ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY community of practice

Natasha LaytonRobert Bingham

GREAT SUMMIT link http://www.who.int/phi/implementation/assistive_technology/great_summit/en/

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – who are we?

www.arata.org.au

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – the birth.

1st AGM October 1995 at the “Second Australian Biennial Conference on Technology for People with Disabilities”• Barry Seeger President, • Bill Fisher Vice Pres, • Robert Bingham Treasurer

203 paid up members

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – early years...

Initial Member Services

• List server• Biennial Conference discounted

registration• Forum for Special Interest

Groups

Special Interest Groups

• Wheeled Mobility and Seating,• Computer Applications• Electrical Stimulation• Augmentative and Alternative

Communication,• Technology Transfer,• Personal Transportation,• Prosthetics / Orthotics,• Education,• Employment and Accommodation,• Service Delivery and Public Policy Issues.

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – early years.

Quarterly Newsletter

ARATA 1996 Membership Directory

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association Inc.

Membership Directory

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – early years.

Web Page(www.arata.org)

• Biennial conferences • Better Technology Awards• Soft Technology Awards

RESNA

ARATA

RESJA

RESKO

CREATE Asia

TREATS

AAATE

MEMBER OF:• International Alliance

of AT Professionals(was Tokushima agreement– RESNA, AAATE, RESJA)

• CREATE Asia

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – maturity.

• Standards Australia ME 67 Assistive Technology Products for Persons with a Disability Since 2015

• The National Disability Insurance Scheme

• Accreditation Project

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – hurdles & milestones

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• Not all initiatives succeed.• May be a stage to enlist external professional services

Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association – the future.

ARATA’s Strategic Goals• Influence policy and sector development to ensure

access to AT products and services for those who need it

• Support and develop assistive technology education and research by promoting specialised skills and knowledge

• Develop strengthen and support local and global assistive technology communities

• Ensure ARATA’s sustainability, financial viability and relevance.

ARATAactions against the WHO GATE

‘P’s

http://www.who.int/phi/implementation/assistive_technology/phi_gate/en/

PERSONNEL: Global work

PERSONNEL: connecting globaland local communities of practice

ARATA listserv

ARATA publications

ARATA Conference(November 2018!)

PRODUCTS: Global work

PRODUCTSUniversal/ Inclusive

Design (enabling all)

BASIC Mainstream/generic and off the Shelf Products

(enabling all)

STANDARD AT devices minor modification product

with Training Needed(moderate needs)

SPECIALISED AT devices

(significant needs)

COMPLEX solutions requiring

integration andintensive training

(high needs)

Access to AT products needed in:

non funded

governmentfunded

- Disability- Aged care- Chronic illness- Early intervention- Schools- Vocational training- Job access- Intersect with housing sector- Intersect with built environment

POLICY

Layton, N., & Wilson, E. (2009). Re-conceptualizing Disability and Assistive Technology: Australian consumers driving policy change. Technology and Disability, Volume 21( 4), 135-141.

AT Funding in AustraliaWHO FUNDS AT IN

AUSTRALIA?

STATE GOVERNMENT

Education Department

AT budget for schools (not individuals)

Funded by Health? Delivered by Disability?

Aids and Equipment Programs

DES (SA)CAEP (WA)

SWEP (Victoria)CES (Tasmania)ACTESS (ACT)

ENABLE (NSW)DEP (NT)

MASS (QLD)

Finance Department

Traffic Accident Scheme

National Injury Insurance Scheme

Health Dept

Post-Acute Care (Loan Pool)

Housing Dept

Home Modifications

COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT

Department of VETERANS' Affairs

Rehabilitation Appliances Program

(RAP)

Essential Medical Equipment Program(Enteral, Dietetics,

Nutritional)

Dept of HEALTH

Home Care Packages

Cwlth Home Support Prog.

Continence Aids Payment Scheme

TREASURY

National Injury Insurance Scheme

Dept of SOCIAL SERVICES

Nat. Disability Insurance Scheme (if

entered <65yrs)

National Disability Strategy

(No $$ known)

Dept of EDUCATION & TRAINING

$$ in ECIS packagesHigher education disability support

scheme

Department of Employment

Job Access Schem

NON Government Sources

FUNDRAISING PROGRAMS

Vision Australia Equipment

Other condition specific charities

PRIVATE PURCHASE

Purchase on the open market

PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE

Mainly Prothestics

National Assistive Technology Alliancehttp://www.arata.org.au/index.cfm//access-&-funding/towards-a-national-assistive-technology-alliance/

Saying ‘what good looks like’ • Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology

Friesen, Walker, Layton, Astbrink, Summers & de Jonge (2014)Informing the Australian government on AT policies: ARATA’s experiences 10(3), 236-239. doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.913711

Steel, Layton, Foster & Bennett (2014) Challenges of user-centred assistive technology provision in Australia: shopping without a prescription. 11(3), 235-240. doi:doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.941953

• Australian Occupational Therapy Journal Steel & Layton (2016) Assistive Technology in Australia: Integrating theory and evidence into action. 63 (6), 359-447 doi:10.1111/1440-1630.12293

• Occupational Therapy International Steel, Buchanan, Layton & Wilson (2017) Currency and competence of occupational therapists and consumers with rapidly changing technology Article ID 5612843, 5 pages doi.1155/2017/5612843

• RESNA Conference (North America) de Jonge, Layton, Vicary & Steel (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

• AAATE Conference (Europe) Layton, DeJonge & Steel (2013) Choice and Control: assistive technology within Australia’s new National Disability Insurance Scheme In Assistive Technology: From Research To Practice – AAATE 2013. Assistive Technology Research Series Volume 13. Pedro Encarnaco, Luis Azevedo, Gert Jan Gelderblom, Alan Newell, Niels-Erik Mathiassen (eds). Amsterdam: IOS Press pp 266-272

Champion the need forwholistic AT provision

Explore the role of the AT user expert

State AT Good Practice Steps and argue for their implementation

Improve knowledge aboutdisability-specific and mainstream technologies

How AT users and AT practitionerscan collaborate

State ‘what good looks like’ fromthe perspective of AT users

ARATA’s Policy Actions

• Evidence of good practice• Position Papers (‘what good looks

like’)• Issues Papers (what needs to

change)• Government submissions

ARATA’s Actions to support PEOPLE

Research Translation: ‘My Outcomes’ Framework

Launch at AATC 2018http://www.arata.org.au/

The leading Assistive Technology (AT) conference in Australia

Hosted biennially by the Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA)

Three full days of evidence- & practice-based conference sessions – short, poster & longer presentations, AT demonstrations & spotlights, & panel discussions

National & international keynote presenters focused on the latest policy & practice in the field of AT

Collaborative breakfast meeting led by ARATA with AFDO & OT Australia, delivering an evidenced set of outcome tools available for AT users to document the impacts of AT

Over 300 delegates & 30 exhibitors, including AT users, advisors, providers & suppliers

For details, go tohttp://www.arata.org.au/aatc-2018/aatc-2018/

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY community of practice

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