Table of Contents

Foreword Richard Foulds — Preface — Chapter 1: Overview of Rehabilitation Technology Glenn Hedman — Chapter 2: Seating Systems: The Therapist and Rehabilitation Engineering Team Jessica Presperin — Simulation — Planar vs. Contour — Variations in Seating by Diagnosis — Chapter 3: In Search of Power for the Pediatric Client /C. Kerry Jones — Origins and Maintenance of Power — Methods of Controlling Power — Performance Characteristics and Environmental Concerns that Affect Selection of Power — Chapter 4: A Developmental Approach to the Use of Toys for Facilitation of .Environmental Control /M. Beth Langley — Contingency Awareness and Microswitches — Play Needs of Physically Disabled Children — Interfacing Switches, Toys, and Children — Developmental Skills and Environmental Control — Summary — Chapter 5: Computer Access Janet Bischof Glenn Hedman — Augmentative Communication Systems — Considerations for Clients with Cognitive /Perceptual Deficits — Portable Mounting Systems — Summary — Chapter 6: Pediatric Prosthetics and Orthotics John Michael — Overview — Lower Limb Prosthetics — Upper Limb Prosthetics — Upper Limb Orthotics — Lower Limb Orthotics — Spinal Orthotics — Summary — Funding for Assistive Technology and Related Services: An Annotated Bibliography Alexandra Enders.