Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association
Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association
ARATA ARTICLE Freedom2Live (posted on April 26, 2017)
Doing Stuff Better Using AT (2017, April) Arthritis and Osteoporosis NSW 4 April 2017
An introduction to ARATA - ARATA participation through technology.
Verbal Statement to WHO Rehabilitation 2030 Summit, February 2017
WHO Rehabilitation 2030 Statement on Assistive Technology and Rehabilitation by ARATA
RESNA 2018 ARATA presentation (posted August 2018)
ARATA’s response to the ABCB Consultation on Housing Accessibility
Freedom2Live Scooter Response (posted October 2018
Assistive Technology for Older Australians: Rapid Evidence Review and Economic Pathway Analysis
Resolution on Improving Access to Assistive Technology The 71st World Health Assembly in May 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland
NDIS housing rules for people with a disability could be life-changing
For other publications relating to the NDIS, click here.
The first edition of the Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Journal for 2018 has a range of articles from the GREAT SUMMIT (2017) and some are authored by ARATA members.
Citations (Note: Those which have an Eprint link enable the first 50 people to download free Eprint of the full article.)
Layton, Natasha, Caitlin Murphy, and Diane Bell. "From Individual Innovation to Global Impact: The Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (Gate) Innovation Snapshot as a Method for Sharing and Scaling." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-6. Eprint link https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/77VkFGFxzFPvKabmjndG/full
Smith, Emma M., et al. "Enabling Appropriate Personnel Skill-Mix for Progressive Realization of Equitable Access to Assistive Technology." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-9. Eprint link https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/H2pFu4i5qZnfFVsQgeaT/full
Desmond, Deirdre, et al. "Assistive Technology and People: A Position Paper from the First Global Research, Innovation and Education on Assistive Technology (Great) Summit." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-8. Eprint link https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/cQFMIPGGQXBHNJXbxKIQ/full
MacLachlan, Malcolm, et al. "Assistive Technology Policy: A Position Paper from the First Global Research, Innovation, and Education on Assistive Technology (Great) Summit." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-13. Eprint link https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/Ytb8vqr5AucppKv2wY5M/full
MacLachlan, Malcolm, and Marcia Scherer. "Systems Thinking for Assistive Technology: A Commentary on the Great Summit." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-5.
de Witte, Luc, et al. "Assistive Technology Provision: Towards an International Framework for Assuring Availability and Accessibility of Affordable High-Quality Assistive Technology." Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology (2018): 1-6.
Layton, N., Bell, D., Buning, M. E., Chen, S.-C., Contepomi, S., Delgado Ramos, V., . . . de Witte, L. (2020). Opening the GATE: systems thinking from the global assistive technology alliance. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(5), 484-490. doi:10.1080/17483107.2020.1738565 This article is free to download and share
Layton, N., Smith, R., Cudd, P., Lee, S., & Okigawa, E. (2017). From International Assistive Technology Professional Organisations. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(3), 323-324. doi:10.1080/17483107.2017.1379102
Steel, E. J., & Layton, N. A. (2016). Assistive Technology in Australia: Integrating theory and evidence into action. Australian Occupational Therapy Journal. doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12293
de Jonge, D., Layton, N., Vicary, F., & Steel, E. J. (2015). Motivations and incentives: Exploring Assistive Technology service delivery from the perspectives of multiple stakeholders. In: Yih-Kuen Jan, Ray Grott ed. RESNA 2015: New Frontiers in Assistive Technology, Arlington, VA: RESNA. Retrieved from: http://www.resna.org/sites/default/files/conference/2015/public_policy/jonge.html
Friesen, E. L. (2015). Structures, snacks, sprints, and socialising: strategies to increase writing output for AT Practitioners. Studies in health technology and informatics, 217, 788-791. doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-566-1-788
Friesen, E. L., Theodoros, D., & Russell, T. G. (2015). Usability for one. Work, 52(1), 211-213. doi:10.3233/wor-152003
Friesen, E.L., Phuah, T, & Comino, E. J. (2014). Writing conference abstracts: a guide for Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Practitioners. Journal of Assistive, Rehabilitative and Therapeutic Technologies, 2(23233), 1-3. doi: 10.3402/jartt.v2.23233
Friesen, E. L., Walker, L., Layton, N., Astbrink, G., Summers, M., & de Jonge, D. (2014). Informing the Australian government on AT policies: ARATA’s experiences. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 236-239. doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.913711
Gottliebson, D., Layton, N., & Wilson, E. (2010). Comparative effectiveness report: online survey tools. Disability & Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 5(6), 401-410. doi: 10.3109/17483101003793404
Hobbs, D. A., Close, J. K., Downing, A. R., Reynolds, K. J., & Walker, L. T. (2009). Developing a national research and development centre in assistive technologies for independent living. Australian Health Review, 33(1), 152-160. doi:10.1071/AH090152
Layton, N. (2015). Problems, Policies and Politics: making the case for better assistive technology provision in Australia. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 10(3), 240-244.
Layton, N. (2012). Barriers and facilitators to community mobility for Assistive Technology users. Rehabilitation Research and Practice, 2012(Article ID 454195), 1-9. doi:10.1155/2012/454195
Layton, N., & Steel, E. (2015). “An Environment Built to Include Rather than Exclude Me”: Creating Inclusive Environments for Human Well-Being. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 12(9), 11146–11162. doi:10.3390/ijerph120911146
Layton, N., Steel, E. J., & de Jonge, D. M. (2013). Choice and Control: assistive technology within Australia’s new National Disability Insurance Scheme. In L. Azevedo, P. Encarnação, G. J. Gelderblom, & A. Newell (Eds.), Assistive Technology: From Research to Practice; AAATE 2013 (Vol. 33). Vilamoura, Portugal: IOS Press.
Layton, N., & Wilson, E. (2009). Re-conceptualizing disability and assistive technology: Australian consumers driving policy change. Technology and Disability, 21(4), 135-141. doi:10.3233/TAD-2009-0289
Schraner, I., de Jonge, D. M., Layton, N., Bringolf, J., & Molenda, A. (2008). Using the ICF in economic analyses of Assistive Technology systems: Methodological implications of a user standpoint. Disability and Rehabilitation, 30(12-13), 916-926. doi:10.1080/09638280701800293
Steel, E. J., Layton, N. A., Foster, M. M., & Bennett, S. (2014, Early online). Challenges of user-centred assistive technology provision in Australia: shopping without a prescription. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.941953
Summers, M. (2011). Ripe for Reform: Aids and Equipment Policy. Health Issues, 105(Summer), 32-34. Retrieved from http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=785492517509038;res=IELHEA
Summers, M., & Sparks, C. (2014). Supporting Choice and Control: Assistive Technology Funding Reforms Briefing Paper. Retrieved from http://www.atsa.org.au/Portals/0/Supporting_Choice_and_Control_BriefingPaper.pdf
Walker, L., & Friesen, E.L. (2015). Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology: NCRE response to the NDIA Discussion Paper. Canberra: Engineers Australia. Retrieved from http://www.engineersaustralia.org.au/sites/default/files/shado/Learned%20Groups/National%20Committees%20and%20Panels/Rehabilitation%20Engineering/ndia_atdiscpaper_ncre_response_feb2015.pdf.