Presenters: Dan Ding, Ph.D. is Associate Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Rehabilitation Science and Technology, at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh, Andrea D. Fairman-Laferrier, Ph.D., OTR/L, CPRP, ATP is an Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy and Capstone Coordinator at Johnson and Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island, and Lindsey Morris, OTD, OTR/L is a Clinical Research Scientist at the School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Pittsburgh

Learning Objectives:

Describe the rationale for advocating for the provision of mainstream smart home technologies as assistive technology in the service delivery process to increase access for persons with disabilities.
Identify two potential benefits of using a formal assessment tool in the provision of mainstream smart home technologies as assistive technology for persons with physical disabilities.
Gain an understanding of the challenges in developing a comprehensive and standardized tool that can be used as an assessment and outcome measure.

Session Materials: ECHO Network Presentation on AFPI.pdf

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