AT Systems Lecture 8

2011 EU Report on Internal Market tudies/assistive_market/index_en.htm

AT Assessment process Source: Access to Assistive Technology, Deloitte, 2003

Models M=Medical: S=Social: C=Consumer

DATA required

UK

Netherlands

The term “Trusted Assessor” was originally coined to describe staff, such as assistants or support workers, who had undergone specific training because of their growing importance in providing people with disability equipment, as part of delivering community care services. It was envisaged that their work would be within the realms of ‘straightforward’ and relatively low risk needs, leaving qualified staff to concentrate on people with more complex, higher risk needs The Trusted Assessor UK

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Retail Model UK Self assessment programs Programs such as SARA ( and SmartAssist ( are computer- based self assessment tools. Using a computer may be alien to some people (70% of people aged 65 or more have never used one)

Retail Model UK