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Pediatric Rehabilitation: 4. Prescribing Assistive Technology to Promote Community Integration
Author(s) -
Trovato Melissa,
Kim Heakyung,
MobergWolff Elizabeth,
Murphy Nancy,
Kim Chong Tae
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pmandr
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.617
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1934-1563
pISSN - 1934-1482
DOI - 10.1016/j.pmrj.2010.01.003
Subject(s) - wheelchair , assistive technology , rehabilitation , augmentative , medical education , medicine , community integration , augmentative and alternative communication , physical medicine and rehabilitation , nursing , physical therapy , human–computer interaction , computer science , psychiatry , linguistics , philosophy , world wide web
Objective This self‐directed learning module highlights the equipment and assistive technology needs of children and youth with disabilities. This article specifically focuses on preparing families and patients for equipment transitions that occur over the course of childhood and adolescence including progressing from stroller to wheelchair to powerchair, as well as job training and use of augmentative communication. It is part of the study guide on pediatric rehabilitation in the Self‐Directed Physiatric Education Program for practitioners and trainees in physical medicine and rehabilitation and pediatric medicine. The goal of this article is to modify the learner's current practice techniques to ensure that assistive technology is used to promote community integration from early childhood through transition and into adulthood.