Denis Anson

 



Curriculum Vitae

PERSONAL DATA

Denis K. Anson
Assistive Technology Research Institute
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612


Phone (570) 674-6413
Fax (570) 674-3052

Web Page: http://danson.misericordia.edu

EDUCATION

1975-78 Associate of Arts and Sciences
Tacoma Community College, Tacoma, Washington
with High Honors

1978-80 Bachelor of Science in Occupational Therapy
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington
Cum Laude

1980-83 Master of Science in Occupational Therapy
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington

1998-Date Taking courses toward EdD in Educational Technology
Lehigh University, Bethlehem, PA

FACULTY POSITIONS HELD

1986 Instructor, Kinesiology, Pacific University, Department of Occupational Therapy, 2043 College Way, Forest Grove, Oregon 97116

1989 to 1992 Acting Instructor
Division of Occupational Therapy
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, RJ-30
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195

1992 to 1997 Lecturer
Division of Occupational Therapy
Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, RJ-30
University of Washington
Seattle, Washington 98195


1997 – 2004 Assistant Professor
Department of Occupational Therapy
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612

2004 – Present Director of Research and Development
Assistive Technology Research Institute
Misericordia University
301 Lake Street
Dallas, PA 18612

HOSPITAL POSITIONS HELD AND OTHER PERTINENT EXPERIENCE

1983 - 88 Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon, 1040 N.W. 22nd St., Portland, Oregon 97210

1988 AHM Home Care, 10373 N.E. Hancock Street, Suite 130, Portland, Oregon.
Home Call of Oregon, 2328 Lloyd Center, Portland, Oregon.

AWARDS AND HONORS

Oct. 1986 Received "Recognition For Excellence,” Good Samaritan Hospital and Medical Center, Portland, Oregon,

May, 1991 Innovative Teaching Award: The Virtual Patient Concept

June, 1995 “Distinguished Service Award,” RESNA

June, 2001 “Distinguished Service Award,” RESNA

June 2003 “RESNA Fellow,” RESNA

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATION

1980 - Present National Certification Examination for Occupational Therapist, Registered #AA447912


PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

1979 - Present American Occupational Therapy Association

1990 - present RESNA: an interdisciplinary association of the advancement of rehabilitative and assistive technologies.

SPECIAL NATIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1983 - 84 Vice President of The Occupational Therapy Computer Club and editor of the OTCC Newsletter.

1985 - Present American Occupational Therapy Association, National Resource Person, Computer Applications

1990 - 1992 American Occupational Therapy Association, Technology Special Interest Section, Standing Committee Member

1991 - 1994 American Journal of Occupational Therapy editorial board member

1991 - 1993 Vice Chair, Occupational Therapy Professional Specialty Group, RESNA

1992 - Present Coordinator, RESNA computer laboratory

1992 - Present Member, RESNA Meetings Committee

1995 - Present Member, Darci Foundation Board

1996 - Present Member, Morse 2000 Board

1998 – 2001 Member, Board of Directors, RESNA

1998 – 2000 Coordinator, AOTA Computer Technology Laboratory

1998 – 2003 Member, Working group to establish guidelines for accessibility for user agents (web browsers), as part of the World Wide Web Consortium

1999 – Present Member, Microsoft Accessibility Advisory Counsel

SPECIAL LOCAL RESPONSIBILITIES

1990 - 1997 Chair, Ad Hoc Computer Committee, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Washington

1997 – Present Member, Divisional Technology Committee, Health Sciences Division, Misericordia University

1997 – Present Webmaster, Health Sciences Division, Misericordia University

1998 – 2000 Chair, Department Technology Committee, Department of Occupational Therapy, Misericordia University

1999 Member, Search committee for Vice President of Institutional Advancement, Misericordia University

1999 Member, Faculty Senate, Misericordia University

1999 Faculty Senate Liaison to Faculty Development Committee, Misericordia University

1999 - Present Member, ADA Taskforce, Misericordia University

1999 - Present Member, Technology Learning and Teaching Roundtable

GRANT AWARDS & RESPONSIBILITIES

1989 - 91 Project Coordinator, Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, “Occupational Therapy Training in Computers for Rehabilitation,

1990 Co-Principal Investigator, American Occupational Therapy Association and Apple Computers, Inc., “A Comparison of the Headmaster and Freewheel for Graphics Production Using MacDraw II on the Macintosh.”, 3 Computers (1 Macintosh IIX, 2 Macintosh IIci) at approximate value of $16,000.

