An ideal model of an assistive technology assessment and delivery process

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Article presents some aspects of the Assistive Technology Assessment (ATA) process model compatible with the Position Paper 2012 by the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe and the European Assistive Technology Information Network. Three aspects of the ATA process are discussed in light of three topics of the Position Paper: (1) the dimensions and the measures of the User eXperience (UX) evaluation modelled in the ATA process as a way to verify the efficient and the evidence-based practices of an AT service delivery center; (2) the relevance of the presence of the psychologist in the multidisciplinary team of an AT service delivery center as necessary for a complete person-centered assistive solution empowering users to make their own choices; and (3) the new profession of the psychotechnologist, who explores user’s needs by seeking a proper assistive solution, leading the multidisciplinary team to observe critical issues and problems. This article sets forth a concept and approach that emphasize the personal factors of the individual consumer and UX as key to positively impacting a successful outcome and AT solution.

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