Americans with Disabilities
Americans with Disabilities
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美国残疾人
DOI：
10.1300/j138v05n04_03
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发表时间：
2001
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Patricia C. Higginbottom
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作者：
Jack T. Smith;Patricia C. Higginbottom
摘要 任何导致个人无法进行日常生活活动、参加体育运动或无法享受曾经享有的生活质量的疾病或状况对该人来说都是一种残疾。如今，技术在设计各种产品方面取得了快速进步，可以帮助人们恢复比以往更高的生活质量。其中包括电动轮椅；可以爬楼梯的轮椅；用于假腿的膝关节，使运动更加顺畅；材料坚固且重量轻，使人造腿和手臂的性能几乎与真实的一样；通话设备；和智能手杖。这些只是为残疾人提供比以前更大的行动自由的产品的几个例子。人们根据共同的缺陷联合起来加入现有的组织或组建新的组织。万维网使这些群体内部和群体之间的沟通变得非常容易。本文注释了一些有助于消费者查找信息的网站。
Abstract Any disease or condition that keeps an individual from performing the activities of daily living, participating in sports, or having the quality of life that they once enjoyed is a disability to that person. Today, technology has made rapid advances in devising various products that can help restore an individual to a higher quality of life than ever before. These include motorized wheelchairs; wheelchairs that can climb steps; knee joints for artificial legs that make movement smoother; materials, both strong and lightweight, making artificial legs and arms perform almost like real; talking devices; and smart canes. These are just a few examples of products that give disabled individuals much greater freedom of movement than previously possible. Individuals have banded together to join existing organizations or form new ones based on their common disabilities. The World Wide Web has made communication within and among these groups very easy. This article annotates some of the sites that can be helpful in locating information for the consumer.