1991 Principal Investigator, American Occupational Therapy Association and Apple Computers, Inc., “Providing Patient Contact Without Providing Patients - The Virtual Patient.” Macintosh IIsi 5/80, Apple Scanner, LaserWriter NTX, approximate value $11,000.

1991 - 94 Project Faculty, Department of Education, Technology Careers Project, National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation, “Assistive Technology Training."

1992 - 95 Project Faculty, Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, “Occupational Therapy Training in Rehabilitation: Curriculum Expansion to Meet Future Needs."

1994 - 97 Project Faculty, Department of Education, Rehabilitation Services Administration, "Assistive Technology Training for Occupational Therapists."

NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INVITATIONAL LECTURES

Anson, D. (2004, May) From Word to Web – Writing for Accessiblity, Brubaker Lecture, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.

Anson, D. (1991, October) Assistive Technology: Rejoining the Family and the Community with a Disability. Invited Presentation at Computer Technology conference, Cairo, Egypt. "."

Kanny, E., Anson, D. & Smith, R. (1991, June) Teaching Technology to Occupational Therapists: Solutions for Educators and Clinicians. Invitational Workshop at AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1997, April) Providing Access to Windows 95. One day invitational Workshop at ORKLISH, Columbus, Ohio.

Anson, D. (Sept, 1999) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technologies, Invitational lecture at ATIA conference, Orlando, Florida

REGIONAL INVITATIONAL LECTURES

Anson, D. (1990, September) Assistive Technology Training Available at the University of Washington, Invited Presentation at ACCESS NOW Conference, Portland, Oregon

Anson, D. (1990, September) Using the Headmaster with Macintosh, Apple IIgs, and MS-DOS Computers. Invited Presentation at ACCESS NOW Conference, Portland, Oregon

Anson, D. (1990, September) Balance Retraining with Balance Platform II. Invited Presentation at ACCESS NOW Conference, Portland, Oregon

Anson, D. (1992, January) Where We're Going, Where We've Been. Invited Presentation at Florida Assistive Technology Impact Conference, Tampa, Florida

Anson, D. (1992, January) On-Screen Keyboards for Apple IIgs, Macintosh, and MS-DOS Computers. Invited Presentation at Florida Assistive Technology Impact Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Anson, D. (1992, January) Using Technology to Train Evaluation and Testing. Invited Presentation at Florida Assistive Technology Impact Conference, Tampa, Florida.

Anson, D. (1992, May) Where We're Going, Where We've Been. Invited Presentation at Pacific Northwest Technology Conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1992, May) On-Screen Keyboards for Apple IIgs, Macintosh, and MS-DOS Computers. Invited Presentation at Pacific Northwest Technology Conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1993, April) Apple Macintosh - RoadBlock or CurbCut. Invited Presentation at Washington Technology Access Conference, Seattle, WA

Anson, D. (1993, April) Adapting the Interface: Alternatives to the Standard Keyboard and Monitor. Invited Presentation at Washington Technology Access Conference, Seattle, WA

Anson, D. (1994, March) Adapting the Interface: Providing access to Computers for Individuals with Disabilities. Invited Presentation in Wilmington, Delaware.

Anson, D. (1994, March) Adapting the Interface: Providing access to Computers for Individuals with Disabilities. Invited Presentation in Sioux City, South Dakota.

