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Assistive technology for cognition is technology which can be used to enable enhance or extend cognitive function This book systematically examines how cuttingedge digital technologies can assist the cognitive function of people with cognitive impairments with the potential to revolutionize rehabilitation Technologies are reviewed which direct attention remind recognize prompt and generally guide people through activities of daily living Written by experts in neuropsychology and technology development Assistive Technology for Cognition provides a comprehensive overview of the efficacy of technologies to assist people with brain impairments Based on the list provided by the International Classification of Function each chapter covers a different cognitive function namely attention memory affect perception executive function language numeracy sequencing and navigation onto which existing and future assistive technologies for cognition are mapped This structure provides indepth research in an accessible way and will allow practitioners to move from an assessment of cognitive deficits to the prescription of an appropriate assistive technology for cognition The chapters also make suggestions for future developmentsbr brAssistive Technology for Cognition will be of great interest to clinicians and researchers working in brain injury rehabilitation technology developers and also to students in clinical psychology neuropsychology and allied health disciplines. Neil Cottrell. ADSHE Annual Conference, 28. th. May 2013. Timing and Questions. Overview. Personal Perspective. Assistive technology as coping strategies. How I chose strategies. Reading. Memory. Organisation. Sara . Muharemovic. If your face is like this, FEAR NOT!. Well what is it?. Assistive Technology is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them. AT promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks that they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.. Helen Petrie. Human Computer Interaction Research Group. University of York. The context. The last 70 years have seen enormous technological advances. Largely due to WWII, Cold War and the space race. The Ohio State University. . Assistive Technology for People with Disabilities . Add subtitle. Definition of Assistive Technology . Any item, piece of equipment or product system, whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customized, that is used to increase, maintain, or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities.. Claire Johnstone (Speech & Language Therapist) . Sharon Leahy (Occupational Therapist). National Rehabilitation Hospital . Dun Laoghaire . Co. Dublin. Outline of presentation . Electronic Assistive Technology (EAT). Workplace. Andrew Costello . Assistive Technology Officer . Trinity College Dublin. Research Context – Need ? . My role as the Assistive . T. echnology Officer for Trinity College Dublin is to introduce Assistive technology as an aid or to overcome a task of difficulty in a particular area . 1 A Crash Course on Assistive Technology Evaluations Kyle Slough, MS., CRC Kgslough@live.com Marie Agius, MS., LCAS, CRC Dotym07@students.ecu.edu Melissa Engleman, EdD . E nglemanm@ecu.edu Irene Howell Assistive Technology Center Cognitive Assistive Technology Amanda M. Reinsfelder, ATP Assistive Technology Specialist The views expressed in this presentation are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy of the Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or U. S. Government. . Virginia Department of Education . Assistive Technology Priority Project. Check your knowledge…. Answer . true. or . false. to the following statements. . ___Assistive technology (AT) was first defined in IDEA in 1990. . Presenters. Kasie. . Hamman. , General Education Teacher. Sean Kugler, Assistive Technology Specialist. Laura . Leff. -Allen, Special Education Teacher. Amy . Ronn. , Special Education Teacher. Valerie West, Occupational Therapist. services provided through . Oklahoma ABLE Tech, a contractor for the . Oklahoma State Department of . Education. Assis. t. ive Technology 101: An Overview. Did You Know…?. Assistive technology . (AT) is used . Chapter 1 - Assistive Technology Assessment Using the AT Checklist In some cases team members are not fully aware of a might be available to assist with the task that is of concern. In that case ther UCC. . 11. th. December 2013. Assistive Technology: . What is it?. 2. The most commonly used definition is the American definition, which is.  . "Any item, piece of equipment or product system whether acquired commercially off the shelf, modified, or customised that is used to increase, maintain or improve functional capabilities of individuals with disabilities". Assistive Technology (AT). Goals . of this . presentation:. Help . you see ways that AT can help you adapt to life with a spinal cord injury or spinal cord disease. Discuss . how technology helps to re-define “Disability” and helps to create “resilience”.