DocumentCode
1813477
Title
A university-based rehabilitation technology project
Author
Beauregard, G.L. ; Rothwell, A.D. ; Vroman, N.B. ; LaCourse, J.R. ; Seidel, A.C. ; Croce, R.V.
Author_Institution
New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
fYear
1992
fDate
1992
Firstpage
71
Lastpage
72
Abstract
A multidisciplinary rehabilitation engineering team has been formed at the University of New Hampshire. The role of the team is to work closely with the New Hampshire Department of Vocational Rehabilitation to develop cost-effective technological solutions that improve the productivity of identified clients. The authors provide an overview of the team´s organization and the problem-solving approach. Furthermore, a discussion of the types of client assessments that were performed and the nature of the various solutions that were utilized is presented.
Keywords
ergonomics; handicapped aids; health care; New Hampshire Department of Vocational Rehabilitation; University of New Hampshire; client assessments; cost-effective technological solutions; multidisciplinary rehabilitation engineering team; organization; overview; problem-solving approach; productivity; university-based rehabilitation technology project; Adaptive systems; Conferences; Cost function; Educational technology; Employment; Ergonomics; Microcomputers; Productivity; Scheduling; Virtual reality;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Bioengineering Conference, 1992., Proceedings of the 1992 Eighteenth IEEE Annual Northeast
Conference_Location
Kingston, RI, USA
Print_ISBN
0-7803-0902-2
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/NEBC.1992.285960
Filename
285960
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