Anson, D. (1994 April) Adapting the Interface: Providing access to Computers for Individuals with Disabilities. Invited Presentation at WTA conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1994 April) Adapting Windows for People with Disabilities. Invited Presentation at WTA conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1997, June) Computers and Individuals with spinal cord injuries. Invited Presentation, Department of Veterans Affairs National Seminar, Las Vegas, NV

Anson, D. (1998, June) Selecting appropriate computer access technologies. Invited presentation at National Center for Disabilities, NY, NY

Anson, D. (1998, November) Computers and Disabilities: Alternatives to keyboards and screens. Invited presentation, United Cerebral Palsy of Nassau, NY

Anson, D. (2000, July) Selecting Computer Access Technologies: Process and choices. Invited presentation – two day workshop, New York Board of Education, New York, NY.

Anson, D. (2001, May) Teaching Morse Code. Invited presentation – 1/2 day workshop, New York Board of Education, New York, NY.

Anson, D. (2001, May) Making Educational Web Pages Accessible. Invited presentation – 1/2 day workshop, New York Board of Education, New York, NY.

Anson, D. (2001, July) Selecting Computer Access Technologies: Process and choices. Invited presentation – one day workshop, New York Board of Education, New York, NY.

Anson, D. (2001, October) Selecting Computer Access Technologies: Process and choices. Invited presentation – half day workshop, Cerebral Palsy of New York, Albany, NY.

NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS

Anson, D. (1989, May) Hyper-AbleData: Accommodation Information in a Microcomputer. Presentation at Rehabilitation Technology Associates Training Symposium, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1989, June) Training OT's in Rehabilitation Technology. Presentation at RESNA '89, New Orleans, LA

Anson, D. (1989, October) Teaching Assistive Technology to Occupational Therapists and Other Special Education Personnel. Presentation at Closing The Gap, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anson, D. (1990, April) Training Occupational Therapists: Tools for the Future. Poster session presented at AOTA national conference, New Orleans, LA.

Anson, D. (1990, June) Curriculum Materials Development: Teaching Assistive Technology to Occupational Therapists. Presentation at RESNA '90, Washington, D.C.

Anson, D. (1990, June) Postural Sway: Beyond Assessment. Treating Sway with Feedback. Presentation at RESNA '90, Washington, D.C.

Anson, D. (1990, October) Alternative Access to the Macintosh. Presentation at Closing the Gap, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anson, D. (1990, October) Using the Headmaster on Macintosh, Apple IIgs, and MS-DOS Computers. Presentation at Closing the Gap, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anson, D. (1990, October) Virtual Rehabilitation: Providing Students with Patient Contact Without Providing Patients. Presentation at Closing the Gap, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

Anson, D. (1991, June) Technology Training of Occupational Therapy Students. Presentation at Commission on Education, AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1991, June) The Quality, Quantity, and Barriers to Technology Training in Occupational Therapy Curricula. Presentation at Commission on Education, AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1991, June) Apple Grant Report: Developing the Virtual Patient. Tech Lab Demonstration at AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1991, June) Apple Grant Report: Comparing the Headmaster and FreeWheel for Graphics Input on the Macintosh. Tech Lab Demonstration at AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1991, June) Virtual Rehab: Providing Patient Contact Without Patients. Presentation at AOTA national conference, Cincinnati, OH.

Anson, D. (1991, June) Using the Headmaster on Macintosh, Apple IIgs, and MS-DOS Computers. Morning Workshop at RESNA national conference, Kansas City, MO.

Anson, D. (1993, June) Adapting the Interface - Alternatives to the conventional Keyboard and Monitor. Full Day Workshop at RESNA national conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Anson, D. (1993, June) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technology. Morning Workshop at RESNA national conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Anson, D. (1993, June) Voice Input on the Macintosh. Platform Presentation at RESNA national conference, Las Vegas, Nevada

Anson, D. (1993, June) Voice Input on the Macintosh. Tech Lab Demonstration at AOTA national conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1993, June) Power Mobility Devices in Functional Activities. Tech Lab Demonstration at AOTA national conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1993, June) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technology. Workshop at AOTA national conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1994, June) Adapting the Interface: Providing access to Computers for Individuals with Disabilities. RESNA national conference full day workshop, Nashville, TN

Anson, D. (1994, June) Adapting Windows for People with Disabilities. RESNA national conference full day workshop, Nashville, TN.

