Assignment: Assistive Technology – Ethics: Abandonment Paper

For this assignment, write a 2-3 page paper in APA format. Use the format: introduction paragraph, 4 body paragraphs, and a concluding paragraph.

Use the template attached below.

We are looking for concise, professional writing.

Avoid starting a sentence with “This” unless you use a noun following. For example: “This is” is missing the noun and has the reader thinking “This WHAT is??” Better to say: “This device is…”

• You will need to identify the four factors that lead to technology abandonment. Describe how you could prevent technology abandonment for each one based on a potential client’s needs and contextual factors.
• Consider the cultural, ethnic, or sociological relevance based on evidence and how you would use occupation in the assessment process. Provide detailed examples, images or links.
• Provide an occupation-based example, use the OTPF as guidance. Avoid examples centered around gait or mobility devices, focus on OT-related examples.
• Using additional literature, support your statements and examples.
• Refer to the rubric for more specific expectations
• Use a minimum of three literature sources to support your statements and examples.
• Also, attached is the seminal work of Phillips and Zhao for historical information so please use sparingly:
• Phillips, B. & Zhao, H. (1993). Predictors of Assistive Technology Abandonment. Assist Technol, 5:36-45.

Cruz, D. M. C., Emmel, M. L. G., Manzini, M. G., & Braga Mendes P. V. (2016). Assistive technology accessibility and abandonment: challenges for occupational therapists. The Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, 4(1).

• Use a minimum of two other literature sources to support your statements and examples. Additional articles are linked below or you can research to find your own. Resources should be less than five years old and from a peer-reviewed source or specific OT publication.

Larsena, S. M., Mortensenc, R. K., Kristensena, H. K., & Hounsgaard, L. (2019). Older adults perspectives on the process of becoming users of assistive technology: A qualitative systematic review and meta-synthesis. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 14(2), 182-193.

Mortenson, W. B., Pysklywec, A., Fuhrer, M. J., Jutai, J. W., Plante, M. & Demers, L. (2018). Caregivers’ experiences with selection and use of assistive technology. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(6), 562-567.

Sugawara, A. T., Ramos, V. D., Alfieri, F. M., & Battistella, L. R. (2018). Abandonment of assistive products: assessing abandonment levels and factors that impact on it. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 13(7), 716723.

Ward-Sutton, C., Williams, N. F., Moore, C. L., & Manyibe, C. O. (2020). Assistive technology access and usage barriers among African Americans with disabilities: A review of the literature and policy. Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, 51(2), 115-133.

Also, attached is the Phillips and Zhao article for historical information:

Phillips, B. & Zhao, H. (1993). Predictors of Assistive Technology Abandonment. Assist Technol, 5:36-45.