Assistive Technologies: Principles and Practice

perfect condition with minor wear/tear. Doubt that this book has even been opened with the condition that it is in. Very trustworthy seller....book itself is very informative -- I rented it for a college course before, now I had to buy it....perfect

I mean, unless you're an enthusiastic OT (or other health professional) getting this for kicks and giggles, if you're like me you had to get this for a class which changes how you view things. It's not the best text ever, but not the worst.. enjoy?

This is a course book prescribed by California State University for their online Specialist Certificate in Assistive Technology. Current I am following this course. I live in this part of the world (Singapore) where we have less exposure or limited resources compared to USA IN AT. This books gives all what is needed in a nutshell! Extremely helpful to my course of study.

Wonderful book

Comprehensive -- very useful information and lots of it. It is a bit repetitive, however.

I know it's a textbook, but it is painfully dry. Author explains devices and techniques poorly and should rely more on images. I found myself looking devices/concepts up online, only to find that what she is describing (10x wiring for example) is no longer used. There are images in the book, but they are extremely outdated (pictures of students using what appears to be the very first Mac computer). The author spends (wastes) a great deal of the reader's time saying that topics were covered in a previous chapter, or topic will be covered in a later chapter, or topic will be covered later/earlier in this chapter. The author also writes in a spiraling fashion. She briefly introduces a device/concept, then later in the chapter explains it a bit more, then later again in the chapter she revisits it. This makes finding the information you're looking for tedious and (from a student's point of view) makes taking notes annoying and drawn out. I bet if all of those wasted sentences were removed from the text and the information was presented sufficiently, the book would be much smaller, cheaper and read much quicker. Finally, the book is littered with grammatical and other errors. In one section, the author is explaining a device and refers the reading to a graphic - which is the wrong graphic.If you have to get this book for a class, I am sorry. Rent it or borrow it. If you want some information on AT, save your money and look elsewhere.

This book was perfect for my class and it flowed very easily between subjects.

First time renting. Very easy to return. Gave reminders when time was close to up.