Anson, D. (1994, June) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technologies. RESNA national conference morning workshop, Nashville, TN

Anson, D. & Swinth, Y. (1995, April) Assistive Technology: Meeting the Diverse Needs of Clients. Full day institute, AOTA annual conference, Denver Colorado.

Anson, D. (1995, June) Built In Adaptations for People with Disabilities in Windows 3.1 and Windows 95. Half day instructional course, RESNA National Conference, Vancouver, B.C.

Anson, D. (1995, June) Tools for Successful Aging in Place: Enabling Technologies and Environmental Modification. Workshop presented at American Society of Aging conference, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. & Dykeman, Leslie (1995, June) Computers in Rehabilitation. Two day workshop as part of AT Training for OTs grant. Spokane, WA.

Anson, D.( 1995, Sept) Introduction to Assistive Technology. Three day workshop as part of AT Training for OTs grant. Billings, Montana.

Anson, D. (1995, Sept.) Computers in Rehabilitation. . Two day workshop as part of AT Training for OTs grant. Portland, Oregon.

Anson, D. (1996, June) Adapting Windows and Windows 95 for People with Disabilities. Half day workshop, RESNA, Salt Lake City, Utah

Anson, D. (1996, June) Customizing with KE:NX. Morning Workshop, RESNA, Salt Lake City, Utah

Anson, D. (1996, Sept) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technologies Two day workshop, Puyallup, Washington

Anson, D. (1996, Sept) Computers in Rehabilitation - Alternative Access Technologies for Computer Access, Two day workshop, Missoula, Montana

Anson, D. (1996, Sept) Computers in Rehabilitation - Overview of Assistive Technology, Two day workshop, Juneau, Alaska.

Anson, D. (1996, Sept) Access to Computers by People with Disabilities, 1 hour presentation, SAIL Independent Living Conference, Juneau Alaska.

Anson, D. & Bruce Van Deusen (1997, March) Assistive Technology in Vocational Assessment, 2 day training workshop through Washington Vocational Rehabilitation, Spokane, Washington.

Swinth, Y. & Anson, D. (1997, April) Customized Computer Access through IntelliKeys, Full day Institute at American Occupational Therapy Association National Conference and Exposition, Orlando, Florida.

Anson, D. & Bruce Van Deusen (1997, April) Assistive Technology in Vocational Assessment, 2 day training workshop through Washington Vocational Rehabilitation, Seattle, Washington.

Anson, D. (1998, June) Assistive Technology is Great when it works… Full day workshop at RESNA ’98, Minneapolis, MN

Van Ettan, R., & Anson, D. (1998, June) Speech Recognition: The current state of the art. Full day workshop at RESNA, 1998, Minneapolis, MN.

Anson, D. (1999, October) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technologies: A Tool for Selection, Full day workshop at Closing the Gap, Minneapolis, MN

Anson, D. (2000, April) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Edison, New Jersey.

Anson, D. (2000, April) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Edison, New Jersey.

Anson, D. (2000, April) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Edison, New Jersey.

Anson, D. (2000, May) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Anaheim, CA.

Anson, D. (2000, May) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Anaheim, CA.

Anson, D. (2000, May) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Anaheim, CA.

Anson, D. (2000, August) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chicago, IL.

Anson, D. (2000, August) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chicago, IL.

Anson, D. (2000, August) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chicago, IL.

Anson, D. (2000, September) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chantilly, VA.

Anson, D. (2000, September) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chantilly, VA.

Anson, D. (2000, September) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Chantilly, VA.

Anson, D. (2000, October) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Boston, MA.

