Repair strategies for assistive technology in low resource settings

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Ben Oldfrey · Hamdard University Bangladesh

Catherine Holloway · Hamdard University Bangladesh

Julian Walker · Bartlett Public Library District

Steven McCormack · Alder Hey Children's NHS Foundation Trust

Bernadette Deere · King's College London

Laurence Kenney · University of Salford

Robert Ssekitoleko

Abstract

The results of this analysis demonstrate the paramount importance of community-based repair of devices, and how despite this importance, repair is often overlooked in the planning and design of assistive products and services. There is a need to further incorporate and support these informal contributions as part of the formal provision systems of assistive device.

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Assistive Technology in Communication and Mobility Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Robotics Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development

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Published in: Disability and Rehabilitation Assistive Technology

Volume 19, Issue 5, pp. 1945-1955

DOI: 10.1080/17483107.2023.2236142

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