A Person-Centered Assistive Technology Service Delivery Model: a framework for device selection and assignment

Background: The introduction of assistive technology (AT) into people’s lives is a deliberative and long-term process, which presupposes teamwork as much as professionalism, time, and experience. The aim of the assistive technology assessment (ATA) process is to suggest guidelines to follow in order to reach valid results during the AT selection and assignment process. Purpose: This paper aims to critically discuss the application of the model of the ATA process developed by Federici and Scherer (2012c). Method: A cross-cultural comparison of

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