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Assistive Technology: Fixing Humans
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Katsioloudis, Petros J.; Jones, Millie – Technology and Engineering Teacher, 2013
The need for assistive technology--technology that assists persons with disabilities--is great. At no time has there been a greater need to provide assistive technologies than to assist the thousands of military veterans returning home from the Middle East with a range of physical and mental disabilities. Mobility impairment is a significant…
Descriptors: Assistive Technology, Physical Disabilities, Veterans, Physical Mobility
A Computerized System for Workplace Design for Visually Impaired Workers.
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Chen, J-G; Hou, C-A – Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness, 1991
VITAL (Vision Impaired Task and Assignment Lexicon) is an integrated computerized system that performs workplace design tasks for visually impaired workers. VITAL consists of three modules: ergonomics consultation, disability index, and work measurement. Evaluation indicated that VITAL could be used as a tool to help nonprofessional vocational…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Design, Computer System Design, Human Factors Engineering, Man Machine Systems
Student Interpretation of the M.A.S.H. Design Development Tool: Students Found M.A.S.H. Useful as a Roadmap to Guide Their Design Decisions and Remind Them of Issues that Had Become Clouded by Project Complexity
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Ringholz, David – Technology Teacher, 2005
M.A.S.H. mnemonic is a useful framework for generating, tracking, and objectively evaluating innovative ideas. M.A.S.H. expresses the fundamental components of successful design; Mechanics, Aesthetics, Sustainability, and Human Factors. These essential elements are often underdeveloped in student design concepts and subsequently require bolstering…
Descriptors: Technology Education, Mechanics (Process), Aesthetics, Evaluation Methods