-José Vivas, Pedro Vera, Juan López
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New Transfer Patterns Supporting Autonomous Mobility of SCI Patients   434 - 438
R. Ceres, J.L. Pons, A. Frizera, J. Pastor, L. Calderón, I. Gonzalez, B. Saro, J. Rodríguez
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Parameter Acquisition for Gait Analysis in Rehabilitation Based on a Self-Adjustable Speed Treadmill   439 - 444
Manel Frigola, Cuauhtemoc Peredo, Ezio Cappellino
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The Measurement Technique of AFO(ankle-foot orthosis) Fitting for More Comfortable   445 - 449
Yasushi Matsuda, Tomohiko Horuguchi, Akiyoshi Saitou, Shoichiro Fujisawa, Osamu Sueda
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Chapter 7. Biomechanics, Function and Rehabilitation - 7.3 Assistive Technology for Support and Care  
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An Investigation of Barriers to, and Facilitators of, the Use of Hospital Beds in the Prevention of Pressure Sores   453 - 457
Greta R. Olsson
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The Use of Night Time Postural Management Equipment: A Survey of UK Paediatric Chartered Physiotherapists   458 - 461
Frances Polak, Maxine Clift
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Chapter 8. Assistive Technology in Education  
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Using Assistive Technology with the Reluctant Graduate Student   465 - 468
Barry W. Birnbaum
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ICT and Inclusive Education in Primary School – Pupils with Motor Disabilities   469 - 473
Jane Brodin, Peg Lindstrand
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Multimedia System For Accessible Distant Education   474 - 477
Piotr Brzoza, Dominik Spinczyk
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The ILT project and Universal Design for Learning   478 - 482
Trish Mac Keogh, Gerald Craddock, Marcia Scherer, Yvette Marin
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Seamless Incorporation of AT into Student Support Needs   483 - 488
Gráinne Delahunt, Dawn Duffin
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Eminus – Vocational Rehabilitation on a Distance   489 - 493
Sjoerd Nijhuis
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New Technologies and Specific Diseases of Learning: Development of the Emotional and Scholastic Competency in Consequence of the use of Compensative Software   494 - 498
M. Francesca Potenza, Laura Bertolo, Fabio Celi, Franco Giovannoni, Loris Toselli, Roberto Vitali
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LinguaBytes: An Interactive, Tangible Play and Learning Device to Enhance Early Language and Literacy Development for Young Children with Multiple Disabilities   499 - 502
Hans van Balkom, Bart Hengeveld, Caroline Hummels, Jan de Moor, Kees Overbeeke, Riny Voort
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Chapter 9. Robotics - 9.1 Assistive Robotics  
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Critical Factors Involved in Using Interactive Robots for Play Activities of Children with Disabilities   505 - 509
Serenella Besio, Silvia Dini, Ester Ferrari, Ben Robins
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Evaluation of a Mobile Manipulator Arm by Disabled People   510 - 514
Sébastien Delarue, Ornella Plos, Philippe Hoppenot, Etienne Colle
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User Involvement in IROMEC: Robot Development for Children with Disabilities   515 - 519
Gert Jan Gelderblom, Jannie Dijkstra, Gernot Kronreif
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MOVEMENT – A Modular Approach for an Assistive Robot System for Supporting Disabled and Elderly Persons   520 - 524
Gernot Kronreif, Paul Panek, Marnix Nuttin, Ger Cremers, Andrea Pisetta, Martin Fürst, Georg Edelmayer, Alexander Hüntemann, Gert Jan Gelderblom
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How to Transform an Upper Limb Prosthetic Arm in a Wheelchair Arm   525 - 529
Elena Mainardi, Stefano Banzi, Angelo Davalli
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Preliminary Design of an Upper Limb IAD (Intelligent Assist Device)   530 - 534
F. Martinez, I. Retolaza, E. Lecue, J. Basurko, J. Landaluze
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Development of a Localization Method for an Indoor Mobile Robot   535 - 539
Mohamed Trabelsi, Naima Ait-Oufroukh, Sylvie Lelandais
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Chapter 9. Robotics - 9.2 Prosthetics  
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Design and implementation of Haptic based Artificial Hand Mode (AHM) based on Virtual Reality Interface of DHM System   543 - 547
Noaman M. Noaman, Abbas Kader Abbas, Rana Mazin Kasim
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Modelling and Simulation of 6DOF Grasping Myoelectric Artificial Hand Mode (AHM) based on Anatomical model of Phalanx-model   548 - 552
Noaman M. Noaman, Abbas Kader Abbas, Rasha Bassam, Abdul Jabbar
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Perceptual Feedback of Grasping Forces to Prosthetic Hand Users   553 - 557
L.E. Rodríguez-Cheu, M.E. Aguilar, A. Cuxar, X. Navarro, A. Casals
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Bioprosthesis Control: Human-Machine Interaction Problem   558 - 560
Andrzej Wołczowski, Tomasz Suchodolski
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EMG and MMG Signal Fusion for Dexterous Hand Prosthesis Control   561 - 565
Andrzej Wołczowski, Paweł Prociów
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Chapter 10. Socio-Economic Issues - 10.1 Service Delivery  
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Review: Assistive Technology for the Benefit of Users and Carers   569 - 572
Åse Brandt, Niels E. Ebbehøj, Steen Bengtsson, Nils Fallentin
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Flexible Responses within Rigid Systems: AT Assessment & Acquisition in Ireland & US   573 - 578
