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The lived experiences of play and the perspectives of disabled children and their parents surrounding brain-computer interfaces
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Mar 27:1-10. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2333884. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTBrain-computer interfaces (BCI) offer promise to the play of children with significant physical impairments, as BCI technology can enable disabled children to control computer devices, toys, and robots using only their brain signals. However, there is little research on the unique needs of disabled children when it comes to BCI-enabled play. Thus, this paper explored the lived experiences of play for children with significant physical impairments and examined how BCI could potentially be implemented into disa...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - March 27, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Carina Siu Manar Aoude John Andersen Kim D Adams Source Type: research

Feasibility, acceptability, and initial efficacy of a wheelchair exercise training program in persons with multiple sclerosis: study protocol for a parallel group randomized controlled trial
Conclusions: The results will guide future research targeting health outcomes using exercise training among wheelchair users with MS who have largely been absent from health promotion research.PMID:38520055 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2332322 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - March 23, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Stephanie L Silveira Robert W Motl Katherine Froehlich-Grobe Mitch Kay Source Type: research

A survey of the assistive technology experience of older adults in Tompkins County, NY
Conclusion: OA identify both the need for AP that they do not have and a variety of barriers including lack of knowledge and funding for AP that interferes with their obtaining it. Ongoing research is needed to further understand the AT related needs of this growing population as there are many different areas in rehabilitation where work is needed to increase access to AP.PMID:38501646 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2330086 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - March 19, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Isabella Vitlin-Stein Lynn Gitlow Brianna Fusco Sabrina Pathammavong Colleen Rajotte Source Type: research

Factors associated with employment of powered wheelchair users
Disabil Rehabil Assist Technol. 2024 Mar 15:1-8. doi: 10.1080/17483107.2024.2328329. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTPurpose: To identify correlations between demographic, health-related, environmental factors and the employment status of power wheelchair (PWC) users.Method: We retrospectively analysed semi-structured interviews with 128 participants, their assistants or family members, and the participant's provided medical records. Participants were adult PWC users who applied for grants in purchasing a new PWC for gaining or keeping employment between 2019-2021 in Mazovian Province, Poland.Results: Forty-six PWC users (35...
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - March 15, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Piotr Tederko Justyna Frasu ńska Konstancja Bobecka Weso łowska Krzysztof Weso łowski Julita Czech Dominika Gawlak Beata Tarnacka Source Type: research

Guidelines for assistive technology service provision - A scoping review
CONCLUSIONS: This review offers a strong starting point for developing guidance for AT provision to meet global needs. Careful consideration of vocabulary, process, and application to the diversity of assistive products is recommended in systematizing globally applicable guidance.PMID:38476029 | DOI:10.1080/17483107.2024.2327515 (Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology.)
Source: Disability and Rehabilitation. Assistive Technology. - March 13, 2024 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Natasha Layton Alice Spann Mehedi Khan Silvana Contepomi Evert Jan Hoogerwerf Diane Bell Luc de Witte Source Type: research