Abstract
We investigate the potential of the ICF to examine the social costs of not providing effective assistive technology (AT) interventions and of not applying universal design (UD) principles when developing products and services. The ICF provides a structure to evaluate the costs of providing environmental facilitators and reducing environmental barriers for AT users, and considering the resulting increase in activities and participation. Considering UD together with AT provides a societal perspective grounded in users' experiences.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The state of the science in universal design : emerging research and developments |
| Editors | Jordana L. Maisel |
| Place of Publication | United Arab Emirates |
| Publisher | Bentham Science |
| Pages | 132-143 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781608050635 |
| Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Keywords
- cost effectiveness
- universal design
