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Self-Help Devices (2):
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Self-Help Devices
Federal Register (76)188 2011
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The Secretary issues final regulations governing the Early Intervention Program for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities. These regulations are needed to reflect changes made to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, as amended by the Individuals with Disabilities Educati...
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PMID: 21961195
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The issue of using advanced tracking technologies such as Global Positioning Systems (GPS) is part of a wider debate on the acceptability of assistive technology to older people with dementia. The use of GPS can enhance the personal safety of older people by alerting caregivers to potential dangers...
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PMID: 20594387
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Orthopedics (33)9 2010
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We use intra-articular injections delivered directly into the soft tissue of the knee. Our current intra-articular injection is 60 mL of 0.5% ropivacaine with 0.5 mg of epinephrine. In patients with a normal renal function, 30 mg of ketorolac is added. The injection is administered throughout all of...
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PMID: 20839683
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Aging and Mental Health (14)6 2010
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We addressed this gap by examining the relationship between childlessness and the care and well-being of adults aged 75 and older with a disability.
Parents and childless persons aged 75 and older were compared using data from the 1998 to 2004 waves of the Health and Retirement Study (HRS). We used...
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PMID: 20544412
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A variety of cognitive deficits can lead to difficulties performing complex behavioural sequences and thus, disability in the performance of routine and rehabilitation behaviours. Interventions to date involve increasing support or providing behavioural training. Assistive technologies for cognition...
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PMID: 20182951
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The aim of the substudy that was conducted as part of the project "Bewertung neuer Technologien durch Bewohner und Personal im Altenzentrum Grafenau der Paul Wilhelm von Keppler-Stiftung und Prüfung des Transfers ins häusliche Wohnen" (BETAGT) was to have residents and staff members in nursing hom...
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PMID: 20814796
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Patients using the home treatment device had no evidence of nystagmus in posttreatment Dix-Hallpike maneuvers at 1 week in 88% of cases (n = 40). This rate was comparable to standard treatment. There were no significant complications. CONCLUSION: The use of this device enables patients with an estab...
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PMID: 20644063
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Using assistive technology services at differing levels of care: healthy older couples' perceptions.
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The aim of the study was to describe healthy older couples' perceptions of using assistive technology services when needing assistance with care.
The use of information technology-based assistive technology services in elder care has increased as a result of an increase of care performed in private...
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PMID: 20497268
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The tool demonstrated good test-retest reliability (intraclass correlation coefficient 0.77-1.00), took 10.9 min (standard deviation = 5.2) to administer and was practical to use over the telephone. Validity testing showed moderate correlations with the Quebec User Evaluation of Satisfaction with Te...
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PMID: 20549163
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Medical Care (48)6 2010
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Of the poststroke veteran cohort, 39% received no AT, 56% received AT from the VA only, 1% received AT from Medicare only, and 3% received AT from both the VA and Medicare. Most ATDs were for activities of daily living, followed by walkers/canes/crutches. In specific ATD comparisons, VA costs were s...
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PMID: 20125048
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Robotic assistive devices are used increasingly to improve the independence and quality of life of persons with disabilities. Devices as varied as robotic feeders, smart-powered wheelchairs, independent mobile robots, and socially assistive robots are becoming more clinically relevant. There is a gr...
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PMID: 20134305
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Rehab Management (23)5 2010
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Each custom seating referral is a puzzle. By gathering the various pieces of client and caregiver input, client assessment, and trial equipment, the seating professional can create an overall plan that successfully meets client needs. Using a combination of commercial seating products, custom seatin...
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PMID: 20527631
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Experimental Brain Research (203)1 2010
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We investigated cortical activity during lower limb movement using EEG. Assisted by a dynamic tilt table, all subjects performed standardized stepping movements in an upright position. Source localization of the movement-related potential in relation to spontaneous EEG showed activity in brain regio...
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PMID: 20364340
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Pflege Zeitschrift (63)5 2010
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Pflege Zeitschrift (63)5 2010
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Pflege Zeitschrift (63)5 2010
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Pflege Zeitschrift (63)5 2010
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The prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) has varied in the literature and is reflective of the definition and sampling methodologies used, as well as the age, ethnicity, and sex being studied. The aim of the current study was to measure the prevalence and correlates of UI in a sample of 572 older...
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PMID: 20406311
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To test the effects of the use of a collapsible, portable chair (chair B), as opposed to a 'standard' chair (chair A), on the outcome of the timed "Up and Go" (TUG) test.
Cross-sectional.
Multipurpose senior centres.
