Title Enabling environments : measuring the impact of environment on disability and rehabilation / edited by Edward Steinfeld and G. Scott Danford

Published New York ; London : Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers, 1999

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Description xvi, 418 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Series Plenum series in rehabilitation and health Plenum series in rehabilitation and health. Contents Machine derived contents note: Introduction; E. Steinfeld, G.S. Danford. I: Theory. 1. Theory as a Basis for Research on Enabling Environments; E. Steinfeld, G.S. Danford. 2. Research Implications of Universal Design; B.R. Connell, J.A. Sanford. 3. Space Requirements for Accessibility: Cross-Cultural Comparisons; T.J.M. van der Voordt. II: Reliability and Validity. 4. ̀The Enabler' Applied to Occupational Therapy: Reliability of a Usability Rating Scale; S. Iwarsson, ¿. Isacsson. 5. Measuring the Influences of Physical Environments on the Behaviors of People with Impairments; G.S. Danford, E. Steinfeld. 6. Measuring Constraints to Inhabitant Activities; D.B. Lantrip. 7. Assessing Special Care Units for Dementia: The Professional Environmental Assessment Protocol; C. Norris-Baker, et al. 8. Using Environmental Simulation to Test the Validity of Code Requirements; J.A. Sanford, M.B. Megrew. III: New Directions in Research Methods. 9. A Day's Journey Through Life♭: An Assessment Game; R. Sekulski, et al. 10. Detection and Discrimination of Tactile Warning Signals in Field Conditions; E. Steinfeld, G. Richmond. 11. Stigma and Architecture; J.W. Robinson, T. Thompson. 12. Evaluating Models and Measures of Environmental Performance; D.B. Lantrip. IV: Measurement in Practice. 13. Computer Simulation of Cane Techniques Used by People with Visual Impairments for Accessibility Analysis; B.B. Blasch, et al. 14. Evaluating Accessibility Through Computer-Aided Design: A Software Model; M. Haley, J. Bermudez. 15. Wayfinding Performance by People with Visual Impairments; G. Finkel. 16. Postoccupancy Evaluation of Universally Accessible Multi-Family Housing Units; P.L. Falta. 17. Selecting Person-Environment Assessment; B. Acheson, et al. Index Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Barrier-free design -- United States. Dwellings -- United States -- Access for people with disabilities Dwellings -- Barrier-free design -- United States. Environmental psychology -- United States. People with disabilities -- Rehabilitation -- United States. Author Danford, G. Scott. Steinfeld, Edward. LC no. 99022525 ISBN 0306458918 (paperback)

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