The document discusses current trends in assistive technology (AT) services and products. It notes increasing demand for AT due to demographic and economic pressures. Technology is becoming more pervasive and available on demand. Artificial intelligence can enable context-aware, personalized AT that predicts needs and provides autonomous functions and content clarification. In response, the AT ecosystem must focus on principles like resilience, fluidity, flexibility and frugality. The document provides contact information for the author to learn more.

1. Current Trends in AT Services and
Product provision
David Banes
September 2020

2. The Ecosystem
Awareness
Advice and Assessmnet
Training
ProvisionSupport
Accessible Content
Research and Development
Policy

3. The
Ecosystem
Awareness
Advice
Assessment
Provision
Training
Support
Research
Policy

4. The Ecosystem
Technology
Economics
Demographics
Behavioural
Unanticipated Crises
Awareness
Advice
Assessment
Provision
Training
Support
Research
Policy

5. A Changing Environment
Interplay and integration of these underlying trends is reflected in
change across the AT ecosystem
Demographics Increasing Levels of Demand
Economics Pressure on the Public purse
Behavioural Changing expectations and
aspirations

6. Technology Drift
Increasingly Pervasive and
On Demand

7. Technologies
for 2020

8. AI and
Assistive and
Accessible
Technologies

9. Artificial Intelligence
• Context aware AT
• Prediction of needs
• Autonomous Mobility
• Content Clarification
• Automated Processes

10. Responding to pressures
Escalation
Self Help
Mediated
Intensive

11. Responding to pressures
Escalation
Self Help
Mediated
Intensive

12. Responding to change
New Principles for planning
Resilience Fluidity
Flexibility Frugalality

13. Contact and Further Resources
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