Main description:

Provides an international focus to assistive technology assessment and service delivery Utilizes an evidence-based assessment process Introduces the reader to the MPT and MATCH-ACES assessment model and process Discusses the use of the assessment in case scenarios represented by eight different countries Explores the use of outcome measures to establish a standard process to measure effectiveness in AT use

Contents:

0. Introduction. 1. The MPT and MATCH Framework. 2. The Matching Person and Technology Assessment Process and Measures. 3. The MATCH-ACES Assessment Process and Measures. 4. The MPT and MATCH-ACES Align with the WHO's ICF and GATE Missions. 5. Matching Assistive Technology and Persons with Disabilities in the Republic of Ireland: Using the Matching Person & Technology Assessment Process. 6. The Matching Person & Technology Application in Spain. 7. The Italian Adaptation of the MATCH Assessment. 8. The Matching Person and Technology Model Application in Israel. 9. MPT Use in Paralympic Sports in Brazil. 10. Applying the Matching Person and Technology Model to Promote Academic Achievement and Career Success for Postsecondary Students with Traumatic Brain Injuries. 11. Assistive Technology Outcomes in Cognitive Rehab. 12. Assessing MPT Outcomes and the Person's Realization of the Benefit from the Use of Technology. 13. Training the Service Providers.