Mobile wireless technologies for rehabilitation and independence

Mobile wireless technologies are changing how one communicates, conducts business, and interacts with one's family, friends, and community. Wireless technologies, combined with advances in computing, are enabling many exciting new applications that can simplify daily activities, increase indepe...

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Published in:Journal of rehabilitation research and development 2005-03, Vol.42 (2), p.vii-x
Main Author: Peifer, John W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Access to Information
Activities of Daily Living - classification
Cell Phone - instrumentation
Cellular telephones
Disabled Persons - rehabilitation
Equipment Design
Humans
Mobile communications networks
Personal Autonomy
Physical Therapy Modalities
Radio Waves - classification
Wireless communications
Wireless networks
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Summary:Mobile wireless technologies are changing how one communicates, conducts business, and interacts with one's family, friends, and community. Wireless technologies, combined with advances in computing, are enabling many exciting new applications that can simplify daily activities, increase independence, and improve quality of life. Here, Peifer discusses the importance of mobile wireless technologies in providing greater freedom and independence for people with disabilities.
ISSN:0748-7711
1938-1352
DOI:10.1682/JRRD.2004.12.0161