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== Introduction == | |||
Assistive technology (AT) is a broad term referring to products whose primary aim is to improve or maintain and individual's independence and function.<ref>MacLachlan M, Scherer MJ. [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2018.1472306 Systems thinking for assistive technology: a commentary on the GREAT summit]. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2018 Jul 4;13(5):492-6.</ref> <ref name=":0">de Witte, L., Steel, E., Gupta, S., Ramos, V.D. and Roentgen, U., 2018. [https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17483107.2018.1470264 Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology]. ''Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology'', ''13''(5), pp.467-472.</ref> AT is be used for many types of impairments (vision, hearing, mobility, self-care) and by people of all ages. AT solutions can run on a spectrum from very simple low-tech to highly complex expensive products. The range of products and user's of the products make AT provision an elaborate process. Adding to the complexity is that AT provision is not a one-size fits all, and must be tailored to the individual. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== PROVISION === | |||
Assistive technology provision is a term referring to everything that is required to ensure a user can obtain the most appropriate and beneficial AT solution needed for their impairment.The fundamentals of AT provision are described below: | |||
* users need to know that AT solutions exist | |||
* quality products available and affordable | |||
* professionals required to provide the service | |||
** assessment | |||
** training | |||
** follow-up<ref name=":0" /> | |||
=== Four Steps To Provision === | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Assistive technology (AT) is a broad term referring to products whose primary aim is to improve or maintain and individual's independence and function.[1] [2] AT is be used for many types of impairments (vision, hearing, mobility, self-care) and by people of all ages. AT solutions can run on a spectrum from very simple low-tech to highly complex expensive products. The range of products and user's of the products make AT provision an elaborate process. Adding to the complexity is that AT provision is not a one-size fits all, and must be tailored to the individual. [2]
PROVISION[edit | edit source]
Assistive technology provision is a term referring to everything that is required to ensure a user can obtain the most appropriate and beneficial AT solution needed for their impairment.The fundamentals of AT provision are described below:
- users need to know that AT solutions exist
- quality products available and affordable
- professionals required to provide the service
- assessment
- training
- follow-up[2]
Four Steps To Provision[edit | edit source]
- ↑ MacLachlan M, Scherer MJ. Systems thinking for assistive technology: a commentary on the GREAT summit. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2018 Jul 4;13(5):492-6.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 de Witte, L., Steel, E., Gupta, S., Ramos, V.D. and Roentgen, U., 2018. Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(5), pp.467-472.
