Table of Contents

1. Disability, Society and Assistive Technology: A Multidisciplinary Field

2. Assistive Technologies, Disability and Elderly People

3. Disabled Children’s Participation in Sports and Physical Activities: Experiences and Perceptions of Assistive Activity Technologies

4. Inclusive Education and Effects of Assistive Technologies

5. Information and Communication Technology: The Social Envelope of Young People`s Everyday Lives

6. Usability and Aesthetics of Assistive Technologies

7. Integration of Assistive Technologies into Domestic Spheres and Work Life

8. Public Reforms, Innovation and Change of Service Orientations

9. Universal Design and Assistive Technologies: A Challenging Relationship

10. Concluding Thoughts for a Multi-Disciplinarian Approach

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Bodil Ravneberg is a Professor at Bergen University College, Norway.

Sylvia Söderström is a Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Science at The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Trondheim, Norway.