Purpose: Despite the high unmet need for effective AT provision, multiple service delivery
models across different countries, and a shortage of personnel trained in this field, no widely …

Purpose: Rehabilitation technology (RT) development has grown, however evidence
suggests poor uptake by therapists and patients, with many devices abandoned. Successful …

Background Most seniors wish to live independently for as long as possible.
Gerontechnologies such as personal alarms or remote control systems, have the potential to …

It is crucially important, actually vitally important in the literal sense, that we get the
appropriate assistive technology products and solutions to the people who need them …

Assistive devices (ADs) can help individuals with disabilities achieve greater independence,
and it can enhance the quality of their lives. This study investigated the use of and self …

Purpose This article critically examines user-involvement in the service delivery process for
assistive activity technology. Methodology Data were collected in semi-structured interviews …

Introduction The impact of assistive technology use on the lives of people with disabilities
has long been demonstrated in the literature. Despite the need for assistive technologies …

Assistive and welfare technology (AT/WT) has been introduced as a way of facing an ageing
population and providing support for older adults in their daily lives. There is much research …

Based on notions from the Capability Approach, this study investigates the service delivery
process for assistive technology in Hungary. The research aimed to explore whether the …

In this chapter, we present the process of adaptation of the MATCH in Italy and the
advantages of its use for professionals at the Leonarda Vaccari Institute's AT service delivery …