Assistive technology products: a position paper from the first global research, innovation, and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit
Assistive technology products: a position paper from the first global research, innovation, and education on assistive technology (GREAT) summit
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10.1080/17483107.2018.1473895
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发表时间：
2018-01-01
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2.2
通讯作者：
Bauer, Stephen
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作者：
Smith, Roger O.;Scherer, Marcia J.;Bauer, Stephen
本文基于由世卫组织辅助技术全球合作组织（GATE）协调的全球辅助技术研究、创新和教育（GREAT）峰会的工作。本文的目的是描述的需求和机会嵌入在辅助产品的生命周期，以及有关的问题，辅助产品动员世界各地的各个阶段。本文讨论了辅助技术产品的术语和专注于产品的上下文之外，推出产品没有计划的危险。此外，本文件审查了技术转让的概念和问题，特别是与满足全球需求和资源有限国家之间的需求有关的概念和问题。本文强调了几个机会，包括技术进步和世界接近准备状态，通过发展世界各国成功采用和支持辅助技术产品和应用的能力。本文对辅助技术产品到达最能使用它的人的未来持乐观态度，并对大小国家提高自己的能力感到兴奋。实施辅助技术。这是表示希望在未来的学生，因为他们创新和现代工程，将使辅助技术渗透到当前和潜在市场的各个角落。重要的是，该文件提出了许多主题，讨论只是表面上开放。希望接下来会有一系列的续集来继续这一关键对话。康复的意义成功的辅助技术产品干预是复杂的，包括的不仅仅是简单地选择合适的产品。辅助技术产品的使用对个人用户的环境是高度敏感的。辅助技术产品的开发是棘手的，因为它必须对开发的环境敏感。作为一个领域，我们有很多研究和发展周围的辅助技术产品干预从全球的角度来看。
This paper is based on work from the Global Research, Innovation, and Education on Assistive Technology (GREAT) Summit that was coordinated by WHO's Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE). The purpose of this paper is to describe the needs and opportunities embedded in the assistive product life-cycle as well as issues relating to the various stages of assistive product mobilization worldwide.The paper discusses assistive technology product terminology and the dangers of focusing on products outside the context and rolling out products without a plan. Additionally, the paper reviews concepts and issues around technology transfer, particularly in relation to meeting global needs and among countries with limited resources. Several opportunities are highlighted including technology advancement and the world nearing a state of readiness through a developing capacity of nations across the world to successfully adopt and support the assistive technology products and applications.The paper is optimistic about the future of assistive technology products reaching the people that can use it the most and the excitement across large and small nations in increasing their own capacities for implementing assistive technology. This is expressed as hope in future students as they innovate and in modern engineering that will enable assistive technology to pervade all corners of current and potential marketplaces. Importantly, the paper poses numerous topics where discussions are just superficially opened. The hope is that a set of sequels will follow to continue this critical dialog.IMPLICATIONS FOR REHABILITATIONSuccessful assistive technology product interventions are complex and include much more than the simple selection of the right product.Assistive technology product use is highly context sensitive in terms of an individual user's environment.The development of assistive technology products is tricky as it must be contextually sensitive to the development environment and market as well.As a field we have much to study and develop around assistive technology product interventions from a global perspective.