Rehabilitation technology or the ergonomics of ergonomics.
This paper describes some of the problems in rehabilitation technology. It is emphasized that design for people with impairments will become more and more 'less special'. A good design procedure involves a very good knowledge of the target group. Target groups cannot be described by the usual statistics as seen in ergonomics.
Institute for Rehabilitation Research, Hoensbroek, The Netherlands.
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D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation; D012371:Robotics; D013672:Technology