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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 15, 2020 - Issue 5
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Opening the GATE: systems thinking from the global assistive technology alliance

Natasha LaytonARATA (Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; ;RAIL (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living) Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Diane BellFaculty of Business and Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University, of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-0012
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Mary Ellen BuningRESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, Arlington, VA, USA); ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-7943-8184
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Shih-Ching ChenTREATS (Taiwan Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society), Taipei City, Taiwan; ;Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8630-1271
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Silvana ContepomiArgentine Association of Assistive Technology, San Isidro, Argentina; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-3162-9947
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Vinicius Delgado RamosHospital das Clinicas, Faculdade de Medicina da USP, Sao Paulo, Brazil; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-4566-6637
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Evert-Jan HoogerwerfGAATO (Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations), Linz, Austria; ;AAATE (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe), Linz, Austria;
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Takenobu InoueRESJA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Japan), Tokyo, Japan; ;National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities, Tokorozawa, Japan; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-8149-1742
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Inhyuk MoonRESKO (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of Korea), Busan, Korea; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2010-3093
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Nicky SeymourMotivation Africa, Cape Town, South Africa; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-8635-4664
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Roger O. SmithRESNA (Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America, Arlington, VA, USA); ;GAATO (Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations), Linz, Austria; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-1537-7439
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Luc de WitteGAATO (Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations), Linz, Austria; ;University of Sheffield, United KingdomORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-3013-2640
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Pages 484-490 | Received 02 Nov 2019, Accepted 01 Mar 2020, Published online: 16 Apr 2020

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