Policy concerning older people and IST: The Netherlands

On an individual basis reimbursement for telephones and computers is possible but mainly for disabled people. Reimbursement depends on the individual situation and the healthcare companies and kind of insurance. Reimbursement for the following ICT products is possible: text telephones, alternative keyboard (e.g. keyboard projected on the computer screen, keyboard manipulated by eyes), braille reading devices, screen readers, speech recognition, and alternative equipment to point on a screen.

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