New Hands, New Life: Robots, Prostheses, and Innovation
Publisher
Firefly Books
Publication Year
2017
ISBN
9781770859692
Pages
63 pages
Genre
nonfiction
Format
full length
Item Type
Nonfiction
Annotation
This book covers how advances in science and technology have made it possible for people with physical disabilities to overcome challenges.
Grade Level
3-5; 6-8
Diversity Topics
Health & Disability; Developmental disability; Illness; Neurological disorder; Physical disability; spina bifada; polio; stroke; cerebral palsy; cancer; brain damage; acquired limb difference/amputation; blind; deaf; hearing impairment; mobility; mute; paraplegia; quadriplegia; vision impairment; loss; wheelchair user
Race/Ethnicities
Asian; Black / African-American / Brown-skinned; Hispanic / Latinx; White / Caucasian
Keywords
spinal cord injury; prostetic limbs; prostetic limb; kids; muscles; bones; informative; celebrities; technology; hearing aid; robots
Diversity Impact
indirect
STARS Citation
Mihailidis, Alex and Andrysek, Jan, "New Hands, New Life: Robots, Prostheses, and Innovation" (2017). Diverse Families. 2239.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/diversefamilies/2239