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Benefits and challenges of using assistive technology in the education and rehabilitation of Individuals with visual impairments
Conclusion: More cost-effective technologies need to be developed, and social policies and opportunities created so that every individual with visual impairment can obtain assistive technologies that meet their needs. This would increase the independence of individuals with visual impairments in all areas of life.PMID:38685705 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2344802 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 30, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sonja Alimovi ć Source Type: research

Training physiotherapy students in basic wheelchair provision. Experiences at two universities in Colombia
This study aimed to describe a training intervention for two groups of future physiotherapists in Colombia, assess cohort differences in performance on a knowledge test, and explore their post-training perceptions. A quantitative retrospective study with a historical, descriptive-comparative design was conducted. 525 sixth-semester participants completed the International Society of Wheelchair Professionals Wheelchair Service Provision - Basic Test online in Spanish after curriculum modifications were implemented. The test assesses knowledge in seven domains: Assessment; Prescription; Products; Fitting; User training; Foll...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 22, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Sandra Esperanza Velasco Forero Nidia Johana Arias Becerra Martha Roc ío Torres Narváez M ónica Alejandra Mondragón Barrera Sara Munera Orozco Mary Goldberg Krithika Kandavel Paola Rocio Esquivel Ortiz Source Type: research

'To have a plan': teachers' perceptions of working with a literacy instruction combining phonics and comprehension applications for students with intellectual disability and communication difficulties
CONCLUSION: Four themes were identified in the analysis. It was seen that the teachers found it valuable to have access to two apps accessing and facilitating the use of different literacy strategies in meeting the needs of individual students. This digital format was also perceived as positive, contributing to creating a supportive and systematic learning environment that enhanced and increased literacy learning. The teachers recurringly also talked about the positive influence of participating in research, lifting the strong focus, and positive attention as very important for both teachers and students.PMID:38646848 | DO...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 22, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Jenny Samuelsson Jakob Åsberg Johnels Emil Holmer Lisa Palmqvist Mikael Heimann Monica Reichenberg Mats Lund älv Gunilla Thunberg Source Type: research

Correction
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Apr 22:1. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2334638. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38648631 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2334638 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - April 22, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Source Type: research