Background: Due to the increasing ageing population worldwide, humanity is facing global
demographic challenges. For many people, their later years are often lived with changed …

The principle of 'working with, not on'people with disabilities is widely espoused within
inclusive research, yet historically such opportunities have not been fully realized. This …

Purpose The objectives of this study were threefold: to identify the main topics related to the
international debate on Assistive Technology (AT) public policies, to analyze the Brazilian …

Purpose This study explores experiences of using beach assistive technology (AT), such as
beach wheelchairs, powered wheelchairs, prosthetics and crutches, to participate in sandy …

The value of Assistive Technology in enabling active and equal participation in political,
social, economic, and cultural life of people with disabilities, people ageing, and people with …

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 …

Technology has been a revolutionary mean to offer students with disabilities the affordances
they require to be able to access the mainstream classroom. It has been a groundbreaking …

Purpose Children with severe, multiple disabilities often need to use switches to control their
assistive technology. We developed the Switch Access Measure (SAM) to address the lack …

Die Schaffung einer inklusiven, reflexiven und innovativen Gesellschaft wird in Deutschland
aktuell ua mit dem Nationalen Aktionsplan zur UN-Behindertenrechtskonvention 2.0 …