Assistive Technology from Adapted Equipment to Inclusive EnvironmentsIOS Press | 2009-08-15 | ISBN: 1607500426 | 924 pages | PDF | 6 MB
The concept of assistive technology is moving away from adopting the most appropriate devices to overcome the limitations of users, to the designing and setting up of total environments in which people can live, supported by suitable services and additional support devices integrated within the environment. These two perspectives are deeply intertwined, both from technological and social points of view, and the relationship between them currently