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Assistive Technology Collaboration (AT Collaboration)

The story of Australia’s AT collaboration stems from a shared vision by an interdisciplinary group of practitioners and academics.
The vision is that people will have access to appropriate assistive technology when they need it, as well as built and social environments that facilitate maximum independence.

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AT Economics

The Economics of Assistive Technology - Health Economics

In November 2006 the Fremantle Collaboration was successful in obtaining a $17,419 University of Western Sydney (UWS) Research Partnerships Program Grant to investigate the economic framework for people with a disability and the provision of specialist equipment for their needs. The Research Partnership Project is entitled Assistive Technology in Australia: Economic Analyses from a user standpoint – methodological implications. Independent Living Centres Australia; National Council on Rehabilitation Engineering and Novita Tech are grant industry partners.

Members of the Fremantle Collaboration presented papers at two state-wide, at four national and at nine international conferences. Other outputs include publication of a book chapter, a number of refereed abstracts and a refereed journal article (in press). Key external links were established with Renzo Andrich of Don Gnocchi Foundation, Italy.

At its third research workshop the Fremantle Collaboration decided to change its name to Assistive Technology Collaboration and to establish a public website.

After significant reviewing of the research and literature, the Assistive Technology Collaboration defines the following:

An assistive technology solution can be defined as an individually tailored combination of hard (actual devices) and soft (assessment, trial and other human factors) assistive technologies, environmental interventions and paid and/or unpaid care.

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Research Papers, Updates, Presentations

Talking Points

Person Centred Approaches: A model for considering the foundations (PDF, 87Kb)
Robyn Chapman, CEO, Assistive Technology Australia (formerly known as Independent Living Centre NSW)



Articles and Papers

Assistive Technology - A part of the rehabilitation solution poster (PDF, 1Mb)

Assistive Technology - A part of the rehabilitation solution abstract (PDF, 18Kb)

Assistive Technology and Universal Design (PDF, 18Kb)

Equipped for Living (PDF, 27Kb)

Universal design: Is it accessible? (PDF, 22Kb)

Using the ICF in economic analyses of Assistive Technology systems: Methodological implications of a user standpoint (PDF, 18kb)

Layton, N (in press) Problems, Policies and Politics: making the case for better assistive technology provision in Australia ARATA Conference Proceedings Sydney 2012

Layton, N. & Wilson, E. (2009) Re-conceptualizing Disability and Assistive Technology: Australian consumers driving policy change. Assistive Technology, Volume 21, 135-141.

Layton, N. & Wilson, E. (2010) Doing disability policy better: learning from research and policy change activities for The Equipping Inclusion Studies. IN BIGBY, C. & FYFFE, C. (Eds.) State Disability Policy for the Next Ten Years - What Should it Look Like? - Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Roundtable on Intellectual Disability Policy. Bundoora, La Trobe University.

Layton, N. & Wilson, E. (commissioned and accepted) Practicing inclusion in policy design for people with disabilities. IN TAKET, A., CRISP, B., GOLDINGAY, S., GRAHAM, M., HANNA, L. & WILSON, L. (Eds.) Practising Social Inclusion. Routledge.

Layton, N. (2012) Barriers and facilitators to community mobility for assistive technology users. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, Volume 2012, 9 pages.

Watchorn, V. & Layton, N. (2011) Advocacy via human rights legislation - the application to assistive technology and accessible environments Australian Journal of Human Rights, 17, 117-138.

Gottliebsen, D., Layton, N. & Wilson, E. (2010) Comparative Effectiveness Report - online surveys. Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5 401



Fremantle Collaboration Updates

Fremantle Collaboration Update 2008 March (PDF, 184Kb)

Fremantle Collaboration Update 2007 July (PDF, 80Kb)

Fremantle Collaboration Update 2006 December (PDF, 136Kb)



Presentations

Universal Design - Why isn't it happening?
- Jane Bringolf (Urban Research Centre) & Ingrid Schraner (Social Justice Social Change Research Centre , School of Economics & Finance, University of Western Sydney)


Inhibitors and facilitators of universal design in the built environment with emphasis on new-build dwellings: social, political and economic implications
- Jane Bringolf, Urban Research Centre, University of Western Sydney, Confirmation of PhD Candidature Presentation, December 2008


2009 Technology Symposium
- Natasha Layton Keynote Address, Independent Living Centre of Western Australia, 24 March 2009




Other Publications

Walker, Layton (2012). The economic potential of Assistive Technology solutions – an introduction. Making a difference with AT series. Caloundra, ARATA

Walker, Layton, Astbrink & Summers (2012) The ARATA ‘Making a Difference with AT’ papers: AT and the NDIS: Coloundra


Layton, N., Wilson, E., Colgan, S., Moodie, M., & Carter, R. (2010). The Equipping Inclusion Studies: Assistive Technology Use and Outcomes in Victoria. Melbourne: Deakin University.



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