Description
Individual assessment for assistive technology requires a detailed analysis of the user's needs, the ability to guide the user to establish priorities and define objectives, and the ability to formulate recommendations for the most appropriate solutions. In good practice, the outcome of an individual assessment should be writted down in a good assessment report that synthesises all the carried-out analyses and trials, describes the recommended solutions and enclosed all needed documentary evidence. The enclosed template - which is freely downloadable and can be used by anybody interested - is the result of many years of research and experimental trials witin the Current Research programme of the Fondazione Don Gnocchi Clinical Research Institute (under the Biomedical Research Programme of the Italian Ministry of Health). It can track the whole assistive technology service delivery process from the initial assessment (assistive technology recommandation) to the verification of the assistive solutions provided and the subsequent follow-up. TECHNICAL NOTES : the file is a fillable PDF; it was developed by means of a specialized software (Adobe LiveCycle Designer) but can be opened and filled-in by means of any free PDF reader (such as Acrobat Reader DC). Depending on your Internet browser and your Acrobat Reader version, you may experience difficulties in opening the form on-line (a typical message is "To view the full contents of this document, you need a later version of the PDF viewer". In this case you may wish to download the form onto your computer (right click > save this link with a name) and open it locally, or upgrade your Acrobat Reader to the latest version available on www.adobe.com. The filled-in data can be also exported into XML for later filing and statistical processing (to do this, some basic programming skills are needed).
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 work activities and participation in employment (ISO 28)
- Assistive products for recreation and leisure (ISO 30)