Assistive technology and outcome measurement: where do we begin?

Abstract

While no one measurement tool is sensitive or effective in measuring the outcome of assistive technology applications, there is much a single service provider can do to measure the actual results of the interventions they are recommending and delivering. Five measurement dimensions are presented along with a discussion of the varied audiences interested in outcome measurement. This review article does not offer a how-to in outcome measurement, rather presents a rage of considerations a service provider needs to consider in planning an outcome measurement program.