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Network analysis of assistive technology stakeholders in Malawi
Global Health Action, 2022 Background Assistive technologies promote participation and quality of life for people with disabilities and other functional limitations. There is a global call to develop and implement policies to improve access to assistive technologies.
Emma M. Smith +5 more
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Currency and Competence of Occupational Therapists and Consumers with Rapidly Changing Technology
Occupational Therapy International, 2017 Assistive technology was once a specialised field of practice, involving products designed for populations with specific impairments or functional goals.
Emily J. Steel +3 more
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Disabilities, 2023 Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) rely significantly on the use of assistive devices (ADs) to increase independence and enhance participation. This study aimed to determine the most important ADs for persons with SCI living in Switzerland and to ...
Aylin Wagner +3 more
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Actions in assistive technology with hospitalized women
Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2023 Introduction: Hospitalization can render women’s health more fragile for a variety of reasons, potentially impacting their autonomy and independence.
Allan dos Santos Cipriano +4 more
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Estimates of the global workforce required for providing assistive technology: a modeling study
Frontiers in Rehabilitation SciencesIntroductionDespite being a fundamental human right, access to assistive products varies between 3% and 90% across countries. Ensuring adequate and trained human resources is a prerequisite for improving access to assistive products. To support workforce
Johanna Rosberg Petersson +5 more
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They Said: A Global Perspective on Access to Assistive Technology
Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 2018 International experts in assistive technology from five global regions (South America, Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, and Australia) and with affiliation to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) community ...
Angela K. Boisselle, Lenin C. Grajo
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Innovation in Assistive Technology: Voice of the User
Societies, 2019 This article is an open letter to assistive technology stakeholders from an assistive technology user perspective. Contemporary systems thinking in assistive technology identifies the interlinking themes of people, products, personnel, policy and ...
Ricky Buchanan, Natasha Layton
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Discourse on Intellectual Disability and Improved Access to Assistive Technologies in Malawi
Frontiers in Public Health, 2019 Assistive technologies are one of the five elements under the Health Component of the World Health Organization CBR Guidelines that Malawi is using to implement the Community Based Inclusive Development (CBID) Programme.
Peter Morris Gasten Ngomwa
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An Intelligent Sales Assistant for Configurable Products [PDF]
, 2001 Some of the recent proposals of web-based applications are oriented to provide advanced search services through virtual shops. Within this context, this paper proposes an advanced type of software application that simulates how a sales assistant dialogues with a consumer to dynamically configure a product according to particular needs.
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Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Primary lung carcinomas and bronchial carcinoid tumors (BC) are very rare malignancies in childhood. While typical BC and mucoepidermoid carcinomas are mostly low‐grade, localized tumors with a more favorable prognosis than in adults, necessitating avoidance of overtreatment, adenocarcinomas of the lung are often diagnosed at advanced disease ...
Michael Abele +19 more
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