Making the best use of assistive technology for children in Romania: a case study

Abstract

Using a case example, this article demonstrates the role of occupational therapy in the field of low assistive technology for children with disabilities in Romania. When making decisions about assistitive devices for a particular person in a particular situation, the occupational therapist needs to be aware of the family’s socioeconomic backgound as well as the sociopolitical and cultural climate for practice. The article describes a client-centred approach with an emphasis on function and wellbeing in the provision of long-term services for children and their families. Future research should be conducted on strategies to improve occupational therapy practice using assistive technologies in relation to the health and wellbeing of children with disabilities.

Keywords:

• Client-centred practice
• assistive technology.