Assistive technology patenting trends and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Berven, J.D. Heidi M.; Blanck, Jaime

doi:10.1002/(sici)1099-0798(199901/03)17:1<47::aid-bsl333>3.0.co;2-2

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“…Moreover, innovations designed for those with disabilities can have spillover effects to the wider population, e.g. the ageing population (Berven and Blanck, 1999).…”

Section: Importance Of Intersectionality For Entrepreneurship Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Absent or Overlooked Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs

Wing¹,

Vorley²,

Smith³

et al. 2021

IJEV

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Despite the widely recognized importance of diversity for business performance, knowledge concerning the support needs of under-represented groups is still limited. We adopt an intersectional approach to analyse the challenges and support needs of ethnic minority entrepreneurs and those with disabilities to participate in entrepreneurial activity in the UK.Our qualitative data is based on focus groups and semi-structured interviews. The findings suggest that engagement in entrepreneurship is influenced not just by minority status, but by the specific relations to other socio-demographic categories within which that status is embedded. Intersectional counter-frames form part of the strategies utilized by individuals to gain access to otherwise limited resources. We develop a conceptual model for promoting greater equality, diversity and inclusion within an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and recommend a more holistic approach to realizing inclusive economic growth. This includes adopting a hybrid/blended approach that combines targeted programmes with the development of mainstream support programmes.

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“…Moreover, innovations designed for those with disabilities can have spillover effects to the wider population, e.g. the ageing population (Berven and Blanck, 1999).…”

Section: Importance Of Intersectionality For Entrepreneurship Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Absent or Overlooked Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs

Wing¹,

Vorley²,

Smith³

et al. 2021

IJEV

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“…As a result, en-try and success of an AT business is a unique challenge even though legislation such as the Americans with Disabilities Act or the AODA in Ontario provide incentives to entry in the AT market [4,5]. In order to help stimulate the creation or growth of new entrepreneurial ventures that seek to provide assistive technology to those most in need of it, it is important to understand the motivations of those who choose to enter or remain in this industry.…”

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Understanding motivations of entrepreneurs in the assistive technology market

Fels

Gedeon

2011

TAD

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Businesses in the assistive technology (AT) sector tend to be oriented to small, niche markets and can have lower profits and higher risk than those targeting large, mainstream markets. We carried out a study to examine the motivations and business practices of entrepreneurs in the AT market. It appears that a majority of AT entrepreneurs would be considered social entrepreneurs and are motivated by social factors such as helping society and people with disabilities rather than profit in starting and maintain their AT business. In addition, this personal motivation seems to translate into the achievement and expectation of social goals in monitoring company performance and in selecting supply chain partners.

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“…To transfer technology from an academic institution to industry, protection of intellectual property by patents is an important consideration. 3,4 All manifestations of the course have included AT industry entrepreneur and practitioner guest speakers who provided product operational and patentability evaluations and developmental feedback during various stages in the design process. Further, for the 2002-2003 and 2003-2004 classes, each product team was required to prepare patent applications and present them and their working prototypes to the University of Rhode Island's Intellectual Property Committee (IPC).…”

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Assistive Technology Devices A Multidisciplinary Course

Jouaneh¹,

Sun²,

Comerford³

2004 Annual Conference Proceedings

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This paper reports on a team-based, project-oriented engineering and business course at the University of Rhode Island. The class is a two-semester course sequence that emphasizes invention, innovation and entrepreneurship with focus on the marketing, design, and development of assistive technology devices. Faculty from the Colleges of Engineering and Business Administration guide multidisciplinary teams through innovative product-oriented design projects in the field of assistive technology. Teams are made up of junior and senior level biomedical engineering, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering and business majors. In the first offering of this course in 2002/2003, a total of 21 students were split into 4 teams. This year, 32 students are split into 5 teams. Teams build prototypes of their designs, prepare business plans, prepare patent applications, and seek commercialization opportunities. The paper discusses course conduct, student assessment, and experiences learned form teaching an interdisciplinary course. This course provides new experiences and capabilities for students that enhance their opportunities of pursuing product design and entrepreneurial activities in their careers.

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Assistive technology patenting trends and the Americans with Disabilities Act

Cited by 8 publications

References 16 publications

Absent or Overlooked Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs

Absent or Overlooked Promoting diversity among entrepreneurs with public support needs

Understanding motivations of entrepreneurs in the assistive technology market

Assistive Technology Devices A Multidisciplinary Course

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