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Assistive Technology in Rehabilitation: Improving Impact through Policy
Allen N. Lewis; Rory A. Cooper; Kate D. Seelman; Rosemarie Cooper; Richard M. Schein
Rehabilitation Research, Policy, and Education Vol. 26, No. 1 (2012) pp. 19–32
This paper addresses the topic of assistive technology (AT) to offer a direction for its future role within the rehabilitation profession. A brief overview of the five AT legislative acts to date is provided. Next, future considerations for AT are...
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The Relationship between Wheelchair Mobility Patterns and Community Participation among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury
Rory A. Cooper; Eliana Ferretti; Michelle Oyster; Annmarie Kelleher; Rosemarie Cooper
Assistive Technology Vol. 23, No. 3 (2011) pp. 177–183
Participation is considered the most meaningful outcome of rehabilitation. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether there were correlations between wheelchair activity recorded with a data logger and community participation as measured...
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Virtual Reality and Computer-Enhanced Training Applied to Wheeled Mobility: An Overview of Work in Pittsburgh
Rory A. Cooper; Dan Ding; Richard Simpson; Shirley G. Fitzgerald; Donald M. Spaeth; Songfeng Guo; Alicia M. Koontz; Rosemarie Cooper; Jongbae Kim; Michael L. Boninger
Assistive Technology Vol. 17, No. 2 (2005) pp. 159–170
Some aspects of assistive technology can be enhanced by the application of virtual reality. Although virtual simulation offers a range of new possibilities, learning to navigate in a virtual environment is not equivalent to learning to navigate in...