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Based on 1110 interviews from the Rehabilitation Engineering Research Centre on Agings' Consumer Assessments Project, this study examined subjects responses to questions like "Can you think of a device you would like to have that you haven't been able to find - a device that may have not yet been developed?" Each response was compared to the Hyper-ABLEDATA search for similar existing products. When asked to propose a new device, 43 subjects (39% of the sample) responded with suggestions. In all instances, the respondents suggested devices that are already available. This indicates that subjects did not have up-to-date information on the assistive devices already available.
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