Reports and academic papers
Report from an International Think Tank on Ageing and Technology: 2025
​
AAATE, GAATO and SEURO experts in ageing, technology and care joined forces in an International Think Tank. Please read and comment to keep the Think Tank alive at this time of rapid developments in ageing and technology! The Report contains factors that impact on the adoption or non-adoption of technology enabled person-centred solutions by older adults and their care and support providers; studies and good practices; and recommendations for policymakers, health and social care service providers, researchers, technology developers, and organisations representing older adults. The Think Tank was established and promoted by the Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE), in collaboration with the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) and the SEURO project consortium, with support of the European Commission.
Guidelines for assistive technology service provision – A scoping review
​
Layton, N.; Spann, A.; Khan, M.; Contepomi, S.; Hoogerwerf, E.J.; Bell, D.; de Witte, L. (2024). Guidelines for assistive technology service provision – A scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-12 doi:10.1080/17483107.2024.2327515
Free to download
Opening the GATE: systems thinking from the global assistive technology alliance.
​
Layton, N., Bell, D., Buning, M. E., Chen, S.-C., Contepomi, S., Delgado Ramos, V., Hoogerwerf, E-J., Inoue, T., Moon, I., Seymour, N., Smith, R.O & de Witte, L. (2020). Opening the GATE: systems thinking from the global assistive technology alliance. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 15(5), 484-490. doi:10.1080/17483107.2020.1738565
Free to download
From International Assistive Technology Professional Organisations.
​
Layton, N., Smith, R., Cudd, P., Lee, S., & Okigawa, E. (2017). From International Assistive Technology Professional Organisations. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(3), 323-324. doi:10.1080/17483107.2017.1379102
Opening the GATE to inclusion for people with disabilities.
​
Khasnabis, C., Mirza, Z., & MacLachlan, M. (2015). Opening the GATE to inclusion for people with disabilities. The Lancet, 386(10010), 2229-2230. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(15)01093-4
Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
Tebbutt, E., Brodmann, R., Borg, J., MacLachlan, M., Khasnabis, C., & Horvath, R. (2016). Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Globalization and Health, 12, 1-6. doi: 10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6
Towards coherence across global initiatives in assistive technology.
​
Layton, N., MacLachlan, M., Smith, R. O., & Scherer, M. (2020). Towards coherence across global initiatives in assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 1-3. doi:10.1080/17483107.2020.1817162