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The World Health Organization has described four steps that are necessary when providing assistive technology. <ref name=":1">World Health Organization. Training in Assistive Products Module. 2020. Available from: https://www.gate-tap.org/all-modules/</ref> Proceeding through each step allows the user to gain the most benefit from the product and to ensure safety. The four steps to AT provision include: select, fit, teach and follow-up.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
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The select phase of service provision is essentially the assessment. It is important during the assessment to involve the user and their family or caregivers. This will allow for a better choice of AT tailored directly to the individual and how they will be using it.<ref>Oldfrey, B., Barbareschi, G., Morjaria, P., Giltsoff, T., Massie, J., Miodownik, M. and Holloway, C., 2021. [https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/19/10867/htm Could assistive technology provision models help pave the way for more environmentally sustainable models of product design, manufacture and service in a post-covid world?.] Sustainability, 13(19), p.10867. </ref> | |||
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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]
The World Health Organization has described four steps that are necessary when providing assistive technology. [3] Proceeding through each step allows the user to gain the most benefit from the product and to ensure safety. The four steps to AT provision include: select, fit, teach and follow-up.[3]
Select[edit | edit source]
The select phase of service provision is essentially the assessment. It is important during the assessment to involve the user and their family or caregivers. This will allow for a better choice of AT tailored directly to the individual and how they will be using it.[4]
References[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.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 World Health Organization. Training in Assistive Products Module. 2020. Available from: https://www.gate-tap.org/all-modules/
- ↑ Oldfrey, B., Barbareschi, G., Morjaria, P., Giltsoff, T., Massie, J., Miodownik, M. and Holloway, C., 2021. Could assistive technology provision models help pave the way for more environmentally sustainable models of product design, manufacture and service in a post-covid world?. Sustainability, 13(19), p.10867.
