AT Economics

In November 2006 the Fremantle Collaboration was successful in obtaining a $17,419 University of Western Sydney (UWS) Research Partnerships Program Grant to investigate the economic framework for people with a disability and the provision of specialist equipment for their needs. The Research Partnership Project is entitled Assistive Technology in Australia: Economic Analyses from a user standpoint – methodological implications. Independent Living Centres Australia; National Council on Rehabilitation Engineering and Novita Tech are grant industry partners.

Members of the Fremantle Collaboration presented papers at two state-wide, at four national and at nine international conferences. Other outputs include publication of a book chapter, a number of refereed abstracts and a refereed journal article (in press). Key external links were established with Renzo Andrich of Don Gnocchi Foundation, Italy.

At its third research workshop the Fremantle Collaboration decided to change its name to Assistive Technology Collaboration and to establish a public website.

Read more about the collaboration in the Fremantle Collaboration Update March 2008 PDF