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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 13, 2018 - Issue 5: Position Papers from the First Global Research, Innovation, and Education on Assistive Technology (GREAT) Summit
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Original Research

Assistive technology provision: towards an international framework for assuring availability and accessibility of affordable high-quality assistive technology

Luc de WitteSchool of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; Correspondence[email protected]
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Emily SteelTC Beirne School of Law, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Australia; ;School of Health and Wellbeing, The University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-3351
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Shivani GuptaDepartment of Health Ethics and Society, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3300-6850
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Vinicius Delgado RamosFaculdade de Medicina da University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4566-6637
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Uta RoentgenResearch Centre Technology in Care, Zuyd University of Applied Sciences, Heerlen, the NetherlandsORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3580-2332
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Pages 467-472 | Received 05 Mar 2018, Accepted 24 Apr 2018, Published online: 09 May 2018

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