{"product_id":"paediatric-rehabilitation-engineering-tom-chau-9781439808429","title":"Paediatric Rehabilitation Engineering: From Disability to Possibility","description":"\u003cp\u003eInnovations in paediatric rehabilitation engineering can serve as a springboard to education, psychosocial, social, physical and cognitive development for children and youth with disabilities. Instead of providing an overview of rehabilitation engineering, \u003cstrong\u003ePaediatric Rehabilitation Engineering\u003c\/strong\u003e focuses on the uniqueness of the paediatric subspecialty via an international sampling of methods and techniques currently in use or in development. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is divided into three complementary components. The first group of chapters is broadly concerned with connecting individuals to their environment and to the people around them. The second group revolves around paediatric technologies that compensate for compromised or missing function. The final group of chapters is about machines and environments which provide stimulating and interactive platforms for therapy and research.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTopics include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eMicroswitch-based occupational, recreational and rehabilitation programs\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEmerging access technologies, like infrared thermal imaging and vocal cord vibration detection\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCommunication technologies to enable children to communicate in a variety of everyday environments\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAccessible graphical user and Web-based interface design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePostural and upper and lower extremity compensation, such as customized chairs and prostheses\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGlobal efforts in the area of robotics for autism research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eVirtual reality and other interfaces to mitigate motor, communication, and physical control difficulties\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaedriatric rehabilitation engineering offers endless possibilities for future research with implications across the fields of physical and cognitive rehabilitation, medicine, computer science, and policy. It is the harmonizing of the expertise and energies of rehabilitation professionals such as teachers, families, paediatric rehabilitation engineers, and other stakeholders that will ensure that children are optimally supported as they embark on their journey from disability to possibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tom Chau\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1439808422\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439808429\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e CRC Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/17\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 358\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2011 pg. 355","brand":"Tom Chau","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088263426303,"sku":"9781439808429","price":230.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_43f4fd97-ad9f-4677-9e3f-3c089a3b31bc.jpg?v=1769103944","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/paediatric-rehabilitation-engineering-tom-chau-9781439808429","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}