This paper examines the applicability and appropriateness of the proposed rehabilitation communications standard, M3S, both in concept and implementation, in the context of three former clients with high level spinal cord injury who are users of technology.
Many assistive devices are available to persons with disabilities.
These technical aids have significant benefits for persons with disabilities in their daily living activities. We have approached three former clients of The Hugh MacMillan Rehabilitation Centre with regards to the types of practical assistive technologies they presently use in their home and work environments. All three have sustained high level spinal cord injuries, and are frequent users of assistive technologies. There are three main environments in which assistive technologies play a role. Furthermore, due to restricted ability to access and control other types of devices in the other environments, the wheelchair input device typically incorporates some of the control modalities of the other two environments.