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ASSISTIVE

TECHNOLOGY

AND VISUAL

REHABILITATION

oss of mobility, hearing, speech or visual function
adversely affect the day-to-day functioning of an
Lindividual (figure 1). Some syndromes may lead
to more than one of the above functions adversely
affected together. Examples are: deaf-blindness,
deaf-&-dumbness, etc. leading to more severe form
of handicap. We did a literature review on the use of
1
Assistive Technology (AT) in the patients affected by
SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA both deafness as well as blindness. Studies used world
Senior Scientist, Dr. R. P. Centre for
Ophthalmic Sciences, All India Institute
of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)

FIGURE 1:
ASSISTIVE
TECHNOLOGY IN
REHABILITATION
(MISHRA SK &
BARIK M)

MAYADHAR BARIK
Prof. & HoD, Departments of
Paramedical Sciences & Biochemistry,
Mewar University, Rajasthan, India

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