Background. The assistive technology assessment (ATA) process developed by Federici and Scherer [1] provides professionals with guidelines for an effective outcome in the AT selection and assignment process with the aim to match person and assistive technology (AT). Purpose. A case study open out as the ATA process is put into practice, leading the user and the multidisciplinary team of the service delivery to an assistive solution. Method. Case study on a 6.5-year-old female child with a dystonic component as an outcome of cerebral palsy from birth, attending a three-year-AT-assessment-process. Conclusion. The case report highlights well the roles of the psychotechnologist and the psychologist throughout the phases of the ATA process. The environmental assessment procedure brings clarity to measures of accessibility, universal design, and sustainability, and captures well the three perspectives on the interaction between person and AT in the user’s environments.
Successful Assistive Technology Service Delivery Outcomes from Applying a Person-Centered Systematic Assessment Process: A Case Study
FEDERICI, Stefano;MELONI, FABIO;BORSCI, SIMONE;MELE, MARIA LAURA;
2015
Abstract
Background. The assistive technology assessment (ATA) process developed by Federici and Scherer [1] provides professionals with guidelines for an effective outcome in the AT selection and assignment process with the aim to match person and assistive technology (AT). Purpose. A case study open out as the ATA process is put into practice, leading the user and the multidisciplinary team of the service delivery to an assistive solution. Method. Case study on a 6.5-year-old female child with a dystonic component as an outcome of cerebral palsy from birth, attending a three-year-AT-assessment-process. Conclusion. The case report highlights well the roles of the psychotechnologist and the psychologist throughout the phases of the ATA process. The environmental assessment procedure brings clarity to measures of accessibility, universal design, and sustainability, and captures well the three perspectives on the interaction between person and AT in the user’s environments.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
