Accessibility to the Built Environment and Aid Equipment to Support Client’s ActivityLaajuus (3 cr)
Course unit code: TH00DJ31
General information
- Credits
- 3 cr
- Responsible person
- Mary-Ann Kaukinen
Objective
The student is able to:
• explain the concepts of accessibility and barrier-free design,
• explain the values and legislation underlying accessibility and barrier-free design,
• evaluate, plan, and modify environmental factors to support the client’s functional capacity and participation,
• utilize digitalization and technology to enable accessibility and service availability,
• assess the need for assistive devices as part of client-centered functional capacity assessment,
• identify issues related to the selection of assistive devices that promote the client’s functional capacity and its components, in collaboration with the client, their relatives, and other individuals involved in the client’s life, as well as social, health, and construction professionals,
• select, justify, and safely guide the use of assistive devices for clients,
• recognize the basics and stages of the assistive device process and identify the physiotherapist’s role in the assistive device process.
Content
Coping in daily life and living environment: Accessibility and barrier-free design of the built environment, methods for assessing accessibility (e.g., ESKEH), recommendations for promoting environmental accessibility, utilization of technology in the assessment, planning, and implementation of accessibility.
Assistive device services and technology supporting functional capacity: Assistive devices (e.g., mobility aids, supports, daily activity aids), assistive device service process, organizations providing assistive device services, classification of assistive devices.
Practical training in the university’s own learning environments: The content of the training includes, among other things, work ergonomics, patient transfer ergonomics, accessibility assessment, assistive devices supporting daily life, and technology-related assistive devices.
Qualifications
Courses
Musculoskeletal Anatomy
Physiology and Biomechanics in Physiotherapy