Dawn Duffin, Caren Sax, Marcia Scherer
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The DAT Service, an Integrated Approach to Improve Independence at Home   579 - 583
Renzo Andrich, Valerio Gower, Rosa Maria Converti
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Corte Roncati: an Example of Innovation in AT Service Delivery and Inclusive Building   584 - 588
Massimiliano Malavasi, Claudio Bitelli, Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf
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The Availability of Assistive Technology and the Related Services in Central Hospitals in Finland   589 - 592
Outi Töytäri
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An Approach for the Provision of Assistive Technology for People with Intellectual Disabilities   593 - 597
Dick van der Pijl, Manon Verdonschot, Léon Adriaens
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Quality of life, Accessibility and Liveable Home Environments: a Recent Service Delivery Initiative in Emilia Romagna   598 - 602
Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Claudio Bitelli, Viviana Brandan, Lucia Sciuto, Devis Trioschi
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Chapter 10. Socio-Economic Issues - 10.2 Ethical Issues  
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Who Determines the Ethics of AT Research?   605 - 609
Peter Cudd, Bryan Boyle, Mark Hawley
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Ethics and Assistive Technology Development – Project Workers' Experiences with Continuous Ethical Review   610 - 614
Marjo Rauhala, Georg Edelmayer, Päivi Topo, Wolfgang Zagler
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Privacy Matters and Functionality in Ambient Supportive Technologies; Mobile Telephone Tased Activity Monitoring Systems   615 - 619
Mathijs Soede, Frank Vlaskamp, Harry Knops, Robert Childs
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Chapter 10. Socio-Economic Issues - 10.3 Education in AT  
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Guidelines for Lifelong Learning in AT   623 - 627
Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Ann Gresswell
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MSc in Assistive Technology at King's College London: 1999 – 2007   628 - 632
Ruth E. Mayagoitia, Donna Cowan, Alan Turner-Smith, Sheila Kitchen
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Education and Training in Assistive Technology in Slovakia   633 - 637
Alena Galajdová, Dušan Šimšík
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Chapter 10. Socio-Economic Issues - 10.4 New Assistive Technology Initiatives  
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A Novel Model in Assistive Technology   641 - 645
Luis Azevedo, Julio Abascal, Ramón Ceres
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GOMS Models to Evaluate the Quality of an User Interface for Disabled Users   646 - 650
Martin Schrepp, Annett Hardt
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Domotics, Robotics and Remote-Assistance for all   651 - 653
Enrique Varela Couceiro
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Chapter 11. Assistive Technology Outcomes  
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Cost of Individual Assistive Technology Programme: a Population Study   657 - 661
Renzo Andrich, Antonio Caracciolo
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Profile and Development Prospects of Assistive Technology Centres in Italy   662 - 666
Renzo Andrich
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Working with Market Forces, increasing Awareness of Assistive Technology to a New Audience, the LifeTec Queensland story   667 - 670
Michele Barry
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Two Drops of Self-efficacy of Wheelchair users: Is the Manual Wheelchair Necessary for Muscular Dystrophy Patients?   671 - 675
Rumi Hirabayashi, Mamoru Iwabuchi, Kenryu Nakamura, Rie Fukumoto, E.A. Draffan
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A lifetime AT Outcome Measurement Scale: the Impact of a Computer for People with Muscular Dystrophy   676 - 680
Mamoru Iwabuchi, Rumi Hirabayashi, Kenryu Nakamura, Rie Fukumoto, E.A. Draffan
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The Role of Accessibility and Assistive Technology in Remodelled Extra Care Housing: 10 Case Studies in the UK   681 - 685
Ruth E. Mayagoitia, Els van Boxstael, Hedieh Wojgani, Fay Wright, Anthea Tinker, Julienne Hanson
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Evidence Based Introduction of AT – a Disaster or a Winning Concept?   686 - 690
Jan Persson
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Cost-effectiveness of Four-wheeled Walkers   691 - 695
Jan Persson, Gunn Hellbom, Magnus Husberg
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Systematic Review of Mobility Devices Outcomes   696 - 699
Anna-Liisa Salminen, Åse Brandt, Kersti Samuelsson, Outi Töytäri, Antti Malmivaara
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Assistive Technology in Australia: Economic Analyses from a user Standpoint – Methodological Implications   700 - 703
Ingrid Schraner, Agata Molenda, Natasha Layton, Lloyd Walker
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Chapter 12. Information and Communication Technologies for Assistive Technology - 12.1 Mobile Technology  
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MAPPED: A Portable and Accessible Journey Planner for Wheelchair Users in Urban Environments   707 - 714
Bryan Boyle, Hugh O'Neill, Bob Allen, Gary Randall, Tony Brown
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Helpiphone: a Successful Case of Technology Transfer   715 - 719
Luca Fanucci, David Giusti, Roberto Roncella, Andrea Scebba, Giulio Vaccari
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Personal Health Monitoring System (PHS) for Patients with Long Term Conditions   720 - 724
Jeremy R.L. Nettle, Christofer Toumazou, Keith Errey
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