Anson, D. (2000, October) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Boston, MA.

Anson, D. (2000, October) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, Boston, MA.

Anson, D. (2000, December) On-Screen Keyboards: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, San Mateo, CA.

Anson, D. (2000, December) Head-Pointers: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, San Mateo, CA.

Anson, D. (2000, December) Keyboard Adapations: Which one for you? Presented once per day over three days of Abilities Expo, San Mateo, CA.

Anson, D., George, S. Galup, R., Shea, B., and Vetter, R. (2003, June) A Method for the Assessment of Alternative Keyboard Layouts. RESNA 2003, Atlanta, GA

Anson, D., George, S. Galup, R., Shea, B., and Vetter, R., (2003, June) A Comparision of Chubon and QWERTY Keyboards. RESNA 2003, Atlanta, GA.

Anson, D., Lawler, G., Kissinger, A., Timko, M., Tuminski, J., Drew, B., (2003, June) A Comparision of Head Pointer Technologies, RESNA 2003, Atlanta, GA.

Anson D., Glodek, M., Peiffer, R., Rubino, C., Schwartz, P., (2004, June) Long-term Speed and Accuracy of Morse code vs. Head-pointer Interface for Text Generation, RESNA 2004, Orlando, FL.

Anson, D. Ames, C. Fulton, L., Margolis, M., Miller, M. (2004, June) Patterns for Life: A Study of Young Children’s Ability to Use Patterned Switch Closures for Environmental Control. RESNA 2004, Orlando, FL.

Anson, D. (2004, June) Word to Web: Writing for Accessibility on the World Wide Web. RESNA 2004, Orlando, FL.

LOCAL PRESENTATIONS

Anson, D. (1986, May) Computerized Balance Retraining. Compute-Able conference, Portland, Oregon

Anson, D. (1986, May) Computerized Balance Retraining. Occupational Therapy Association of Oregon, Annual Conference, Portland, Oregon

Anson, D. (1988, January) Computerized Balance Retraining - An update of clinical techniques. Inservice Presentation, Sacred Heart Hospital, Eugene Oregon

Anson, D. (1988, February) Fundamentals of Visual Perception. Inservice Presentation, Rehabilitation Institute of Oregon.

Anson, D. (1990, March) If John Can't Type, Should He Scan?. One day workshop for Washington Occupational Therapy Association

Anson, D. (1993, February) Alternative Access on the Macintosh. Invited Presentation at Pacific Northwest Non-Vocal Communications Group, Seattle, WA.

Anson, D. (1993, May) Selecting Appropriate Computer Access Technologies. Presentation at Washington Technology Access conference, Seattle, WA

Anson, D. (2000, December) A word processor is not a Typewriter! Presentation at Misericordia University, Dallas, PA

THESIS COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT

1991 Yvonne Swinth, MS Computers Access by the Very Young Child

1993 Beverly Reed, MS The Use of Computers by Occupational Therapists in the School system

1993 Jerry Prothero The Treatment of Akinesia using Virtual Images

1994 Rietta Campbell Computer Accessibility for Individuals with Hight Level Spinal Cord Injury: A Comparison of the Headmaster Alternative Computer Accessibility System and the Mouthstick System for Functional Text Entry

1994 Lisa Glickman Comparison of Head Switch and Hand Switch Use for Computer Control by Very Young Children

1996 Lynette Hubbard Test-Retest Reliability of the Developmental Test of Visual-Motor Integration-3rd Revision with 7- and 8-year-old children with Identified Learning Disabilities

