@inproceedings{873,
  author = {Vinod Siny Joseph},
  title = {Assessment of Economic Value of Assistive Technologies Through Quality-Adjusted Work-Life Years (QAWLY)},
  abstract = {Assistive technologies (ATs) are commonly used to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities. While their utility to a person is usually clear, their cost-effectiveness or economic value is often unclear. There are no tools for specifically assessing the cost-effectiveness of an AT. Such cost effectiveness analysis is often important in workplace contexts where an employer or other agencies are responsible for providing accommodations. In this paper a tool called Quality-Adjusted Work-Life Years (QAWLY) is introduced to measure how cost-effectiveness of AT can be assessed including considerations of extended work-life and improved quality/productivity at work. Case studies are presented that showcase how QAWLY can be used to provide economic data points to be used for decision making involving AT.},
  year = {2020},
  journal = {Lecture Notes in Computer Science},
  month = {01},
  url = {https://par.nsf.gov/biblio/10290522},
  doi = {10.1007/978-3-030-58805-2_57},
}