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Identifies key considerations for developing computational design tools for assistive technologies in occupational therapy, suggesting improved user alignment.
Providing effective assistive technologies is challenging due to misalignment with users’ needs, often leading to product abandonment. Occupational therapists play a key role in prescribing, adapting, and creating personalized ATs, yet technical and marketplace barriers complicate this work. Computational design tools can support OTs, yet no clear design guidelines currently exist. From four case studies, we identify six considerations: workflow integration, intuitive interfaces, real-time visualization, collaboration, customization, and safety, to guide OT-focused design tool development.
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