Journal article
Establishing the normative and comparative needs of assistive technology provision in Queensland from the agency and funding scheme perspective
Brain impairment, Vol.24(2), pp.204-218
09/2023
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Abstract
Background and Aims:
Assistive technology services and devices support the participation and inclusion of people living with disability. In Australia, the regulatory bodies, agencies and schemes that manage assistive technology provision are governed by national and / or state-based Acts and Legislation. This study examined the assistive technology sector from the perspective of the regulatory bodies, agencies and schemes.
Design and Methods:
Regulatory bodies, agencies and schemes that manage funding for assistive technology in Australia were identified by the research team. A website audit reviewed publicly available documents and information. Semi-structured interviews with representatives from the agencies and schemes were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim.
Findings:
The audit (n =17) found that the range and level of information publicly available was variable. The availability of assistive technology for driving and transport, design and building for access and safety, and mobility was most often promoted. The qualitative findings (n = 11) indicated variability and challenges within four themes: operationalising the legislation; internal assistive technology processes; reasonable and necessary; and risks in the assistive technology pathway.
Conclusions:
Regulatory bodies, agencies and schemes are critical to the effectiveness of the sector. The findings identified opportunities for the organisations to review how internal processes are communicated publicly, and for the sector to address the perceived risks related to health professional availability, knowledge and skills, and limited accessibility to trial assistive technology. Subsequent studies explored the perspectives of the assistive technology advisors and suppliers and the recipients of assistive technology services and devices.
Details
- Title
- Establishing the normative and comparative needs of assistive technology provision in Queensland from the agency and funding scheme perspective
- Creators
- Christy Hogan - The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute (Queensland, Australia)Louise Gustafsson - The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute (Queensland, Australia)Amelia Di Tommaso - The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute (Queensland, Australia)Tenelle Hodson - The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute (Queensland, Australia)Michelle Bissett - Southern Cross UniversityCamila Shirota - The Hopkins Centre, Menzies Health Institute (Queensland, Australia)
- Publication Details
- Brain impairment, Vol.24(2), pp.204-218
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Grant note
- This work was supported by funding from the National Injury Insurance Scheme Queensland.
- Identifiers
- 991013118409402368
- Copyright
- © The Author(s), 2023. Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of Australasian Society for the Study of Brain Impairment.
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Health
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Journal article