Ergonomics for People with Disabilities : : Design for Accessibility.

• Author: Polak-Sopinska, Aleksandra.
• TeilnehmendeR: Królikowski, Jan.
• Place / Publishing House: Warschau/Berlin : : Walter de Gruyter GmbH,, 2018.; ©2018.
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (238 pages)

Table of Contents

Intro -- Contents -- Introduction to the Monograph -- Designing of Products Supporting Inclusion -- Comparison of Two Different Carrier Vests for Shoulder-Supported Carrying of Loads -- Analysis of Use and the Search for Design Form and Construction of Orthopaedic Seats and Wheelchairs Intended for Children and Teenagers -- Preliminary Questionnaire Survey of a Wheelchair Prototype Driven by a Lever Mechanism -- Blumil - Smart Electric Wheelchair that Overcomes Obstacles -- Designing Handles of Hand Tools in the Aspect of Comfort and Safety -- Designing Accessible Socio-Technical Environment -- Evaluation of the Hospitalisation Conditions in Hospital Wards in Lodz from the Patient's Perspective -- Contemporary Trends in the Design of Hospital Wards in the Context of Ergonomic Issues -- Backyard Sensorimotor Path. A New Form of Rehabilitation -- Ergonomic and Functional Analysis of the Integrated Therapeutic Environment, Guidelines and Improvement Concepts -- Universal Design with ICT Solutions -- Ergonomic Analysis and the Tracking Systems -- A Prototype System for Quantitative Assessment of Voice Fatigue -- Concept of the Application Supporting Visually Impaired People in Public Transport -- Identification of the Perceptive and Motor Skills in Elderly People when Designing a Human-Computer Interaction -- The Simulation of Corporal Experiences as a Strategy for the Elderly Inclusion in the Design Process -- The Concept of the Fund for the Development of Smart Cities (FDSC) -- Human Factor Design for Barriers Reduction -- Language Mediation as an Area of Risk for a Deaf Person -- Evidence Based Dementia Personas: Human Factors Design for People Living with Dementia -- The Importance of Work for People with Disabilities and Evaluation Imposed Obligations of Employers.