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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 15, 2020 - Issue 7
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Towards coherence across global initiatives in assistive technology

Natasha LaytonARATA, Melbourne, Australia;RAIL (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living) Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia ;Correspondence[email protected]
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Malcolm MacLachlanALL (Assisting Living and Learning Institute), Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Ireland;Research & Innovation Coordinator for the World Health Organisation’s Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) programme, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6672-9206
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Roger O. SmithRehabilitation Research Design & Disability (R2D2) Center, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, USA;RESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America), Arlington, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-1537-7439
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Marcia SchererInstitute for Matching Person and Technology, Webster, NY, USA;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USAORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8374-6526
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Pages 728-730 | Received 03 May 2020, Accepted 27 Aug 2020, Published online: 22 Sep 2020

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