Mobile older persons (N=118, mean age 77 years (range 62-99 years)).
Time to comple...
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PMID: 20306006
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Data showed that the man had significant increases in response frequencies during the intervention phases of the study with multiple occasions of stimulation access and head raising. CONCLUSION: Technology-assisted programmes may represent a useful strategy for providing post-coma persons with multi...
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PMID: 20450471
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The study was interrupted after 5 months for two patients who developed serious behavioural problems and continued for 6-14 months for the other seven patients who had largely accurate performance with some adaptations of instructions/steps. Most patients also showed mood improvement during activity...
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PMID: 20222771
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International Conference of the IEEE Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society. Proceedings (2010) 2010
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For individuals with mobility limitations, powered wheelchair systems provide improved functionality, increased access to healthcare, education and social activities. Input devices such as joystick and switches can provide the necessary input required for efficient control of the pow...
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PMID: 21096887
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This case study describes the changes in the quantity of work production of a 32 year-old male paralegal secondary to a mild brain injury from a racquetball racket blow to the frontal lobe area. The case illustrates how a work analysis can serve as an effective evaluation tool and how the utilizatio...
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PMID: 20714095
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Assistive Technology (22)2 2010
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This article presents a multidisciplinary approach to evaluating products that assist with bed mobility. Following multidisciplinary risk assessments on 10 mattress elevators, 24 participants tested four different products for periods of up to 1 week. The participants, recruited by health profession...
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PMID: 20698425
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Ambulatory assistive devices (eg, canes, crutches, walkers) provide advantages such as stability, augmentation of muscle action, and reduction of weight-bearing load. Although they are often prescribed, a detailed understanding of these devices is often lacking, which can lead to detrimental consequ...
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PMID: 20044491
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We compared the count of prosthetics records in the NPPD with the count of prosthetics-related procedures for the same individuals recorded in major VA utilization databases. We then attempted to match the NPPD records to the utilization records by person and date. In general, 40% to 60% of the NPPD...
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PMID: 21110248
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We examined the effect of rollator use on functional rehabilitation outcome in geriatric patients.From a sample of 458 geriatric inpatients, we matched 30 subjects who were not using assistive devices in their everyday lives but received a wheeled walker at the time of hospital admission (first-time...
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PMID: 20593328
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Participants exhibited a smaller grasp aperture, longer reaching time, and more muscle activity when they used a reacher. CONCLUSION: Efficient motor control, which requires both time and practice, is needed to successfully use a reacher. Clients presented with reachers without sufficient time to de...
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PMID: 20131569
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The Individuals With Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) requires assistive technology (AT) be considered at the yearly individualized education program (IEP) meeting of every student in special education. IDEA also directs that AT be implemented on the basis of peer-reviewed liter...
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PMID: 20131561
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India, the largest democratic country in the world, is marching ahead strongly on the growth and developmental front and is poised to be the leader in the market economy. This role creates and increases far greater responsibilities on us in ensuring that the benefit of the developmental cycle reache...
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PMID: 20195037
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Our evaluation considered classifications that had been created for various purposes, including those created to support third-party reimbursement decisions, consumer education and safety, and research. Classifications were excluded if their scope was limited to a single mobility device domain. The...
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PMID: 19789430
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Family physicians commonly care for older patients with disabilities. Many of these patients need help maintaining a therapeutic home environment to preserve their comfort and independence. Patients often have little time to decide how to address the limitations of newly-acquired disabilities. Physi...
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PMID: 19873963
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La Revue du praticien (59)8 2009
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Development of medical devices from users' perspectives requires not only the involvement of healthcare professionals but also that of the ultimate end users, that is, patients, people with disabilities and/or special needs, and their caregivers. The evidence shows that such end users quickly discar...
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PMID: 19845981
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The Health service journal (Suppl) 2009
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Due to ethical constraints imposed by Research Ethics Board, it may be difficult to offer participants adequate compensations for their involvement in the study, or compensations that do not have a coercive impact on the participant's ability to refuse to participate. The current study aims at provi...
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PMID: 20425946
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Assistive technology is applied to education of students with visual impairment; however, teachers indicate the need for infrastructure and pedagogical support. Information technology is an important tool in the inclusion process and can promote independence and autonomy of students with visual impa...
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PMID: 19814894
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Kinderkrankenschwester : Organ der Sektion Kinderkrankenpflege / Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Sozialpadiatrie und Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde (28)7 2009
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Advances in medicine have increased the survival rates of children with complex medical conditions, including those who are dependent on technology such as ventilators and tracheostomies. The process of integrating children dependent on medical technology into public schools requires the collaborati...
