Technology for Independent Living: Sourcebook.

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ALTHOR Enders, Alexandra, Ed.
TITLE Technology for Independent Living: Sourcebook.
INSTITUTION RESNA: Association for the Advancement of
Rehabilitation Technology, Washington, DC.; Wisconsin
Univ., Madison. Trace Center.
SPONS AGENCY National Inst. of Handicapped Research (ED),
Washington, D.C.
REPORT NO ISBN-0-932101-08-9
PUB DATE May 84
GRANT G008300045
NOTE 286p.; Prepared by Tools for Living in the Community
(TLC), Berkeley, California.
AVAILABLE FROM RESNA, Department 4813, Washington, DC ?0061-4813
($25.00).
PUB TYPE Guides Non-Classroom Use (055) -- Reference
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DESCRIPTORS *Assistive Devices (for Disabled); Communication Aids
(for Disabled); Electronic Control; Elementary
Secondary Education; *Engineering Technology;
Financial Support; *Independent Living; Information
Services, Microcomputers; *Normalization
(Handicapped); *Physical Disabilities; Physical
Mobility; Recreational Activities; *Rehabilitation;
Sensory Aids; Vocational Rehabilitation
ABSTRACT
This sourcebook provides information for the
practical implementation of independent living technology in the
everyeqy rehabilitation process. "Information Services and Resources"
lists d_tabasesr clearinghouses, networks, research and development
programs, toll-free telephone numbers, consumer protection caveats,
selected publications, and technology resources related to specific
disabilities or age groups. "The Equipment Selection Process"
addresses the importance of systematic selection procedures and
provides guidelines for the initial client interview and an
independent living skills checklist. "Technology at Home" offers
advice on use of hospital beds at nome, nome management, personal
care, clothing and shoes, architectural adaptations, and
environmental control devices. "Educational and Vocational
Technology" descr:.bes technical aids which may benefit disabled
employees and students at all levels of education. "Recreational and
Leisure Technology" focuses on wheelchair sports, water sports,
winter sports, leisure activities such as gardening and fitness, and
toys and games. "Technology for Personal Mobility" deals with seated
wheeled systems, other types of mobility equipment such as walking
aids and lifts, seating and positioning technology, and personal
vehicles. Other sections include "Control, Communication and Sensory
Aids," "Microcomputer Applications," and "Funding, Models, Policy,
Statistics." (JDD)
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'TECHNOLOGY
For INDEPENDENT LIVING
SOURCEBOOK
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MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY
Patricia Horner
TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES
INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC; "
INFORMATION SERVICES AND RESOURCES; THE EQUIPMENT SELECTION PROCESS; EDUCA-
TIONAL AND VOCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY; RECREATIONAL & LEISURE TECHNOLOGY;
TECHNOLOGY FOR PERSONAL MOBILITY; CONTROL, COMMUNICATION & SENSORY AIDS;
MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS; FUNDING, MODELS, POLICY, STATISTICS
Association for the Advancement of Rehabilitation Technology
Alexandra Faders, O.T.R., Editor
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FOREWORD
A primary mission of the Education and Publication Committees of RESNA is to
promote the development of quality educational courses and materials for the member-
ship. Our efforts in the past, as with most new ventures, have been limited mostly
to individuals presenting their own research or clinical experiences Unfortunately,
this does little to draw on the experiences of others with th s goal towards
compiling a more objective knowledge base within a specific clinical area. that
then can be used by others as a valuable information source for problem-solving
This publication represents the second effort by the Education and Pub li, ation
Committees to compile our current knowledge base and related information sources in
the area of technology for independent living. The first was the Technology for
Independent Uvingi Resource Guide published last year. The Sourcebolk continues and
updates these materials, adding sections on control, communication and microcomputer
applications. It also extends the scope of the original Guido by adding material
to help consumers, practitioners and developers gain a better perspective on the
many and individual fields covered, as well as some understanding of the priorities
for intervention or action within them.
The original Resource Guide, and now the Sourcebook, reflect a trend in RESNA from
simply reporting on technology, toward the development and presentation of materials
and information on the practical implementation and application of technology in the
everyday rehabilitation process. This increasing orientation in RESNA toward more
service delivery and community-based information is a result of the growing number
of rehabilitation practitioners within RESNA who both seek and provide us with this
information
We are indebted to Alexandra Enders for setting the pace in this direction
as well as for the tremendous effort put forth in compiling, revising and
extending this Sourcebook.
A special thanks is also given to Maurice LeBlanc who provided the support for the
initial Resource Guie on which this book is based and to Christine Thompson, who,
under very tight timelines, typed and proofed the Sourcebook for publication
Gregg C. Vanderheiden
Chairman. Publications Committee
May, 1984
If you have or know of information which you believe should be in the next edition
of the SourcPbook. please forward the information to RESNA's office, attention
Sourcebook Editor. If you are willing to assist the Editor in compiling the
information for a section (existing or new) of the next edition, please contact
either the RESNA office or the Publication committee chairperson The quality,
accuracy and comprehensiveness of the Sourcebook is dependent upon participation by
consumers and professionals from each of the fields covered.
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This Book was prepared for RESNA
by the staff of
Tools for Living in the Community (TLC)
Berkeley, California
with production support from the
Trace Research and Development Center
Waisman Center, University of WisconsinMadison
under its Grant No. G008300045 from the
National Institute of Handicapped Research
U.S. Department of Education
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
This sourcebook is based on an earlier Resource Guide, which was compiled
in conjunction with a RESNA-sponsored instructional course Technology for
Independent Living, Houston, 1982. Material for the Resource Guide was
contributed by the entire faculty. Lars Augustsson, Peter Axelson, Judy
Bernett, Kathy Bowman, Will Clark, Alexandra Enders, Lex Frieden, Debbie
Gilden, Marian Hall, John Leslie, Bob Kafka, Sam McFarland, Barry Romich,
Jim Tobias, Elaine Trifler, and Margaret Young. The document was compiled
and editwd at the Rehabilitation Engineering Center at Children's Hospital
at Stanford.
The need to expand and update the Resource Guide becar u obvious, and many
members of RESNA helped make this second edition happen. David Jaffee,
from the Palo Alto VA Rehabilitation R&D Center, had the original data
files translated so they would vork on the Trace Center's computers
Chris Thompson, of the Trace Center's staff, did all the typing, retyping,
and arrangement a mammoth job -- in record time Without her, this
book woula not have been produced
Special thanks also go to Kathy Bowman, Project Threshold, Rancho Los
Amigos Hospital; Jim Tobias, Rehabilitation Engineering Volunteer (REV)
Network. New York; Rick Holte, Rehabilitation Engineering Center,
Children's Hospital at Stanford, and John Brabyn, Smith-Kettlewell Rehabi-
litation Engineering Center, San Francisco, who all contributed new or
greatly revised sections. Marian Hall, ABLEDATA system manager, added new
Information to the Informatior Section as well as providing up-to-date
lists of manufacturers for several sections.
The staff of the Trace Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, made this
book a reality. Besides physically making It appear on paper, the Trace
staff added substantially to the new sections on Microcomputer ..pplica-
bons, and Communication, Control and Sensory Aids. Mary Brady, Dale
Bengston, and Francisco Villarruel all provided information. Gregg
Vanderheiden not only contributed several articles, but also helped with
the overall organization of the book, and the typesetting.
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Model and Guild for a Statewide Delivery System.
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Kip linger Magazina, 1729 H Street NW. Washington Washington. DC 20036
DC 200006. Joseph Stowitschek's Forward to "Technological
Advances in Special Education" Exceptional Edu-
Technology and the Handicapped. Office of Tech- cation Quarterly. Winter, 1984
nology Assessment, US Congress, Washington, DC
Project Teach Memphis City Schools, Division of
"Buyer Beware Shopping for Assistive Devices" Special Education, 2597 Avery Avenue, Memphis, TN
Sensory Aids Technology Update Sen. Ty Aids
Foundation, 399 Sheridan, Palo Alto, CA
"A Resource Center arid Database Providing Educa-
tional and Vocational Access to Technical Fields
"Warranties Can Save You Time and Money" J for Persons with Cisabtlities
Helen Woodall and
Schmitt, in Accent on Living, Spring 1981 P 0 Albert Cook
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual
Box 700, Bloomington, IN Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering
RESNA
4405 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD
Comfortably Yours Catalog 52 West Hunter Ave,
Maywood, NJ 07607 Special Needs Education Material for Vocational
and Industrial Education Part I Apparatus Plan
Book Part 2 Bibliography Ken Brewelheide,
Equipment Selection Process Department of Agricultural and Industrial Educa-
tion, Montana State University, Helena. MT
Kathy Bowman, OTR. Project Threshold, Rancho Los
Amigos Hospital, Downey, CA. Technology for Independent Living II
Virginia
Stern & Martha Redden, editors AAAS, 1776 Massa-
chusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Technology at Home
Sam McFarland Southwest Research Institute San
"Hospital Beds Come Home." Helen Cicschi, RN, and Antonio, TX.
