Living in a State of Stuck: How Adaptive Technologies Affect the Lives of People with Disabilities

Scherer, Marcia J.

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Brookline Books

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Living in the State of Stuck: How Technologies Affect the Lives of People With Disabilities

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...presents the parameters and steps that must be taken to ensure a good match of person and technology in order to remedy high abandonment rates and avoid wasted third-party payor money.

Evaluating, Selecting, and Using Appropriate Assistive Technology

Galvin, Jan C.

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For anyone who has been overwhelmed when selecting an educational or assistive technology or who has experienced frustration in trying to come up with the best instructional plan for a person with a disability, this book was written for you. Connecting to Learn presents a comprehensive and readable approach to matching the right technology with students with disabilities, especially visual and auditory disabilities. support service administrators, instructional design specialists, parents and individuals with disabilities, and rehabilitation psychologists should find this book valuable in their efforts to help those with disabilities learn, live and connect with others.

Connecting to Learn: Educational and Assistive Technology for People With Disabilities

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Job Hunting & Careers

Amer Psychological Assn

This unique, well researched account will help anyone disabled or not deal with the physical and emotional aspects of adjusting to a life with assistive technology.

Living in the State of Stuck, 2nd Edition: How Technology Impacts the Lives of Poeple with Disabilities

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Social Sciences

Brookline Books/Lumen Editions

Assistive technology is transforming the lives of persons with disabilities. After setting the historical and social background for this transformation, Dr. Scherer discusses the implications of assistive technology in these persons' lives. 
The two groups of people she introduces demonstrate differing needs and concerns. Some were disabled through accidents (spinal cord injuries) as young adults; they have had to come to terms with their loss of function and the resulting changes in their life plans. Others were born with disabilities (cerebral palsy) and grew up adjusting to their limitations. 
Assistive technology has radically changed their lives, enabling them to work and perform in ways they might never have dreamed possible for themselves. But while these devices do improve the physical capabilities of persons with disabilities, this functional gain is not synonymous with enhanced quality of life. The larger questions are too often ignored: What does the individual define as "rehabilitation success"? Within that person-centered context, how does a given device contribute to fulfilling that person's needs? And are environmental factors -from psychological resistance to insufficient training for use -compromising the effectiveness of the device? 
The personal and psychological factors must be better understood by professionals, educators, employers, parents, and most importantly, the persons with disabilities themselves. While Dr. Scherer agrees with the importance of assistive devices, she seeks long-overdue attention for these human dimensions. She stresses the need to help persons with disabilities relate these devices to their own lives and understand their potential utility, the ways they may enhance their lives, and how to integrate them into their everyday functioning. 
Forewords by Tom Harkin, U.S. Senate; Frank Bowe, Hofstra University; and Peter Axelson, Santa Cruz.

Living In The State Of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People with Disabilities

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In the latest edition of this well-regarded work, Dr. Scherer brings us up-to-date on the "battles won and battles lost" of the disabled men and women whom she followed closely in previous volumes. The result is an engaging, eye-opening, and frank discussion on assistive technology from the standpoint of those who use it (or have opted not to). The book serves as both a mouthpiece for the disabled and an analysis of different types of assistive technology - including benefits and flaws.

Living in the State of Stuck: How Assistive Technology Impacts the Lives of People With Disabilities

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