Table of Contents

Part 1: Introduction and Overview. 1. History of Rehabilitation Engineering. 2. Assistive Technology. 3. Key Human Anatomy and Physiology Principles as They Relate to Rehabilitation Engineering. 4. Psychosocial and Cultural Aspects of Rehabilitation Engineering Interventions. 5. Overview of Disease, Disability, and Impairment. 6. Rehabilitation Engineering across the Lifespan. Part 2: Key Topics in Rehabilitation Engineering. 7. Policy and Regulations in Rehabilitation Engineering. 8. Ethical Issues in Rehabilitation Engineering. 9. Rehabilitation Engineering in the Assistive Technology Industry. 10. Understanding the End-User. 11. Rehabilitation Engineering in Less Resourced Settings. Part 3: Rehabilitation Engineering and Areas of Application. 12. Rehabilitation Engineering Seating & Mobility Chapter. 13. Universal Design and the Built Environment. 14. Wireless Technologies. 15. Transporation Access. 16. Rehabilitation Robotics. 17. Universal Interfaces and Information Technology. 18. AAC in the 21st Century: The Outcome of Technology: Advancements and Amended Societal Attitudes. 19. Cognitive Technologies. 20. Technology for Sensory Impairments (Vision and Hearing). 21. Prosthetic & Orthotic Devices. 22. Neural Engineering. Part 4: Outcomes and Assessemnts. 23. Assessment Approaches in Rehabilitation Engineering. 24. Product Usability Testing and Outcomes: What Works? For Whom? and Why?

About the Author

Alex Mihailidis, Ph.D., P. Eng, is the Barbara G. Stymiest Research Chair in Rehabilitation Technology at the University of Toronto and Toronto Rehabilitation Institute.

Roger Smith, MD, Ph.D., O.T., FAOTA, RESNA Fellow is Director of the Rehabilitation Research Design and Disability Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.