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EUSTAT- Empowering USers Through Assistive Technology

Programs in
Assistive Technology Education
for End-Users in Europe

This hypertext document is based on the EUSTAT book "PROGRAMS IN ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION FOR END-USERS IN EUROPE".
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This book is the result of a wide international survey aimed at identifying, classifying and describing existing examples of educational programs in Assistive Technology (AT) addressed to persons with disabilities and the elderly.
The survey was carried out at international level mainly by means of a questionnaire, which was designed in accordance with the findings of Deliverable D03.2 Critical Factors in End Users' Education in Relation to AT. However on-site visits were also made in order to collect further information and insight about a number of outstanding programs that adopt different approaches.
This book is divided into two parts. Part One is devoted to analysis of existing educational programs in AT. It contains a detailed section-by-section discussion of the data obtained from the survey, the description of seven programs analysed on the basis of on-site visits and 87 programs analysed on the basis of the questionnaires. Part Two presents the obtained data in both numerical and graphical form.

INDEX

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.

1. GENERAL FRAMEWORK.
1.1. BACKGROUND.
1.2. METHOD.
1.3. FINDINGS.

2. QUESTIONNAIRE DATA ANALYSIS.
2.1. DATA STRUCTURE AND PRESENTATION.
2.2. GENERAL DATA.
2.3. SECTION ONE.
2.4. SECTION TWO.
2.5. SECTION THREE.

3. EXPERIENCES ANALYSED ON-SITE.
3.1. GENERAL REMARKS.
3.2. ANLH (BELGIUM).
3.3. CENTRO STUDI PRISMA (ITALY).
3.4. GIHP AQUITAINE (FRANCE).
3.5. ILCS - INDEPENDENT LIVING COMMUNITY SERVICES (IRELAND).
3.6. IMPT - INSTITUTE FOR MATCHING PERSONS AND TECHNOLOGY (USA).
3.7. ISL - INTERESSENVERTRETUNG "SELBSTBESTIMMT LEBEN" (GERMANY).
3.8. JAG - JÄMLIKHET ASSISTANS & GEMENSKAP (SWEDEN).

4. EXPERIENCES ANALYSED AT A DISTANCE: ADDRESSED ONLY TO END-USERS.
4.1. HANDICAPÉS ET INFORMATIQUE (BELGIUM).
4.2. DANISH SOCIETY OF POLIO AND ACCIDENT VICTIMS (DENMARK).
4.3. HJERNESAGEN (DENMARK).
4.4. FORENINGEN OF DANSKE DOEVBLINDE (DENMARK).
4.5. ASSOCIATION VALENTIN HAUY (FRANCE).
4.6. TIPPERARY CENTRE FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (IRELAND).
4.7. ASPHI (ITALY).
4.8. UNIVERSITÀ DI PADOVA (ITALY).
4.9. COLOMBO FRIEND-IN-NEED SOCIETY (SRI LANKA).
4.10. IL/IA CENTER FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING (USA).
4.11. BIRMINGHAM INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTER (USA).
4.12. INDEPENDENCE FIRST (USA).

5. EXPERIENCES ANALYSED AT A DISTANCE: ADDRESSED TO A MIXED TARGET.
5.1. ACIH (BELGIUM).
5.2. AP3 (BELGIUM).
5.3. TOEGANKELIJKHEIDSBUREAU (BELGIUM).
5.4. VLICHT (BELGIUM).
5.5. BLOORVIEW MACMILLAN CENTRE - COMM. & WRITING AIDS (CANADA).
5.6. BLOORVIEW MACMILLAN CENTRE - ENV. CONTROLS CLINIC (CANADA).
5.7. BLOORVIEW MACMILLAN CENTRE - WELLNESS ED. TR. SERVICE (CANADA).
5.8. AELDREMOBILISERINGEN (DENMARK).
5.9. RIBE AMT (DENMARK).
5.10. PAPA BOUSCAT (FRANCE).
5.11. CEAT (FRANCE).
5.12. GIHP MIDI PYRENÉES (FRANCE).
5.13. ASSOCIATION BRETAGNE MIEUX VIVRE (FRANCE).
5.14. GIHP LYON (FRANCE).
5.15. CNRH (FRANCE).
5.16. DISABLED PEOPLE OF CLARE I (IRELAND).
5.17. DISABLED PEOPLE OF CLARE II (IRELAND).
5.18. REGIONE AUTONOMA VALLE D'AOSTA (ITALY).
5.19. AZIENDA USL CITTÀ DI BOLOGNA (ITALY).
5.20. AZIENDA USL 12 BERGAMO (ITALY).
5.21. INFORMA HANDICAP CESENA (ITALY).
5.22. OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO VARESE (ITALY).
5.23. FONDAZIONE SALVATORE MAUGERI (ITALY).
5.24. AZ.OSPEDALIERA OSPEDALI RIUNITI DI BERGAMO (ITALY).
5.25. CIDEF (PORTUGAL).
5.26. CRPC C.GULBENKIAN (PORTUGAL).
5.27. ELO SOCIAL (PORTUGAL).
5.28. ASS.PORTUGUESA DE MIASTENIA GRAVIS (PORTUGAL).
5.29. REGIÃO AUTONOMA DA MADEIRA (PORTUGAL).
5.30. GIL ECONOMIC ASSOCIATION (SWEDEN).
5.31. INDEPENDENT LIVING CENTRE OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA.

6. OTHER EXPERIENCES ANALYSED AT A DISTANCE.
6.1. BLOORVIEW MACMILLAN CENTRE - REHAB ENGINEERING DEPT. (CANADA).
6.2. ERGOTERAPEUT SKOLEN (DENMARK).
6.3. HJELPEMIDDELCENTRALEN ODENSE (DENMARK).
6.4. INSTITUT GARCHES (FRANCE).
6.5. CREEDAT (FRANCE).
6.6. CERAH (FRANCE).
6.7. ASS.PORTUGUESA DOS DEFICIENTES ANGRA HEROISMO (PORTUGAL).
6.8. CEAPAT (SPAIN).
6.9. THE SWEDISH HANDICAP INSTITUTE (SWEDEN).
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