The Assistive Technology Blog: Role of Psychology in Assistive Technology

The Role of Psychology in Assistive Technology is addressed in http://www.apa.org/science/psa/jan08role_prnt.html. From the article:

“We know that technology-person mismatches can have a series of repercussions including wasted resources, and people not performing at their functional best. On the service delivery level, device abandonment represents ineffective use of an assistive technology, all of which can be addressed through psychological science.”

Posted by Susanne Croasdaile on June 27, 2008 6:25 AM | Permalink

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