Quizzes

Certified professionals may earn 0.2 CEUs by completing quizzes based on selected articles in each issue of "Assistive Technology Journal." The cost is $32 for RESNA members, $45 for non-members.

To earn the 0.2 CEUS, you must answer all 12 questions correctly. You may retake the quiz as needed in order to meet the 100% pass rate. 

Development of high performance parasport prosthetic limbs: A proposed framework and case study

Author: Bryce Dyer
Keywords: amputation; prostheses design; sport

Parents act as intermediary users for their children when using assistive technology for cognition in everyday planning: Results from a parental survey

Authors: Lisa Palmqvist & Henrik Danielsson
Keywords: Activities of daily living; assessment; cognitive impairment; developmental disability; electronic aids to daily living; usability

Content analysis to locate assistive technology in Queensland’s motor injury insurance rehabilitation legislation and guidelines

Author: Emily J. Steel
Keywords: policy and legislation; service delivery; standards

Developing a process for assessing equivalency of wheelchair cushion pressure redistribution performance

Authors: Stephen Sprigle & Steven Pubillones
Keywords: instrumentation; policy and legislation; positioning and support surfaces; seating; service delivery; standards

TESTING AN AAC SYSTEM THAT TRANSFORMS PICTOGRAMS INTO NATURAL LANGUAGE WITH PERSONS WITH CEREBRAL PALSY

Authors: Joan Pahisa-Solé, Jordi Herrera-Joancomartí
Keywords: augmentative and alternative communication; communication; information technology and telecommunications

WHAT ARE THE PREFERRED CHARACTERISTICS OF A SERVICE ROBOT FOR THE ELDERLY? A MULTI-COUNTRY FOCUS GROUP STUDY WITH OLDER ADULTS AND CAREGIVERS

Authors: Sandra Bedaf, Patrizia Marti & Luc De Witte
Keywords: activities of daily living; older adults; robotics

SELF-REPORTED ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY OUTCOMES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS IN COLLEGE STUDENTS WITH LESS-APPARENT DISABILITIES

Authors: Matt P. Malcolm, Marla C. Roll
Keywords: computer access; developmental disability; education; outcomes

AWARENESS AND BARRIERS TO ADOPTION OF ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES AMONG VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NIGERIA

Authors:
Patrick Emeka Okonji, Darlinton Chukwunalu Ogwezzy
Keywords: assistive technology; computer use; older adults; vision impairment

BENEFITS OF INCORPORATING THE ADAPTIVE DYNAMIC RANGE OPTIMIZATION AMPLIFICATION SCHEME INTO AN ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICE FOR PEOPLE WITH MILD OR MODERATE HEARING LOSS

Authors: Hung-Yue Chang, Ching-Hsing Luo, Tun-Shin Lo, Hsiao-Chuan Chen, Kuo-You Huang, Wen-Huei Liao, Mao-Chang Su, Shu-Yu Liu & Nan-Mai Wang
Keywords: adaptive dynamic range optimization (ADRO); assistive listening device (ALD); Mandarin Hearing-In-Noise Test (MHINT)

DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE FIRST EXOSKELETAL GARMENT TO ENHANCE ARM MOBILITY FOR CHILDREN WITH MOVEMENT IMPAIRMENTS

Authors: Martha L. Hall, MS, Michele A. Lobo, PT, PhD
Keywords: assistive technology; design for disability; functional design; open source design; user-centered; wearable technology

SATISFACTION WITH ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE IN RELATION TO THE SERVICE DELIVERY PROCESS—A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Authors: Asa Larsson Ranada, Helene Lidström
Keywords: assistive devices; participation; prescription; self-help devices

WALKING AND BALANCE ABILITY GAIN FROM TWO TYPES OF GAIT INTERVENTION IN ADULT PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEMIPLEGIC STROKE: A PILOT STUDY

Authors: Yoon-Hee Choi, Jung-Doo Kim, Jun-Ho Lee, Yong-Jun Cha
Keywords: auditory feedback; gait intervention; hemiplegic stroke

SUNNY POINTER: DESIGNING A MOUSE POINTER FOR PEOPLE WITH PERIPHERAL VISION LOSS

Authors: Maxime Ambard
Keywords: human computer interaction; lost cursor; moue cursor; mouepointer; peripheral vision loss; visual impairment

TEACHERS' PERSPECTIVES OF WHAT WORKS: IMPLEMENTATION OF AT FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Authors: Dianne Chambers, Phyllis Jones, Lori Reese, Catherine Wilcox
Keywords: assistive technology; devices; disabilities; implementation; teacher voice; technology