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Chapter 21
Handbook of Research on Trends in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Conditions
Part of the multi-aspects of the interaction between the individual and social environmental context in which it operates. Therefore a disabled person is a person who has impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction (World Health Organization).
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Assistive Technologies and Computers: How to Find a Perfect Match to Help People with Disabilities
Thais Pousada (IMEDIR, Spain), Betania Groba (University of A Coruña, Spain), Laura Nieto (University of A Coruña, Spain), Javier Pereira (University of A Coruña, Spain), and Alejandro Pazos (University of A Coruña, Spain)
Copyright: © 2016 |Pages: 21
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-4666-8828-5.ch021
Abstract
The International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) (WHO, 2001) provides the term disability as a part of the multi-aspects of the interaction between the individual and social environmental context in which it operates. Therefore a disabled person is a person who has impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction. A person in this situation can present difficulties in occupational performance. It is necessary to develop a set of resources, technological or otherwise, to offset these difficulties, decrease the distance between exclusion and participation and contribute to the integration of people with functional diversity in society. These resources are called support products or technology support, but do not eliminate the deficits, they can eliminate the limitation of the performance of persons with disabilities.
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Assistive Technologies, Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities
Part of the multi-aspects of the interaction between the individual and social environmental context in which it operates. Therefore a disabled person is a person who has impairment, activity limitation or participation restriction (World Health Organization).
Published in Chapter: Assistive Technologies, Tools and Resources for the Access and Use of Information and Communication Technologies by People with Disabilities; From: Handbook of Research on Personal Autonomy Technologies and Disability Informatics
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