9781422270707

WORDS TO UNDERSTAND

assistive technology: equipment, products, and systems that enable and enhance learning, working, and daily life for persons with disabilities; assistive technology can be low tech (e.g., communication boards made of cardboard) or high-tech computer technology (both hardware and software) demographic groups: collections of individuals who are grouped by age, income level, race, sex, employment, geographic location, home medical referral: an authorization provided by a doctor or other health-care professional to a patient that allows them to obtain treatment from another medical professional spa: a business that is focused on health, relaxation, and beauty treatments, including massages and facials ownership, level of education, and other criteria lower extremities: the legs, ankles, and feet

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