Model Integrating Assistive Technology Use and Human Performance for People with Disabilities

• Published in: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting Vol. 53; no. 8; pp. 526 - 530
• Main Authors: Haynes, Scott, Bruce, Carrie, Sanford, Jon
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.10.2009
• ISSN: 1541-9312; 1071-1813; 2169-5067
• DOI: 10.1177/154193120905300809

The ageing workforce and returning veterans have generated a heightened awareness of the need to accommodate people with disabilities in the workplace. A critical factor in developing useful accommodations is being able to accurately quantify the abilities of the person and the demands of the environment. Human factors specialists are often involved with measuring human capabilities and environmental factors with the aim of improving human performance. However, the use of assistive technology (AT) is typically not considered in the development of such assessment models. This paper presents a theoretical framework for the integration of AT into a process model for assessing human performance.