Environmental barriers to participation and facilitators for use of three types of assistive technology devices

Widehammar, Cathrine; Lidström, Helene; Hermansson, Liselotte

doi:10.1080/10400435.2017.1363828

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“…training on how to use the device) have been acknowledged as requirements to achieve all human rights and to meet the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) [35,36]. Training in assistive technology use is needed to use it effectively in one's own context, to reduce barriers [37]. The CRPD states that within the right to personal mobility (article 20) the person must receive training in the use of an assistive technology devices [3].…”

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“…In Austria, barriers that hinder wheelchair users from using community assets were ground conditions, curbs stones, and gradients [48]. In Sweden, in addition to the previous barriers, difficulties in services/assistance and attitudes/support also negatively impacted participation [37]. An additional consideration is the interaction between spatial-temporal factors, where assets despite being available cannot be accessed or enjoyed unless the adequate support is present at the right time.…”

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Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia

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Background: Disability is an evolving concept that results from the complex interaction between a person with an impairment and the context in which he/she lives. There is limited understanding on the types, access and use of community assets valuable for people with disabilities, and the role of contextual factors in Colombia. Our goal with this work was to identify the factors at the levels of the socio-ecological framework, and their interaction, that influence the use of community assets among people with physical disabilities and community stakeholders in Envigado, Colombia. Methods: Using participatory mapping, a community based participatory approach, we carried out an assessment of community assets identified by people with disabilities and rehabilitation professionals. In-depth interviews (n = 32) informed the design of two participatory mapping activities, one among people with disabilities (n = 5) and a second with rehabilitation professionals (n = 4). Results were presented in a community forum to receive feedback on the findings. Results: Main findings indicate a chain of contextual factors that limit access and use of assets stemming from the personal (e.g. financial resources, inaccessible housing), interpersonal level (e.g. lack of a personal assistance or aid), and community levels (e.g. lack of accessible public transportation and inaccessible buildings). In most cases these barriers are heightened by system level barriers (e.g. lack of effective enforcement of the legal framework). Conclusions: Identifying these contextual factors, and their interactions, calls for stronger enforcement of the existing legal framework through articulated work between different stakeholders, so that people with disabilities can enjoy community assets.

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Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia

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“…In Austria, barriers that hinder wheelchair users from using community assets were ground conditions, curbs stones, and gradients (48). In Sweden, in addition to the previous barriers, difficulties in services/assistance and attitudes/support also negatively impacted participation (37). An additional consideration, is the interaction between spatial-temporal factors, where assets despite being available can not be accessed or enjoyed unless the adequate support is present at the right time.…”

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Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia.

Toro-Hernández¹,

Villa-Torres

Mondragón-Barrera³

et al. 2019

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Background: Disability is an evolving concept that results from the complex interaction between a person with an impairment and the context in which he/she lives. There is limited understanding on the types, access and use of community assets valuable for people with disabilities, and the role of contextual factors in Colombia. Our goal with this work was to identify the factors at the levels of the socio-ecological framework, and their interaction, that influence the use of community assets among people with physical disabilities and community stakeholders in Envigado, Colombia. Methods: Using participatory mapping, a community based participatory approach, we carried out an assessment of community assets identified by people with disabilities and rehabilitation professionals. In-depth interviews (n=32) informed the design of two participatory mapping activities, one among people with disabilities (n=5) and a second with rehabilitation professionals (n=4). Results were presented in a community forum to receive feedback on the findings. Results: Main findings indicate a chain of contextual factors that limit access and use of assets stemming from the personal (e.g. financial resources, inaccessible housing), interpersonal level (e.g. lack of a personal assistance or aid), and community levels (e.g. lack of accessible public transportation and inaccessible buildings). In most cases these barriers are heightened by system level barriers (e.g. lack of effective enforcement of the legal framework). Conclusions: Identifying these contextual factors, and their interactions, calls for stronger enforcement of the existing legal framework through articulated work between different stakeholders, so that people with disabilities can enjoy community assets.

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“…ATs can be efficient and correctly applied in healthcare practice only if particular attention is paid to their setting up, which has to be adapted, explained and supported [2]. Therefore, training HCPs to these issues appears to be crucial.…”

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Novel Robotic Assistive Technologies: Choosing Appropriate Training for Healthcare Professionals

Ménard¹,

Petit²,

Leblong³

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One of the key challenges for the training of healthcare professionals (HCPs) is to maintain a good understanding and knowledge of new assistive technologies (ATs) that are currently on the market [1]. Indeed, at present, available training on ATs is limited and does not meet the practice-related needs of HCPs. It is in this context that the ADAPT European project aims to develop a new AT training programme for healthcare professionals, which will also introduce them to the project’s new AT developments - a smart powered wheelchair and a virtual reality wheelchair-driving simulator. The program consists of six multimodal units; five delivered via e-learning and one through a blended method of e-learning and face-to-face sessions. The development of the content is guided by findings from an earlier literature review and an online survey of AT training needs for HCP’s, both undertaken by the ADAPT cross-national research team, comprised of UK and French experts. The level of technical difficulty increases with successive units in order to train all HCPs to use innovative ATs more widely in their practice. A Learning Management System enables the dissemination of the e-learning AT program. Preliminary results from participant unit-specific evaluations available at this stage are overall positive and encouraging.

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Environmental barriers to participation and facilitators for use of three types of assistive technology devices

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Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia

Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia

Factors that influence the use of community assets by people with physical disabilities: results of participatory mapping in Envigado, Colombia.

Novel Robotic Assistive Technologies: Choosing Appropriate Training for Healthcare Professionals

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