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Innovation in Assistive Technology: Voice of the User

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  • Ricky Buchanan

    (Independent Internet Professional and Disability Advocate, Melbourne, Victoria 3000, Australia)

  • Natasha Layton

    (Department of Health Professions, Swinburne University, Hawthorn, Victoria 3122, Australia)

Abstract

This article is an open letter to assistive technology stakeholders from an assistive technology user perspective. Contemporary systems thinking in assistive technology identifies the interlinking themes of people, products, personnel, policy and provision. We add to the current discourse on these five themes through the voice of an expert assistive technology user, who states that “As a disabled person and as a long-time expert assistive technology user, this is everything that I wish you knew and everything I wish you would do.” Our objective is to provide a user-centered commentary upon current trends and innovations in assistive technology, illuminating real impacts and outcomes from a social perspective and adding a rarely-heard voice to the literature.

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  • Ricky Buchanan & Natasha Layton, 2019. "Innovation in Assistive Technology: Voice of the User," Societies, MDPI, vol. 9(2), pages 1-10, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsoctx:v:9:y:2019:i:2:p:48-:d:242382
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    Cited by:

    1. Katarina Baudin & Angelina Sundström & Johan Borg & Christine Gustafsson, 2021. "Decision-Making Is in the Making! Aspects of Decision-Making in the Area of Assistive and Welfare Technology—A Qualitative Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(8), pages 1-15, April.
    2. Nóra Menich, 2022. "Each Person as an End? The Users’ Choices in the Service Delivery Process for Assistive Technology in Hungary," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(5), pages 1-14, September.
    3. Mohamed I. Maalim & Malcolm MacLachlan, 2022. "The Assistive Technology Passport: A Resource for Enhancing Capabilities as a Result of Better Access to Assistive Technology," Societies, MDPI, vol. 12(6), pages 1-21, December.

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