Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology

Emma M Smith; Rosie J Gowran; Hasheem Mannan; Brian Donnelly; Liliana Alvarez; Diane Bell; Silvana Contepomi; Liezel Ennion (Wegner); Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf; Tracey Howe; Yih-Kuen Jan; Jeanne Kagwiza; Natasha Layton; Ritchard Ledgerd; Malcolm MacLachlan; Giulia Oggero; Cecilia Pettersson; Thais Pousada; Elsje Scheffler; Sam Wu

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Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology

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Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology

Emma M Smith, Rosie J Gowran, Hasheem Mannan, Brian Donnelly, Liliana Alvarez, Diane Bell, Silvana Contepomi, Liezel Ennion (Wegner), Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf, Tracey Howe, …

Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Vol.13(5), pp.445-453

2018

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2018.1470683

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personnel

human resources

assistive technology

self-help devices

skill mix

assistive products

UniSC Diversity Area - Disability and Inclusion

Background and Methods: This paper reviews the current capacity of personnel in enabling access to assistive technology (AT) as well as the systems and processes within which they work, and was reviewed, discussed, and refined during and following the Global Research, Innovation, and Education in Assistive Technology (GREAT) Summit. Findings: Key concepts addressed include a person-centred team approach; sustainability indicators to monitor, measure, and respond to needs for service design and delivery; education, research, and training for competent practice, using the six rehab-workforce challenges framework; and credentialing frameworks. We propose development of a competence framework and associated education and training programs, and development and implementation of a certification framework for AT personnel. Conclusions: There is a resolve to address the challenges faced by People globally to access assistive technology. Context specific needs assessment is required to understand the AT Personnel landscape, to shape and strengthen credentialing frameworks through competencies and certification, acknowledging both general and specific skill mix requirements.

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Title: Enabling appropriate personnel skill-mix for progressive realization of equitable access to assistive technology
Authors: Emma M Smith (Author) - University of British Columbia, Canada
Rosie J Gowran (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
Hasheem Mannan (Author) - University College Dublin, Ireland
Brian Donnelly (Author) - CECOPS CIC, United Kingdom
Liliana Alvarez (Author) - Western University, Canada
Diane Bell (Author) - World Health Organization, Switzerland
Silvana Contepomi (Author) - Argentine Assistive Technology Association, Argentina
Liezel Ennion (Wegner) (Author) - University of Western Cape, South Africa
Evert-Jan Hoogerwerf (Author) - AIAS Bologna onlus, Italy
Tracey Howe (Author) - Cochrane Global Ageing, United Kingdom
Yih-Kuen Jan (Author) - University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States
Jeanne Kagwiza (Author) - University of Rwanda, Rwanda
Natasha Layton (Author) - Swinburne University, Australia
Ritchard Ledgerd (Author) - World Federation of Occupational Therapists, United Kingdom
Malcolm MacLachlan (Author) - Maynooth University, Ireland
Giulia Oggero (Author) - World Health Organization, Switzerland
Cecilia Pettersson (Author) - Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden
Thais Pousada (Author) - A Coruna, Spain
Elsje Scheffler (Author) - Stellenbosch University, South Africa
Sam Wu (Author) - Geisinger Health System, United States
Publication details: Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, Vol.13(5), pp.445-453
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc.
Date published: 2018
DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2018.1470683
ISSN: 1748-3107
Copyright note: Copyright © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/), which permits non-commercial re-use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, and is not altered, transformed, or built upon in any way.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99451346402621
Output Type: Journal article

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