Mary Pat Erdner, RN RxHomeCare, May 1984
Barrington Publications, 825 Barrington .,venue. John Leslie
Rehabilitation Engineering Center,
Los Angeles, CA 90049
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation of Kansas.
Wichita, KS
"Pressure Relief Characteristics of Six Thera-
peutic Mattress Surfaces" I Herszkowicz et al Designing for Functional Limitations
James
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference on Mueller Job Development Laboratory, The George
Rehabilitation Engineering. RESNA 4405 East-West Washington University, Washington, DC
Highway, Bethesda, MD.
Drawings reprinted from A Guide to Controls. Recreational and Leisure Technology
Children's Hospital at Sanford, Rehabilitation
Engineenng Center, 520 Willow Road, Palo Alto, "Technology for Recreation
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CA Independent Living II
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Redden, editors WS, 1776 Massachusetts Avenue
Independence Through Environmental Control NW, Washington, DC
Systems. D. Symington. Canadian Rehabilitation
Council for the Disabled, 1 Younge Street, "Sports for Disabled Individuals" Rehab Brief,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada January 26, 1981 NIHR, NARIC 1407 Eighth
Street NE, Washington DC 20017
A Know-How Manual on Electricity for the Severely
Disabled and Their Families. A Auchincloss and Manufacturers of Sports Wheelchairs ABLEDATA
M. Youdin Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine, System, NARIC. 4407 Eighth Street NE, Washington
New York University Medical Center, New York, NY DC '0017.
Jim Tobias. Rehabilitation Engineering Volunteer Smith & Hawken Catalog for Gardeners
25 Corte
Network, 201 W 85th Street #2E, New York, NY Madera, Mill Valley, CA 94941
10024.
"The Value of Toys" Howard Shane Communication
"Consum' r Alert." Judy Berke The Coordinator Outlook, April 1981 Artific dl Language Labora-
Magazine, 11417 Vanowen Street, North Hollywood, tory, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
CA 91605.
"Exceptional Equipment for Exceptional Children"
Educational and Vocational Technology Criteria for Selecting Play Equipment for Early
Childhood Education Rifton Equipment, Rifton,
Assistive Devices for Handicapped Students. A NY.
Model and Guide for a Statewide Delivery System.
Prentice Romich Company Catalog Shreve. OH
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"Making Toys for Handicapped Children" R
"Hints on Operating a Successful Driver Education
McCorkey and D Jeffree Human Horizons Series, Program "
Margaret Young, OTR Ontario Crippled
Souvenir Press, Ltd 43 Great Russell Street,
Children's Centre, 350 Rumsey Road, Toronto,
London, Eng!ano.
Ontario, Canada
Evaluation forms from Colorado Driving School,
Technology for Personal Mobility
Englewood, CO
"Mobility Device Evaluation Guide" Helen Tsuda,
Teaching Driver Education to the Physically Handi-
et al Children's Hospital at Stanford, Rehabili-
capped Human Resources Center Albertson, NY
tation Engineering Center, Palo Alto, CA
Hand Controls and Assistive Devices for the
Drawing reprinted from Prentke Romich Catalog,
Physically Disabled Driver Human Resources
Shreve, OH Center
Albertson NY
"Batteries on Powered Wheelchairs The Do's and
Don'ts of Battery Care David Bayer Current
Control, Communication and Sensory Aids
Expressions, Vol 1, No 1 Newsletter of Prentke
Romich Company, Shreve, OH
A Guide t.) Controls Children's Hospital at
Stanford, Rehabilitation Engineering Center, 520
Wheelchair Manufacturers. ABLEDATA System, NARIC, Willow Road, Palo Alto, CA
4407 Eighth Street NE, Washington DC 20017
"Controller Characteristics" Prentke Romich
"The Development of Wheelchair Standards" L
Company, Shreve, OH
Phillips et al Proceedings of the Sixth Annual
Conference on Rehabilitation Engineering riESNA,
"Switch Rules and Considerations for Communication
4405 East-West Highway, Bethesda, MD Use" W Tracy and D Bevans
Communication
Outlook, Winter 1984 Artificial Language
"Mobility Aids for the Blind" John Brabyn
Laboratory, Michigan State Un,versity, East
Smith-Kettlewell Institute of Visual Sciences, Lansing, MI
2232 Webster St, San Francisco, CA
"Some Guidelines for Good Interfaces High
Paul Brand Editorial in Journal of Rehabilita-
Technology Magazine April 1980
tion R&D Vol 20, #1, July 1983 Office of
Technology Transfer, VAPC, 752 Seventh Avenue, Nev.
