Publisher's Synopsis
The aim of this book is to emphasize the more common appliances and enabling equipment currently available for disabled people. The provision of these aids should help promote independence and well-being in the disabled.;Three groups of aids are considered: aids to home care - items which allow people to manage at home despite problems of impaired mobility, instability, poor vision or poor manual dexterity; appliances - items which compensate for loss of or damage to eyes, breasts, teeth or hair, as well as orthodoses, including splints and trusses; and aids to mobility - equipment which encourages mobility in the house and outside.;The book is aimed at professionals involved in the care of the disabled and the elderly.
