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Provision of Assistive Technology in the Nordic Countries

A report byThe Swedish Handicap Institutein cooperation withThe Nordic Cooperation on Disability

For R&D cooperation 2003/2004 withNational Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities and Urawa University in Japan with funding from The Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities

Published on March 15, 2004

Reference group:
Finn Petrén and Lena Wiklund, Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH)
Erland Winterberg and Inger Kirk Jordansen, Danish Centre for Technical Aids for Rehabilitation and Education, Denmark
Juha Teperi and Tuula Hurnasti, the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES), Finland
Björk Palsdóttir, the State Social Security Institute, Iceland
Tone Mørk, the National Insurance Administration, Norway
Håkan Ceder and Susann Forsberg, the Swedish Handicap Institute, Sweden
Translation to English:
Translator Scandinavia AB, Stockholm, Sweden
Project coordinator:
Anna Lindström, the Swedish Handicap Institute, Sweden

Foreword

This publication on the provision of assistive technology in the Nordic Region is being published by the Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH) in connection with the 20th World Congress of Rehabilitation International, to be held in Oslo on 21-24 June 2004.

This publication is an English version of the report “Aktuellt i Norden – Nationella system för förmedling av hjälpmedel” which was published by the NSH in connection with the first Nordic Assistive Technology conference (NAT-C), held in Copenhagen on 19-20 May 2003.

The English version has been produced by the NSH and the Swedish Handicap Institute. The concept for the translation project came from Japan via SVERI, the Swedish member organisation in Rehabilitation International; and financial funding has been provided by the Japanese Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities via an international research and development cooperation with National Rehabilitation Center for Persons with Disabilities and Urawa University in Japan.

The national descriptions in this publication have been produced according to a joint template by the Danish Centre for Technical Aids for Rehabilitation and Education, STAKES (the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health) in Finland, the State Social Security Institute in Iceland, the National Insurance Administration in Norway and the Swedish Handicap Institute. The introduction takes a brief look at Nordic cooperation in the field of assistive technology.

Stockholm, March 2004

Finn Petrén

Director
Nordic Cooperation on Disability (NSH)

Contents

1 Introduction

Nordic cooperation on assistive technology

National systems for the provision of assistive technology

2 Provision of assistive technology in Denmark

Policy and principles for the provision system

Rules on support for assistive technology

Organisation and distribution of responsibilities

Financing

Central support functions

3 Provision of assistive technology in Finland

Policy and principles for the provision system

Rules on support for assistive technology

Organisation and distribution of responsibilities

Financing

Central support functions

4 Provision of assistive technology in Iceland

Policy and principles for the provision system

Administrative rules and complaints

Organisation and distribution of responsibilities

Financing

Central support functions

5 Provision of assistive technology in Norway

Policy and principles for the provision system

Rules on support for assistive technology

Organisation and distribution of responsibilities

Financing

Central support functions

6 Provision of assistive technology in Sweden

Policy and principles for the provision system

Rules on support for assistive technology

Organisation and distribution of responsibilities

Financing

Central support functions