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Assistive Technology's Past, Present and Future

Assistive Technology's Past, Present and Future

Barbara J. Kouba, Brian Newberry
Copyright: © 2010 |Pages: 14
ISBN13: 9781615208173|ISBN10: 1615208178|EISBN13: 9781615208180
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch025
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Kouba, Barbara J., and Brian Newberry. "Assistive Technology's Past, Present and Future." Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Soonhwa Seok, et al., IGI Global, 2010, pp. 360-373. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch025

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Kouba, B. J. & Newberry, B. (2010). Assistive Technology's Past, Present and Future. In S. Seok, E. Meyen, & B. DaCosta (Eds.), Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives (pp. 360-373). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch025

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Kouba, Barbara J., and Brian Newberry. "Assistive Technology's Past, Present and Future." In Handbook of Research on Human Cognition and Assistive Technology: Design, Accessibility and Transdisciplinary Perspectives, edited by Soonhwa Seok, Edward L. Meyen, and Boaventura DaCosta, 360-373. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2010. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-817-3.ch025

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Abstract

Even though the term is relatively new, assistive technologies of various types have helped people overcome, achieve, and perform for many years and come in many forms. In fact, many familiar technologies, some that might even be considered mainstream, were in fact initially conceived as assistive devices. Recently, assistive technology has become the subject of legislation including the Rehabilitation Act and the Americans with Disabilities Act and much more legislation regarding access to and funding for assistive technology is expected. Currently, much attention in the area of assistive technology focuses on the computer, and communications technology, including portable devices, which help individuals use powerful tools for accessing information and communicating with others. The future of assistive technology certainly will continue these areas of development but will also likely begin to adopt newer methods for interfacing various assistive technologies directly with the human sensory system. As has happened in the past, it is expected that many technologies initially created as assistive will be adopted by non-disabled individuals.

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