"What Kind of Communication Aids Are Available?"
York, NY
Trace R&D Center, 314 Weisman Center, 1500
Highland Avenue, Madison WI
Choosing the Best Wheelchair Cushion for Your
Needs, Your Chair, and Your Lifestyle Peggy Jay
James Heller's book review of Communication
Royal Association for Disability and Rehabilita-
Systems for Severely Handicapped Persons In
tion, 25 Mortimer Street, London, England
Rehabilitation Literature, November 1983
"The Effectiveness of Preventive Management in Sensory Aids Technology
ptiate November 1983,
Reducing the Occurrence of Pressure Sores" 7 December 1983
Sensory Aids Found:Awn, 399
Krouskop et al Journal of Rehabilitation R&D
Sheridan, Palo Alto, CA
Vol 20, #1, July 1983 Office of Technology
Transfer, VAPC, 752 Seventh Avenue, New York, NY
Microcomputer Applications
"A Br.ef Guide to Postural Seating Technology"
Ric:lard Holte Children's Hospital at Stanford,
Personal Computers and the Disabled A Resource
Rehabilitation Engineering Center, 520 Willow Guide
Apple Computer, Inc, Cupertino, CA
Road, Palo Alto, CA
Comparison of Apple, Epson, IBM Microcomputers
Seating for Children with Cerebral Palsy A
for Applica Ions in Rehabilitation Systems for
Resource Manual Elaine Trefler, editor
Persons with Physical Handicaps Trace R&D
University of Tennesee Rehabilitation Engineering
Center, 314 Weisman Center, 1500 Highland Avenue,
Program, 682 Court, Memphis, TN Madison WI
Douglas Hobson Um /ersity of Tennesee Rehabili-
"Computer Shopping for the Blind Consumer"
tation Engineering Program, 682 Court, Meriiphis,
Sensory Aids Technology Update Sensory Aids
TN
Four-dation, 399 Sheridan, Palo Alto, CA
"Side by Side Trials An Evaluation Methodology Gregg Vanderheiden Trace R&D Center, 314 Weisman
for Comparative Testing of Modular Wheelchair Center, 1500 Highland Avenue, Madison WI
Insert Systems" S Schar:ein, R Holte
Proceedings of the Sixth Annual Conference On "How Cat
Use a Computer If I Can't Use Its
rtehabilitation Engneering RESNA, 4405 East-West Standard Keyboard?" Gregg Vanderheiden
Trace
Highway, Bethesda, MD
R&D Center, 314 Waisman Center, 1500 Highland
Avenue, Madison WI
Rehab Brief. June 25, 1964 NIHR, NARIC, 4407
Eighth Street NE, Washington DC 20017
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Network (Jews Vol 6, #3 Newsletter of the
Technical Assistance and Dissemination Network
Illinois Special Needs Population, Turner Hall
205, Illinois State University, Normal, IL
Generic Model of Comptuer Applications for the
Handicapped (chart) Computer Technology for the
Handicapped in Special Education and Rehabilita-
tion A Resource Guide G Nave et al Inter-
national Council for Computers in Education,
University of Oregon, Eugene, OR.
Funding, Models, Policy, Statistics
"High Tech/High Touch" Douglas Fenderson, Ph.D
Discovery '83. Computers for the Disabled
Materials Development Center, Stout Vocation&
Rehabilitation Institute, University of Wisconsin-
Stout, Menominee, WI
"Public Service Community Development Block
Grants" Communication Outlook, Winter 1984
Artificial Language Laboratory, Michigan State
University, East Lansing, MI
Project Teach Memphis City Schools, Division of
Special Education, 2597 Avery Avenue, Memphis TN
Accomodation Can Be Reasonable A Study of Accom-
modations Provided to Handicapped Employees by
Federal Contractors Department of Labor,
Washington, DC
Disability Management Today Mueller & Zullo, In
16 Hudson Street, New York, NY
"Engineering Aids Reduce Barriers to Employment
for Severely Handicapped Clients" Rehab Brief,
Vol 1 #8, August, 1978 NIHR, NARIC, 4407 8th
Street NE, Washington DC 20017
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Threshold, Rancho Los Amig-is Hospital, Downey, CA
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Persons" J Kohn et al Archives of Physical
Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol 64, August 1983
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Living, Summer 1981 PO Box 700, Bloomington, IN
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Medical Technology" Office of Technology
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Additionally, two sources were used throughout the
-xt
Easter Seals, bibliographies, brochures, and the
reviews in its bimonthly publication, Rehabilita-
tion Literature
National Rehabilitation Information Center
(NARIC) bibliographic sources and annotations
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