Dr Natasha Layton is an occupational therapist practicing, researching and teaching in the areas of assistive technology (AT), disability, and outcomes. She works locally and nationally in Australia with a range of consumer groups, government and the non-profit sector. Dr Layton consults globally to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Global Co-Operation on AT Initiative, and has represented Australian Standards as the Australian expert to ISO TC173/Sc2/WG12 Assistive Products, for the last decade. She is a founding member of the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations (GAATO) on behalf of Australia’s peak body for AT, ARATA.

Dr Layton's PhD study concerned the costs and outcomes of disability supports in Australia. Her research interests include the relationship between practice-based evidence and evidence-based practice, and the nexus between research, policy and practice. Experienced in mixed methods, inclusive and co-designed research, she re-developed several research tools to access hard-to-reach populations. Over the last decade Dr Layton has worked on research grants worth almost $500,000 and publishedover  30 peer reviewed publications including a dozen book chapters, many in collaboration with consumers.