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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 12, 2017 - Issue 7
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Original Research

A description of assistive technology sources, services and outcomes of use in a number of African settings

Surona VisagieCentre for Rehabilitation studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; Correspondence[email protected]
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Arne H. EideCentre for Rehabilitation studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa; ;SINTEF Technology and Society, Oslo, Norway;
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Hasheem MannanCentre for Global Health, Trinity University College, Dublin, Ireland;
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Marguerite SchneiderDepartment of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Alan J Flisher Centre for Public Mental Health, University of Cape Town, South Africa;
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Leslie SwartzDepartment of Psycology, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;
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Gubela MjiCentre for Rehabilitation studies, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa;
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Alister MunthaliCentre for Social Research, University of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi;
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Mustafa KhogaliSchool of Medicine, Afhad University for Women, Omdurman, Sudan;
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Gert van RooyMultidisciplinary Research Centre, University of Namibia, Windhoek, Namibia
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Karl-Gerhard HemSINTEF Technology and Society, Oslo, Norway;
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Malcolm MacLachlanCentre for Global Health, Trinity University College, Dublin, Ireland;
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Pages 705-712 | Received 04 Aug 2016, Accepted 29 Sep 2016, Published online: 24 Nov 2016

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