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PMID: 19363104
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Assistive technology has become one of the most powerful tools in assisting people with disabilities fight for social equality both in Puerto Rico as well as in other cities worldwide. In spite of this, the availability of assistive technology equipment does not constitute reason enough for people w...
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PMID: 19266739
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Due to the accelerating rate of the industry's constant innovations, more users become dependent on the most recent technology available on the market. Assistive technology is no exception, as the needs of people with disabilities are constantly changing. A retrospective transversal cohort study was...
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PMID: 19266738
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Australian Health Review (33)1 2009
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Assistive technology (AT) plays a pivotal role in the lives of people who require assistance with one or more aspects of daily living. Ranging from simple devices such as an augmented fork to complex devices like a power wheelchair with integrated environmental control, AT is a broad term to describ...
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PMID: 19203345
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The number of older Americans afflicted by Alzheimer disease and related dementias will triple to 13 million persons by 2050, thus greatly increasing healthcare needs. An approach to this emerging crisis is the development and deployment of intelligent assistive technologies that compensate for the...
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PMID: 18849532
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Assistive technologies are critical to elders maintaining independence in the home. Adequate assessment of the patient's needs, the appropriateness of the device to that need, and the patient's motivation to use of a device is required for successful outcomes. A team approach is need...
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PMID: 19217493
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Although only one person was living in a nursing home after the stroke, 23 (34%) of the other interviewees had needed to make home adjustments or move home. Seven patients (11%) were dependent in terms of the activities of daily living (a Barthel Index below 60) and 11 (18%) had difficulty in mainta...
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PMID: 19748844
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Several trials, including disconnecting and reconnecting one electrode and disturbing the signal with synthetic noise, were performed to test the fusion techniques. The results given by VWA and DKF were transformed into joint coordinates and used as command signals to the robotic arm. Even though th...
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PMID: 19243627
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Recenti progressi in medicina (100)7-8 2009
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We believe that one possible solution is represented by the introduction and use of the intelligent agents for the support of the activities of daily living. We report some examples....
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PMID: 19725473
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The South African journal of communication disorders. Die Suid-Afrikaanse tydskrif vir Kommunikasieafwykings (56) 2009
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There is extensive experimental evidence that altered auditory feedback (AAF) can have a clinically significant effect on the severity of speech symptoms in people who stutter. However, there is less evidence regarding whether these experimental effects can be observed in naturalistic everyday setti...
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PMID: 20235491
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It still has, to a large extent, to be exploratory. An increasing amount of outcomes research through well-designed evaluation studies that explore technical solutions in a social context and in relation to individual needs will be crucial....
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PMID: 19151881
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Assistive Technology (21)3 2009
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This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors in March 2007, shares typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the use of wheelchair standers.
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PMID: 19908680
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Assistive Technology (21)2 2009
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The increasing numbers of technology platforms offer opportunities to develop new visual assistive aids for people with autism. However, their involvement in the design of such aids is critical to their short-term uptake and longer term use. Using a three-round Delphi study involving seven Australia...
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PMID: 19715250
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Assistive Technology (21)2 2009
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We attempted to find out to whom individuals would entrust their health information, and what their basic fears are. We used a questionnaire presenting four exemplary technologies: emergency call systems, videophones, activity and health status monitoring. We conducted 147 face-to-face interviews an...
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PMID: 19715253
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Assistive Technology (21)2 2009
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Accommodation of the environment and technology is one of the key mediators of adjustment to disability and participation in community. In this article, accommodations are tested empirically as facilitators of return to work and participation, as defined by the International Classification of Disabi...
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PMID: 19715254
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Assistive Technology (21)1 2009
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A test protocol is defined for the purpose of measuring rectus femoris mechanomyographic (MMG) signals. The protocol is specified in terms of the following: measurement equipment, signal processing requirements, human postural requirements, test rig, sensor placement, sensor dermal fixation, and tes...
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PMID: 19719058
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PDF is available here.
Assistive Technology (21)1 2009
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This document, approved by the Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) Board of Directors on April 23, 2008, describes typical clinical applications and provides evidence from the literature supporting the application of tilt, recline, and elevating legrest...
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PMID: 19719059
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Assistive Technology (21)1 2009
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This study compared Hispanics' awareness of services available to acquire assistive technology and whether they actually sought help to the findings from a national sample. The study assists the field by providing information on a group largely ignored in the literature. The authors sought to answer...
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PMID: 19719061
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