Assistive technology was defined in the research as ‘any device or system that allows an individual to perform a task that they would otherwise be unable to do, or increases the ease and safety with which the task can be performed’ (Cowan and Turner-Smith 1999).
Precise definitions of assistive devices vary slightly, but the European HEART project (Horizontal European activities in rehab. Tech) (1993-5) defined assistive technology as ‘Any product, instrument, strategy, service & practice used by people with disabilities and older people – specially produced or generally available – to prevent, compensate, relieve or neutralize the impairment, disability or handicap and improve individual’s autonomy & quality of life’. (Jensen 1999 p 80)
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