• 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