Descrição
The purpose of this paper is to indicate a framework for exploiting the role of assistive technology (AT) in supporting care and participation of people with disabilities and elderly people through appropriate service delivery systems (SDS).
The first chapter (Background) discusses the reasons why the Scientific Society AAATE and the EASTIN Association deemed useful to produce a position paper on this issue, based on the findings of an international workshop held in Copenhagen in 2012.
The second chapter (The scope of an AT SDS), discusses the concept of assistive solutions – intended as individualised interventions providing users with appropriate environmental facilitators (AT products, personalised environmental modifications, personal assistance) to overcome disability and enable participation in all aspects of life – and the mission of a SDS – ensuring that all people with disabilities can access appropriate assistive solutions that are able to support autonomy in their life environment. The paper also points out that AT service delivery policies should be well coordinated with accessibility policies i.e. those related to infrastructural interventions ensuring that the mainstream environment, products and services are usable by all people, including those with reduced function or who depend on assistive technology.
The third chapter (Basic features of an AT SDS) discusses why public SDS are needed for AT, what the main AT SDS models are, and how a SDS process can be described and monitored in terms of quality. The discussion is organised into answers to eight research questions.
The last chapter (Some recommendations) provides a number of useful recommendations for those who are engaged in the design, development and implementation of AT SDS policies. The recommendations are clustered round the six SDS quality indicators suggested by the European HEART Study: Accessibility, Competence, Coordination, Efficiency, Flexibility, User Influence.
Assunto (de acordo com a classificação ISO de produtos de apoio)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA MEDIÇÃO, SUPORTE, TREINO OU SUBSTITUIÇÃO DE FUNÇÕES DO CORPO (ISO 04)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO LIGADOS AO CORPO PARA SUPORTE DAS FUNÇÕES NEUROMUSCULARES E RELACIONADAS COM O MOVIMENTO (ORTÓTESES) E PARA SUBSTITUIÇÃO DE ESTRUTURAS ANATÓMICAS (PRÓTESES) (ISO 06)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA PRESTAÇÃO DE CUIDADOS PESSOAIS E PARTICIPAÇÃO (ISO 09)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA ATIVIDADES E PARTICIPAÇÃO RELATIVAS À MOBILIDADE PESSOAL E TRANSPORTE (ISO 12)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA ATIVIDADES DOMÉSTICAS E PARTICIPAÇÃO VIDA DIÁRIA (ISO 15)
- MOBILIÁRIO, ACESSÓRIOS E OUTROS PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA ATIVIDADES NO INTERIOR E EXTERIOR (ISO 18)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA A COMUNICAÇÃO E INFORMAÇÃO (ISO 22)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA CONTROLAR, TRANSPORTAR, MOVIMENTAR E MANUSEAR OBJETOS E DISPOSITIVOS (ISO 24)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA CONTROLAR, ADAPTAR OU MEDIR ELEMENTOS DE AMBIENTES FÍSICOS (ISO 27)
- PRODUTOS DE APOIO PARA ATIVIDADES RECREATIVAS E LAZER (ISO 30)