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Ayudas técnicas computacionales en terapia ocupacional

Authors

  • Claudia Muñoz Masini Profesor Asistente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile

Abstract

The technical aids development is consequence not only of the technological advance, also is the result of the social meaning evolution about handicapped people. This new environment adaptation concept put in a privilege place the technical aids. The computational aids for handicapped people are this speciflc technical aids which uses computational equipment?s or systems, the goal is to replace a function, to permit the realization of the activity, or recover or get better different functions. The computational aids can be classified in CA for the autonomy and CA for the rehabilitation. The steps involved in the implementation process of a CA are: 1-. Evaluation; 2-. Prescription; 3-. Training; 4-. Reevaluation; 5-. Following.

Author Biography

Claudia Muñoz Masini, Profesor Asistente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile

Terapeuta Ocupacional. Magister en Integración de personas con Discapacidad. Especialsita en Docencia Universitaria. Escuela de Terapia Ocupacional, Facultad de Medicina. Universidad de Chile.