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Demand Pull Technology Transfer Applied to the Field of Assistive Technology

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Technology transfer has generally had little impact on the assistive technology industries serving small, highly fragmented "disability markets." Persons with disabilities often require specialized, relatively sophisticated technology. Third-party payer reimbursement rates and the low levels of disposable income among disability populations often cap product pricing. Transferring technology to these industry segments therefore poses special challenges. In October 1998, the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Technology Transfer initiated the "Demand-Pull Project on Wheeled Mobility." Successful transfers resulting from this project demonstrate that a systematic technology transfer process can be successfully applied to industries serving specialized and underserved niche markets. Copyright 2003 by Kluwer Academic Publishers

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  • Bauer, Stephen M, 2003. "Demand Pull Technology Transfer Applied to the Field of Assistive Technology," The Journal of Technology Transfer, Springer, vol. 28(3-4), pages 285-303, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jtecht:v:28:y:2003:i:3-4:p:285-303
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    2. Kim, Jong-Seok & Kim, Byung-Keun, 2022. "Examining different technology transfer capabilities and their counterpart works from two different positions," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 68(C).
    3. Cooley, Savannah & Jenkins, Amber & Schaeffer, Blake & Bormann, Kat J. & Abdallah, Adel & Melton, Forrest & Granger, Stephanie & Graczyk, Indrani, 2022. "Paths to research-driven decision making in the realms of environment and water," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 70(C).
    4. Juanita Irina Sánchez Romero & Ricardo León Sánchez Arenas & Vera Z. Pérez & Carlos Ocampo-López & Diana P. Giraldo, 2022. "Mapping of the Interests and Influences Perceived in the Actors That Make Up the National System of Innovation in Rehabilitation in Colombia," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 14(17), pages 1-14, August.

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