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A Framework for the Adoption of Assistive Technology

A framework for analyzing the problem of high frequency abandonment of assistive technologies by users with disabilities and their caregivers has been proposed. The framework is the product of a collaboration between researchers at the University of Colorado’s Cognitive Levers Group (Depaula) and an assistive technology specialist from the Boulder Valley School District (Kintsch). The framework identifies recurring features of abandoned technology and how to avoid it derived from a review of empirical studies and direct observations. ABSTRACT This paper proposes a framework for facilitating the successful adoption of assistive technology tools used by people with disabilities. It identifies the participants in the adoption process: the users, those involved with the user on a daily bases (caregivers), designers and assistive technology specialists. Each of these parties must bring certain attributes to the process in order for adoption to occur. Together, a complex and often difficult collaborative process of designing, selecting, personalizing, learning and integrating must be accomplished. ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY