Assistive Technology Exhibition Content Report

Exhibition content report

Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................1
1: Definitions, drivers, and demographics...................................................................................1
2: Resources and Developments .................................................................................................2
3: Influence of Assistive Technology..........................................................................................5
4: Analyse impacts of Assistive Technology...............................................................................7
CONCLUSION ...............................................................................................................................8
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................9

INTRODUCTION
Assistive technology refers to the services and systems that relates to the delivery of
assistive services and products. Assistive products are those which improve the functioning and
maintain independence of an individual, hence promote their well-being. Some examples of
assistive products are: spectacles, hearing aids, pill organizers, wheel chairs, communication
aids, etc. Statistically, all over the globe approximately 1 billion people require 1 or more
assistive products. Assistive technology provide opportunity for people to live productive,
healthy, and dignified life (McNicholl and et. al., 2021). This technology proved to be very
effective in reducing the needs of support services, work and care provided by caregivers, people
often included and participative in activities. Disabled people, old-age group population, people
with non-communicable diseases, mental health conditions have a great benefit of assistive
technologies.
TASK 1
1: Definitions, drivers, and demographics
Assistive technology includes assistive, rehabilitative, and adaptive devices to ease the
life of disabled and old people. This technology provide assistance and act as a helping hand, so
people are able to perform their activities of daily living (ADL). Assistive technology can
develop a great independence by enabling people with disability to perform several tasks which
they were previously unable to access. There are 10 categories of assistive technologies which
are used by the people depending on their needs are:
 Vision
 Hearing
 Speech communication
 Learning, cognition, and developmental
 Seating, positioning, and mobility
 For daily living
 Regarding environmental adaptations
 Vehicle modification and transportation
 Computers and related peripherals
 Recreation, sports, and leisure
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WHO reported to be in coordination with Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology
(GATE), which aims to facilitate access of assistive technologies with high quality for every
individual at every location. Assistive Technology within Universal Health Coverage refers to
ensuring that services are not accessible to all, and are customised to make the technology
inclusive by considering the related-impairment and other relevant health needs (Syriopoulou-
Delli and Gkiolnta, 2022). The significance of AT as a support for UHC was identified at 71st
World Health Assembly (WHA). Various practices and research are conducted to gather
information and need of assistive technology in case of cognitive disabilities. Technology can
help to provide cognitive support like reminders, task-management functions, by giving relaxing
arousal, by mood and behaviour trackers, by tracking passive symptoms like pulse, breathing
rate, GSR, etc. Inequalities in assessing assistive technologies can be observed due to limited
availability of assistive instruments. It leads to shortage of instruments within areas and unequal
distribution of services within the population.
Key Performance indicators for assistive technology in healthcare are; people, time,
quality, financial performance, and growth. People who suffer from functional impairment
within their body are generally seems to have lower self-esteem (Bennett, Brady and Branham,
2018). Person with disability assume themselves as useless, worthless, inefficient in many ways.
Assistive technologies should always be efficient and of good quality. Assistive technologies
assist people and help the to feel complete by providing them support they required much. KPI is
a factor to measure the performance that is utilized by a person to analyse, observe, optimise, and
transform a healthcare process to enhance satisfaction for primarily patient and also healthcare
providers. Assistive technologies reduce the need of care workers or carers.
2: Resources and Developments
Many resources are available to support students with physical disabilities and these resources
offers a wide range of information to assist IEP teams. Teams need to work collaboratively to
provide proper support to individual student. These technologies provide support by strengthen
student's engagement, access, and progress in education curriculum (Boot and et. al., 2018).
Many organisations are working worldwide which support assistive technology named as:
 WisTech
 Alternative Augmentative Communication (AAC)
 Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
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