Online Course
Assistive Technologies Programme
Enhance your ability to assess for and fit assistive technology

18-20 hours

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Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems

Dana Mather
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Robin Tacchetti
Course instructor
Larisa Hoffman
Course instructor
Sopio Nadiradze
Course instructor
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Introduction

Assistive technology is any product, piece of equipment or software program used to maintain or improve functional capabilities and independence for persons with disabilities. The use of assistive technology facilitates inclusion and participation and empowers individuals to live productive, healthy, independent and dignified lives. There are many types of assistive technology, including devices that assist with mobility, vision, seating, standing and self-care. Each course in this programme will explain the particulars of specific devices and provide assessment and fitting guidelines. In addition, this programme will review the accessibility of assistive technology and the provision of services specifically in low-income countries.

Aims

This programme aims to provide the learner with a comprehensive understanding of assistive technology, including accessibility, provision of services and a framework to assess for and fit specific assistive technology devices.

Outline

This programme will cover the following topics:

  1. Introduction to Assistive Technologies
  2. Steps to Assistive Technology Provision
  3. Access to Assistive Technology
  4. Gait Mobility Devices
  5. Assistive Technology - Standers
  6. Adaptive Seating
  7. An Introduction to Augmentative and Alternative Communication
  8. Self Care Assistive Technology

Target audience

This course is aimed at rehabilitation professionals, students and assistants including but not limited to Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Rehabilitation Doctors, Rehabilitation Nurses, Prosthetists, Orthotists, Psychologists, Audiologists, Dietetics, Social Workers. Community Health Workers, Nurses or Medical Doctors interested in this subject are also invited to participate.

Practicalities

Availability - this course is online and can be completed on your own schedule.

Hours of Learning - No deadlines are applied to this course and it can be started and completed in your own time according to your personal schedule. We expect the required elements to take around 18-20 hours depending on your schedule and learning style. Additionally there are many optional resources provided and if you choose to review these the course could take longer to complete.

Types of Activities - Watching videos, reading, a final quiz and participating in an international discussion forum.

Certificates - At the end of the course, when you have completed all of the required elements, you will be able to download a certificate of completion and 20 Plus points will be added to your personalised learning dashboard.

Requirements to complete this course

In order to complete this programme of courses and receive a course completion certificate plus CEUs/CCUs/CPD points you will need to:

  1. Respect the Plus Community Culture.
  2. Log all the required learning activities as complete (represented by the orange icons!).
  3. Actively and appropriately participate in the course discussions.
  4. Complete each of the required courses
  5. Submit a written assignment that passes the assessment criteria.
  6. Complete a course evaluation form.

Instructor financial and non-financial disclosures

Dana Mather: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Robin Tacchetti: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Larisa Hoffman: No relevant relationships disclosed by instructor.

Sopio Nadiradze: Financial: no relationship to declare
Non-Financial: the instructor wrote a chapter/module on "Functional rehabilitation elements for supporting students with severe disabilities in educational activities" for Teachers Professional Development at the National Center of Georgia, under the Ministry of Education and Science. This was done through MAC Georgia, without any financial benefit.

Accessibility

For special needs or accommodations please contact us with details of how we can meet your needs.