Skip navigation View an alternate layout of this website with limited styles and no horizontal scrolling
Menu

Battery Tester for People with Physical and Mental Disabilities

By Story, Brandon H.; Baji, Ravi; RESNA 2001: Annual Conference Proceedings, Vol. 21, No. 1, pp. 397-399
Publication Date: June 2001

Paper discussing a battery-testing device developed for the Generations Tadpole Lending Library, which provides people with physical and mental disabilities with low-tech assistive technology devices and toys. The primary design criterion for the battery tester is simplicity in operation, since many of Tadpole's employees have mental or physical disabilities. The final design of the battery tester featured operation with the use of only one hand, and a small size, as to not pose a challenge for users with limited manual control. The indicators for usable and unusable batteries included voice output, a flashing indicator, and a tactile vibrating response. The battery-testing device was an improvement, but could not be used by all Tadpole employees. In order to accommodate all employees, a device would need to be developed that would only require the user to drop a battery in a hole.
Published by: Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA)   (Website:http://www.resna.org)

ISBN: 0-932101-43-7
This publication is included in the library of the National Rehabilitation Information Center (NARIC), accession number O14258
  • Home
  • Alternate Layout
  • My AbleData
  • Contact
  • Site Map
  • A-Z Index
  • Help
  • Privacy

    • AbleData, 8630 Fenton Street, Suite 930, Silver Spring, MD 20910. 1-800-227-0216.
    Maintained for the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research of the U.S. Dept. of Education
    by ICF Macro under Contract No. ED-04-CO-0018/0007.

    The records in AbleData are provided for information purposes only. Neither the U.S. Department of Education nor ICF Macro has examined, reviewed, or tested any product, device, or information contained in AbleData. The Department and ICF Macro make no endorsement, representation, or warranty express or implied as to any product, device, or information set forth in AbleData. The views expressed on this site do not necessarily represent the opinions of the Department of Education, the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research, or ICF Macro.