Resources
Research and global academic collaboration is the cornerstone of GAATO's work. Below are a selection of recent articles focused on the development of the global AT initiative.
GAATO @ RESNA 2020 PROCEEDINGS
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
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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