Quality of life technology handbook. (2012)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Richard Schulz.
• Editors: Schulz, Richard, 1947-
• Contents: Who can benefit from quality of life technology? / Richard Schulz, Scott R. Beach -- Facilitators and barriers to technology uptake : individual end-user perspectives / Richard Schulz -- Facilitators and barriers to technology uptake : organizational and societal perspectives / Katherine D. Seelman -- Assessing needs, preferences, and attitudes using survey methods / Scott R. Beach -- Design and development process / Judith T. Matthews, Karen L. Courtney, Annette DeVito Dabbs -- Universal design for quality of life technologies (QoLTs) / Edward Steinfeld, Roger O. Smith -- Fostering teamwork and community partnerships / Judith T. Matthews, Karen L. Courtney -- Evaluating quality of life technologies / Annette Devito Dabbs, Scott R. Beach, Karen L. Courtney, and Judith T. Matthews-- Vision based sensing approaches to QoLT / Martial Hebert -- HERB : a personal assistive mobile manipulator in the home / Siddhartha Srinivasa -- Architecture and applications of virtual coaches / Daniel P. Siewiorek, Asim Smailagic -- Non-wearable in-home sensing for early detection of health changes / Marjorie Skubic, Marilyn J. Rantz, Steve J. Miller, Rainer Dane Guevara, Richelle J. Koopman, Gregory L. Alexander, and Lorraine J. Phillips -- Quality of life technologies in supporting family caregivers / Sara J. Czaja, Chin Chin Lee, Richard Schulz -- Developing future generations of QoLT researchers through education, outreach, and diversity initiatives / Mary Goldberg, Maria Milleville, Dan Ding, Reid Simmons, Shelly Brown, and Diane Collins -- Innovation, commercialization and start-ups / James F. Jordan.
• Publisher Details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group
• Publication Date: 2012
• Copyright Date: 2013
• Extent: 1 online resource (329 pages), illustrations (some color)
• Subjects: 617/.033; Self-help devices for people with disabilities; Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities; Assistive computer technology; Self-help devices for older people; Quality of life -- Technological innovations; Older people with disabilities; People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation; Aged; Biomedical Enhancement; Disabled Persons -- rehabilitation; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation -- instrumentation; Self-Help Devices; MEDICAL -- Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation; Assistive computer technology; Computerized self-help devices for people with disabilities; Self-Help Devices; Aged; Biomedical Enhancement; Disabled Persons -- rehabilitation; Quality of Life; Rehabilitation -- instrumentation; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781466505353; 1466505354
• Related ISBNs: 9781466505346; 1466505346
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from electronic title page (ebrary, viewed on October 23, 2013).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.