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QA in AT: Measuring the Quality of Assistive Technology Services

December 4, 2014UncategorizedUTHSC OT Students

Recommendations about assistive technology materials and strategies to support the performance of individuals with special needs are often made based on a professional’s knowledge and experience in the field of AT.  The question that frequently remains, however, is how the effectiveness of AT that has been put into place can be evaluated.  In other words, how do we know if what we’re doing is working?

Click below to view a slideshow presentation that will address this issue:

QA in A.T.: Measuring the Quality of Assistive Technology Services

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The Greek physician Galen long ago noted the exquisite engineering behind the human hand and admired its astonishing capacity for manipulating an astonishing range of sizes, shapes and weights, from a log to a heap of seed. "Man handles them all," he said, "as well as if his hands had been made for the sake of each one of them alone." He was fascinated by the way the hand can be shaped into a hook grip to pick up a bucket, like a scissors to hold a cigarette, in a three-jaw chuck to hold a pen, in a squeeze grip to hold a hammer, with a two-fingered lateral grasp to turn a key, like a disc grip to open a jar, and like a spherical grasp to hold a ball - and each one of these everyday maneuvers involves an astonishing range of cerebral activity as well as dexterity and strength.

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An occupational therapist specializing in Assistive Technology

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