Citation

Katsioloudis PJ, Jones M. Technol. Eng. Teach. 2013; 72(7): 26-31.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2013, International Technology and Engineering Educators Association)

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Abstract

The need for assistive technology--technology that assists persons with
disabilities--is great. At no time has there been a greater need to provide assistive technologies than to assist the thousands of military veterans
returning home from the Middle East with a range of physical and mental disabilities. Mobility impairment is a significant concern for many returning
veterans. Assistive technologies are playing a major role in assisting war veterans returning with physical limitations through the loss of a limb or, in many cases, several limbs. This article presents the history and background of assistive technology and how mobile- and computer-assistive technologies can help people with disabilities or with war-related injuries. Examples are given on several ways that technology and engineering and career and technical education teachers can use assistive technologies.

Language: en