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Title: Technology evaluation and transfer in the assistive technology marketplace: terms, processes, and roles
Author: Joseph P Lane
Published: 1997
Publication: Technology and Disability: 7 (1 &2), 5-24

Technology evaluation and technology transfer are both means to increase the quality and quantity of assistive devices in the marketplace. Despite a respectable level of activity in both arenas, there is little documentation on the terms used, the structure of the process employed and the roles of the participants. This paper draws from the existing literature and applies the experience of one program to provide an overview to technology evaluation and transfer.

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