Introduction to the book (1 Sumi Helal, Mounir Mokhtari, Bessam Abdulrazak and Mark Schmalz).

PART 1: DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATIONS AND POLICIES.

Chapter 1: Technology for Successful Aging and Disabilities (Amol Karmarkar, Eliana Chavez and Rory A. Cooper).

Chapter 2: International Policy Context of Technologies for Disabilities: An Analytical Framework (Rene Jahiel).

Chapter 3: Technology for Individuals with Disabilities: Government and Market Policies (Katherine D. Seelman).

Chapter 4: Assistive Technology and the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (Jerome Bickenbach).

Chapter 5: Technology for Integration of Students with Disabilities in Higher Education (Marci Kinas Jerome, Kristine Neuber, Brianna Stegall, Anna Emenova and Michael Behrmann).

Chapter 6: ISO 9999 Assistive Products for Persons with Disability - Classification and Terminology (Ir. Theo Bougie).

PART 2: USERS, NEEDS AND ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY.

Chapter 7: Low Tech Assistive Technology (Kathleen Laurin and Jill Sherman).

Chapter 8: People with Visual Disabilities (John Gill and Linda Newson).

Chapter 9: Assistive Devices for People with Visual Impairments (John Gill).

Chapter 10: Assistive Devices for People with Hearing Loss (Matthew H. Bakke).

Chapter 11: People with Cognitive Disabilities (Mary Kay Rizzolo and David Braddock).

Chapter 12: Assistive Devices for People with Cognitive Impairments (Hélène Pigot, Jérémy Bauchet and Sylvain Giroux).

PART 3: HUMAN MACHINE INTERACTION & ALTERNATIVE COMMUNICATION.

Chapter 13: Computer Access in the Workplace (Karen Milchus and Carrie Bruce).

Chapter 14: Platforms & Operating Systems Accessibility (Barry Feigenbaum and Kip Harris).

Chapter 15: Voice Interactive Systems (Rudzionis Algimantas, Kastytis Ratkevicius and Vytautas Rudzionis).

Chapter 16: The Communication Assistant (Alternative Communication) (Leanne West).

Chapter 17: Wearable Systems Design Issues for Aging or Disabled Users (Maribeth Gandy, Tracy Westeyn, Helene Brashear and Thad Starner).

Chapter 18: Tactile Displays (Stephen A. Brewster, Steven A. Wall, Lorna M. Brown and Eve E. Hoggan).

PART 4: ASSISTIVE ROBOTICS.

Chapter 19: Assistive Robotics for Independent Living (Bessam Abdulrazak and Mounir Mokhtari).

Chapter 20: Mobile Platform-Based Assistive Robot Systems (Zeungnam Bien, Dae-Jin Kim, Kwang-Hyun Park, Jin-Woo Jung, Jin-Oh Kim, Myung Jin Chung and Pyung-Hun Chang).

Chapter 21: Robot Therapy at Elderly Institution - Effects of Long-Term Interaction with Seal Robots (Takanori Shibata and Kazuyoshi Wada).

Chapter 22: Prostheses - Human Limbs and Their Artificial Replacements (Richard F. ff. Weir).

PART 5: USER MOBILITY.

Chapter 23: Wheelchairs within the Context of Smart House Design (Dimitar Stefanov).

Chapter 24: People with Special Needs and Traffic Safety (Nahid Shahmehri, Ioan CHISALITA and Iohan Aberg).

Chapter 25: Blind Navigation and the Role of Technology (Nicholas Giudice and Gordon Legge).

Chapter 26: Walker Systems (Andrew Rentschler).

Chapter 27: Accessible Public Transportation Services in America (Katharine M. Hunter-Zaworski).

Chapter 28: Transportation Services in Europe (Isabelle Dussutour).

Chapter 29: Transportation Services in Asia (Joseph Kwan and Eric W.C. Tam).

PART 6: TECHNOLOGIES FOR SMART ENVIRONMENTS.

Chapter 30: Modeling the Well-Being of Older People (Andrew Sixsmith).

Chapter 31: Context Awareness (Jadwiga Indulska and Karen Henricksen).

Chapter 32: Middleware for Smart Spaces (Daqing Zhan,g Tao Gu and Manli Zhu).

Chapter 33: Privacy, Security and Safety Technologies (Abdallah M'hamed).

Chapter 34: Automated Medication Management Devices (RJ Davies, Christopher Nugent, DD Finlay, D Craig and ND Black).

Chapter 35: Virtual Companions (Nahid Shahmehri, Johan berg and Dennis Maciuszek).

Chapter 36: Textile Sensing & e-Textile (Smart Textile) (Rita Paradiso, Nicola Taccini and Giannicola Loriga).

Chapter 37: Audio Games Enjoyed by Players with Vision Impairments (Chris Hofstader).

PART 7: SMART ENVIRONMENTS AND CYBER-INFRASTRUCTURES .

Chapter 38: The Gator Tech Smart House: A Programmable Pervasive Space (Sumi Helal).

Chapter 39: Health Application & Tele-care (Mathijs Soede, Frank Vlaskamp and Charles Willems).

Chapter 40: Immersive Tele-Care for Assisting People with Special Needs (Sumi Helal and Bessam Abdulrazak).

Chapter 41: Smart Systems in Personal Transportation (Aaron Steinfeld).

Chapter 42: Tools for Studying Novel Proactive HealthCare Applications for Places of Living (Stephen Intille and Kent Larson).

Chapter 43: Algorithms for Smart Spaces (Diane J. Cook, G. Michael Youngblood and Gaurav Jain).

PART 8: EMERGING STANDARDS, GUIDELINES & DESIGN METHODS.

Chapter 44: User Sensitive Design for Older and Disabled People (Alan Newell).

Chapter 45: Universal design/Design for All? Practice and Method (Edward H Steinfeld).

Chapter 46: Design for Well-being (Andreas Larsson and Tobias Larsson).

Chapter 47: Technology Evaluation within Health and Social Care (Suzanne Martin, George Kernohan, Bernadette Mc Creight and Christopher Nugent).

Chapter 48: Usability in Designing Assistive Technologies (Jean-Claude SPERANDIO and Marion Wolff).

Chapter 49: Smart Home and Health Telematics: Standards for and with Users (Milan Erbes).

Chapter 50: ICT Standardization for Elderly and People with Disabilities in Japan (Hajime Yamada).