Innovation in Assistive Technology

Voice of the User

Bibliographic Data

ID13024971
AuthorsRicky Buchanan, Natasha Layton (0000-0002-3213-8069, Swinburne University of Technology, corresponding author)
Year2019
Volume9
Issue2
Pages48-48
Publication date2019-06-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocieties (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2075-4698 • E-ISSN: 2075-4698
PublisherMDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT)
DOI10.3390/soc9020048
OpenAlexW2951860756
LanguageEN
Citations received5
References cited8

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 provision. We add to the current discourse on these five themes through the voice of an expert assistive technology user, who states that “As a disabled person and as a long-time expert assistive technology user, this is everything that I wish you knew and everything I wish you would do.” Our objective is to provide a user-centered commentary upon current trends and innovations in assistive technology, illuminating real impacts and outcomes from a social perspective and adding a rarely-heard voice to the literature

Assistive device · Assistive technology · Human–computer interaction · Internet privacy · Perspective (graphical · Sociology · Wish · Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility · Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders · Computer Science · Disability Education and Employment · Medicine · Psychology · Artificial Intelligence

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