Journal of Assistive Technologies: Volume 2 Issue 1

Editorial

Chris Abbott

All in the mind? Reflections on developing an assistive technology/telecare service as a model for change management, creative thinking and workforce development: learning from the Norfolk experience

Dyllis Faife

This paper explores the wider significance that the development of telecare services has for social care in addition to supporting people to remain independent at home. It…

Factors that may be considered by occupational therapists during the assessment of clients for assistive technology and whether it permeates through to the eventual prescription

Mike Orton

The importance and weighting given to certain factors by occupational therapists, during the assessment process for assistive technology (AT), may have an affect on the eventual…

Training individuals with chronic severe Broca's aphasia to produce sentences using graphic symbols: implications for AAC intervention

Rajinder Koul, Melinda Corwin, Ravi Nigam, Susanne Oetzel

Individuals with severe speech and language impairment as a result of chronic severe Broca's aphasia may rely on non‐speech communication aids to augment or replace speech. These…

Lifestyle monitoring ‐ extending telecare services into prediction and prevention

Kevin Doughty

Telecare services based on sensors that provide an early and identified warning of an emergency in the homes of vulnerable people are being established quickly across the UK. More…

Tartan‐ised telecare? The roll‐out of telecare services in Scotland

Moira Mackenzie

Following the significant involvement of Scottish local authorities in the trialling and development of telecare services, there is now considerable activity across the entire…

Safer walking? Issues and ethics in the use of electronic surveillance of people with dementia

Rhidian Hughes

People with dementia are prone to persistent walking (also known as ‘wandering’). Walking can bring physical and psychological benefits, but people with dementia also walk because…

Developing skills, confidence, motivation and independence in reading and spelling: using Lexion interactive software at home

Michael Jones

This article explains in detail why children can fail to read and spell effectively, even though they may be judged to be ‘good readers’. The interface between children's lack of…

Involving people with a learning disability in the implementation of an organisation‐wide assistive technology programme

Ann Aspinall

This paper examines the involvement in the TATE [Through Assistive Technology to Employment] Project of people with learning disabilities who were beneficiaries of that project…

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