Описание
This document presents an official view of AAATE (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe) on the current situation of research, development and availability of assistive technologies. It points out priority areas for the various stakeholders involved in the assistive technology domain, such as policy makers, funding agencies, researchers, industry, public service delivery systems. It also discusses the new challenges put by today’s quick pace of technology innovation, whose impact on the people’s lifestyle may even require a re-definition of the concept of assistive technology. The document is divided into 6 chapters: 1) Introduction 2) Role and relevance of Assistive Technology 3) Priority areas within the assistive technology domain 4) New challenges ahead 5) A key player: industry and 6) AAATE in brief. AAATE is the European interdisciplinary Scientific Society specifically focused on assistive technologies.
Subject (according to the ISO classification of assistive products)
- Assistive products for measuring, stimulating or training physiological and psychological functions (ISO 04)
- Orthoses and prostheses (ISO 06)
- Assistive products for self-care activities and participation in self-care (ISO 09)
- Assistive products for activities and participation relating to personal mobility and transportation (ISO 12)
- Assistive products for domestic activities and participation in domestic life (ISO 15)
- Furnishings, fixtures and other assistive products for supporting activities in indoor and outdoor human-made environments (ISO 18)
- Assistive products for communication and information management (ISO 22)
- Assistive products for controlling, carrying, moving and handling objects and devices (ISO 24)
- Assistive products for controlling, adapting or measuring elements of physical environments (ISO 27)
- Assistive products for recreation and leisure (ISO 30)
