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... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > campaigns, elections and electoral behavior > campaigns, elections, and the law > natural environment > environmental control
social science subjects > geography > geographic features > natural environment > environmental control
... > social science subjects > politics and international relations > political science > ideologies > libertarianism > libertarianism and policy > natural environment > environmental control

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environmental control  

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  • Environmental control is a branch of assistive technology that includes the use of adaptive devices to manipulate objects and of electronic devices that enable an individual with a disability to control other electronic devices in a home, school, or work setting. Devices that may be used to manipulate objects can range from low-tech reachers to high-tech robots. [Source: Encyclopedia of Disability; Environmental Control]

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