TY - GEN
T1 - Interdisciplinary partnerships between rehabilitation therapists and computer scientists
T2 - 7th ACM International Conference on Pervasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2014
AU - Boisselle, Angie
AU - Simmonds, Maureen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
Copyright 2014 ACM.
PY - 2014/5/27
Y1 - 2014/5/27
N2 - The concept of inter-professional collaboration to optimize solutions for complex rehabilitation problems is not novel. However, the processes involved in successful and optimal collaboration between rehabilitation therapists and computer scientists is not well studied. In this paper, we examine strategies to connect technology driven problems and solutions in the lab to clinically driven problems and constraints for usable solutions in the field. We highlight gaps in collaboration such as differences in discipline language, hypothesis driven vs. function driven outcomes and understanding of the 'end-user'. We also discuss future ideas for successful collaboration to optimize usability of rehabilitation technology through creative problem solving.
AB - The concept of inter-professional collaboration to optimize solutions for complex rehabilitation problems is not novel. However, the processes involved in successful and optimal collaboration between rehabilitation therapists and computer scientists is not well studied. In this paper, we examine strategies to connect technology driven problems and solutions in the lab to clinically driven problems and constraints for usable solutions in the field. We highlight gaps in collaboration such as differences in discipline language, hypothesis driven vs. function driven outcomes and understanding of the 'end-user'. We also discuss future ideas for successful collaboration to optimize usability of rehabilitation technology through creative problem solving.
KW - Disabilities
KW - Inter-professional collaboration
KW - Rehabilitation technology
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U2 - 10.1145/2674396.2674433
DO - 10.1145/2674396.2674433
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84939230266
T3 - ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
BT - Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments, PETRA 2014
PB - Association for Computing Machinery
Y2 - 27 May 2014 through 30 May 2014
ER -