Platform to Help Motor/Social Disabilities, which connects Prescribers/Suppliers/ Patients and Sells Assistance Products

Aim: The research work tried to present a solution to help people with motor/social disabilities integrate into society and the world of work, promoting ease of communication between all those involved.

Background: The article introduces a digital prototype designed to offer a “Diagnostic Page” that connects patients with different prescribers and suppliers of assistive products that lessen their challenges. This prototype is presented from the perspectives of social inclusion and labor inclusion. Additionally, it offers a “Patient Card Page” with all the financing information for the individual items and all the paperwork that will probably be required for all parties to complete the business operations. It also aims to provide a digital medium to grow a community in this niche market. In the action research methodology approach, the prototype was taken to funding competitions and conferences, where interviews and surveys were carried out, and a number of suggestions were collected on the type of platform to consider in order to respond to the concerns and needs of end users, such as patients, prescribers, suppliers and associations.

Methods: The digital platform where the system is hosted uses algorithms that, on the diagnostic page, consider keywords used by patients and return a series of prescribers and suppliers of support products, in which the corresponding percentage of attenuation is taken into account and the best solution found to overcome the level of difficulty presented by the respective patients is delivered.

Results and Conclusions: With the help of this platform, it is hoped that individuals with motor/social difficulties will be able to quickly receive their diagnosis thanks to the algorithm in place, and they will also be given access to a range of suppliers, prescribers, and support products that are best suited to their needs, along with all the details or requirements needed to buy or finance them. However, as independent contractors who are a part of a community, prescribers, suppliers, and associations have access to an online platform where they can provide their advice, goods, and other forms of support. In the future, it is intended to build, develop, test, and implement the system in the daily lives of the participants. At the moment, the prototype has not received any financial support, and for this, it is necessary to obtain funding from an experienced entity, which makes its concretization possible as well as guaranteeing the protection of copyright.