1997 - 1998 Roger J. Bradley Bradley M. Lebson Donald Pauselius
The Effect of Added-Purpose on Voluntary Participation
1998 - 1999 Carrie Hapeman, Tiffany Krzynefski, Danielle Randazzo, Leah Youells, Tom Reed The Effect of AAC on Functional Activities and Perceived Quality of Life:
A Single Case Study
1999 – 2000 Laura Palanzo, Allison Carver, Kristen Westerberg, Carrie Senatore, Alicia Marrone, Danielle Seibert Application and Utility of Intellikeys
2000 – 2001 Stacey George, Richard Galup, Bridget Shea, Ryan Vetter Efficiency of the Chubon vs. the QWERTY Keyboard
2000-2001 Christa L. Eck, James King, Regina Mooney,
Christopher Sansom, Bryan Wilkerson, and Daniel Wychulis Familiarization with Alternate Keyboard Configurations: Dvorak vs. ReverseQWERTY
2000-2001 Maureen Clarke, Wendy Hollen, Deborah Kachmar, Erin McGeary, Maria Poust Using Occupationally Based Vestibular Activities to Improve Balance Among the Elderly: A Pilot Study
2001 - 2002 Cindy Archey, Christine Fehrenbach, Johanna Milot, Kelly Steinmetz, Kelly Stump
Influence of Curricula on Performance of the National Certification Exam

2001 2002 Lisa Chamberlin, Colleen O’Dowd, Nichole Smith, Ann Marie Williams
The Effects of Music as an Augmentation to Paraffin Therapy in Individuals with Rheumatoid Arthritis

2001 - 2002 Krista B. Breon, Maura Carroll, Catherine M. Pogorzelski, Erin E. Romaine and Jill Schlegel
Interventions to Prevent Falls Among the Community Dwelling Elderly Population

REFEREED PUBLICATIONS AND IN PRESS PUBLICATIONS

Shumway-Cook, A.; Anson, D.; Haller, S. (1988 ,June ) "Postural Sway Biofeedback: Its Effect on Reestablishing Stance Stability in Hemiplegic Patients," Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 69, pp. 395-400

Anson, D. (1991, Oct) "Using the Headmaster on the Macintosh, Apple IIgs, and MS-DOS Computers" American Journal of Occupational Therapy.

Kanny, E., Anson, D., & Smith R. (1991, Sept/ \Oct.) "A Survey of Technology Education in Entry Level Curricula: Quantity, Quality, and Barriers." Occupational Therapy Journal of Research, Vol. 11, No. 5

Deitz, J.C., Jaffe, K.M., Wolf, L.S., Massagli, T.L., & Anson, D.K. (1991) "Pediatric Power Wheelchairs: Evaluation of Function in the Home and School Environments." Assistive Technology, Vol. 3.1

Kanny, E.M., & Anson, D.K. (1991) “A Pilot Study Comparing Mouse and Mouse-Emulating Interface Devices for Graphics Input.” Assistive Technology, Vol. 3.2, pp 50-58.

Anson, D.K. (1993, June) ,"Virtual Keyboard Techniques for Computer Access." Occupational Therapy Practice Journal. , Vol. 4:3, pp. 19-37.

Anson, D.K. (1993, Nov ) "The Effect of Word Prediction on Typing Speed." American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol 47, No 11, pp 1039-1042.

Swinth, Y., Anson, D., Deitz, J. (1993, Nov) "Single-Switch Computer Access for Infants and Toddlers." American Journal of Occupational Therapy. Vol 47, No 11, pp 1031-1038.

Anson, D.K. ( 1994, Feb.) “Finding Your Way In The Maze of Computer Access Technology.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy. , pp121-129

Glickman, L., Deitz, J., Anson, D., & Stewart, K. (1996). The effect of switch control site on computer skills of toddlers and infants. The American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 50,545-553

DeVries, R., Deitz, J. Anson, D. (1998) “A Comparison of Two Computer Access Systems for Functional Text Entry.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 52, 656-665

Kanny, E. & Anson, D. (1998) “Current Trends in Assistive Technology Education in Entry Level Occupational Therapy Curricula. American Journal of Occupational Therapy. 52, 586-591

Anson, D. (1999) “Speech recognition technology.” OT Practice. 4(1), 59-62.

Anson, D. (2000) “The future of computer access technology.” American Journal of Occupational Therapy, 55, 106-108.

