Edited by
Lynn Gitlow, PhD., OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Associate Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, USA
Kathleen Flecky, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
School of Pharmacy and Health Professions
Creighton University
Omaha, NE, USA
This edition first published 2020
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Names: Gitlow, Lynn, editor. | Flecky, Kathleen, editor.
Title: Assistive technologies and environmental interventions in healthcare : an integrated approach / edited by Lynn Gitlow, Kathleen Flecky.
Description: Hoboken, NJ : Wiley‐Blackwell, [2020] | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Identifiers: LCCN 2019015586 (print) | LCCN 2019017025 (ebook) | ISBN 9781119483236 (Adobe PDF) | ISBN 9781119483267 (ePub) | ISBN 9781119483229 (pbk.)
Subjects: | MESH: Self‐Help Devices | Rehabilitation Research | Social Environment | Needs Assessment | Disability Studies | Models, Theoretical | United States
Classification: LCC R858 (ebook) | LCC R858 (print) | NLM WB 320.5 | DDC 610.285–dc23
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Baxter, Amy, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS
Seating and Mobility Specialist
Baldwinsville, NY, USA
Behnke, Kirk, M.Ed., ATP
Former Lead for the Texas Assistive Technology Network (TATN)
Houston, TX, USA
CEO, Behnke Consulting, LLC
Meadowbrook, PA, USA
Bowser, M. Gayl, M.Ed.
Independent Consultant, Assistive Technology Collaborations
Camas Valley, OR, USA
Bryden, Anne, MA, OTR/L
Director of Clinical Trials and Research Institute for Functional Restoration Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH, USA
Camp, Susan, MFA
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Art, University of Maine
Orono, ME, USA
Caswell, Tina N., MS, CCC‐SLP
AAC/AT Clinical Specialist, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Speech‐Language Pathology and Audiology, Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY, USA
Cook, LaWanda, PhD
CRC Extension Faculty,
Yang‐Tan Institute on Employment and Disability Cornell University, Ithaca New York
Ithaca, NY, USA
Dunn, Jennifer, PhD, PT
Research Fellow, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery and Musculoskeletal Medicine
University of Otago
Christchurch, New Zealand
Eiten, Leisha R., Au.D., CCC‐A
Associate Director of Audiology, Boys Town National Research Hospital
Omaha, NE, USA
Feathers, David Joseph, PhD
Assistant Professor, College of Human Ecology, Department of Design and Environmental Analysis Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA
Ferguson, Robert C., MHS, OTR/L
Stroke Rehabilitation Program Manager, Neurorehabilitation & Therapeutic Technology
Clinical Specialist, University of Michigan Health System Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Occupational Therapy Division
Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Flecky, Kathleen, OTD, OTR/L
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, School of Pharmacy and Health Professions Creighton University
Omaha, NE, USA
Gentry, Tony, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, College of Health Professions, Virginia Commonwealth University
Richmond, VA, USA
Gitlow, Lynn, PhD, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY, USA
Golinker, Lewis, Esq.
Director, Assistive Technology Law Center
Ithaca, NY, USA
Goodman, Glenn, PhD, OTR/L
Professor Emeritus, School of Health Sciences Master of Occupational Therapy Program Cleveland State University
Cleveland, OH, USA
Herz, Nathan “Ben,” OTd, MBA, OTR/L, CEAS
Founding Director, OTD Program Presbyterian College
Clinton, SC, USA
Jacobs, Steve
President, Apps4Android, Inc., IDEAL Group, Inc.
West Jefferson, OH, USA
Phillips, BevVan, OTR/L, CAPS
Key Complete Therapies
Omaha, NE, USA
Rakoski, Douglas, OTD, OTR/L, ATP
Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy, School of Allied Health Professions, Loma Linda University
Loma Linda, CA, USA
Ripat, Jacquie, PhD, MSc, BMR(OT)
Associate Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy, Rady Faculty of Health Sciences University of Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Rominger, Amy, AuD, CCC‐A, FAAA
Clinical Associate Professor, Department of Speech‐Language Pathology and Audiology, Ithaca College
Ithaca, NY, USA
Schoonover, Judith, MEd, OTR/L, ATP, FAOTA
Occupational Therapist/Assistive Technology Professional, Loudoun County Public Schools Loudoun County, VA, USA
Smallfield, Stacy, DrOT, MSOT, OTR/L, BCG, FAOTA
Associate Professor, Occupational Therapy and Medicine, Assistant Director, Entry‐Level Professional Programs, Program in Occupational Therapy Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
St. Louis, MO, USA
Strobel Gower, Wendy
Director, Northeast ADA Center
Ithaca, NY, USA; and
Yang‐Tan Institute on Employment and Disability Cornell University
Ithaca, NY, USA
Veety, Lindsey, PT, DPT, ATP/SMS
Seating and Mobility Specialist
Sparrowbush, NY, USA
Verdonck, Michèle, PhD, BSc
Occupational Therapy, School of Health and Sport Sciences, University of the Sunshine Coast
Queensland, Australia
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