Anson, D., S. George, et al. (2001). "Efficiency of the Chubon vs. the QWERTY keyboard." Assistive Technology 13: 40-45.

Anson, D. (2001). "The Future of Computer Access." American Journal of Occupational Therapy 55: 106-108.

Anson, D. K., S. George, et al. (2001). "Efficiency of the Chubon versus the QWERTY keyboard." Assistive Technology 13(1): 40-45.

Anson, D., G. Lawler, et al. (2002). "Efficacy of three head-pointing devices for a mouse emulation task." Assistive Technology 14: 140-150.

BOOKS, CHAPTERS & PROCEEDINGS

Anson, Denis, (1986) "Apple II Alternative Input Systems,” in Microcomputers: Clinical Applications, E. Nelson Clark, MS, OTR, Editor, SLACK Incorporated.

Anson, Denis, (1990, Fall)"A Computer Workstation that Fits!" in ACS Update, Volume 3, Number 2

Kanny, E.M., Anson, D. (1990) “Training Occupational Therapists: Tools of the Future” Technology Review ‘90. American Occupational Therapy Association

Anson, D.; Kanny, E. (1989) "Training Occupational Therapists in Rehabilitation Technology," PROCEEDINGS of the RESNA 12th Annual Conference. pp. 306-307

Anson, D. (1990) "Postural Sway: Beyond Assessment. Treating Sway with Feedback," PROCEEDINGS of the RESNA 13th Annual Conference. pp. 115-116

Anson, D. (1993), "Typing by Voice on the Macintosh." PROCEEDINGS of the RESNA 16th Annual Conference. pp 446-448

Anson, D. (1997) “Alternative Computer Access: A Guide to Selection.” F.A. Davis, Incorporated. Philadelphia, PA.

Swinth, Y. & Anson, D. (1998) “Alternatives to handwriting” in Model Practices for School-Based Occupational Therapists. AOTA Self Study Series.

Anson, D. (2000) “Electronic Assistive Technologies” in Occupational Therapy: Practice Skills for Physical Dysfunction )(5th ed). Mosby. St. Louis.

Anson, D., George, S. Galup, R., Shea, B., and Vetter, R. (2003, June) A Method for the Assessment of Alternative Keyboard Layouts. Proceedings of RESNA 2003 Conference.

Anson, D., George, S. Galup, R., Shea, B., and Vetter, R., (2003, June) A Comparision of Chubon and QWERTY Keyboards. Proceedings of RESNA 2003 Conference.

Anson, D., Lawler, G., Kissinger, A., Timko, M., Tuminski, J., Drew, B., (2003, June) A Comparision of Head Pointer Technologies, Proceedings of RESNA 2003 Conference.

Anson, D. K. (2001). Assistive Technology. Occupational Therapy: Practice skills for physical dysfunction. L. W. Pedretti and M. B. Early. St. Louis, MO, Mosby: 257-275.

ABSTRACTS & POSTERS

Shumway-Cook, A.; Anson, D.; Haller, S. (1987, September) "The Effect of Postural Sway Biofeedback on Reestablishing Stance Stability in Hemiplegic Patients,” Abstract, Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 68, p. 644

Dietz, J.C., Jaffe, K.M., Wolf, L.S., Massagli, T.L., & Anson, D.K. (1989). Functional evaluation of pediatric powered mobility devices. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Scientific Paper and Poster Abstracts, 70(11), A-20.

Steins, S., Price, R., Anson, D., & White, D. (1996) Sitting Surface Pressure Release Monitor Systems: Design, Prototype and Validation. Presented at Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

Anson, Denis, "A Computer in The Clinic: Yes," in OT Forum and PT Forum, June 6, 1988

Anson, Denis, "Physical Keyboard Modifications" in Occupational Therapy Forum, October 1, 1990

Anson, Denis, "Virtual Keyboard Techniques" in Occupational Therapy Forum, January 21, 1991



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