In this new report, ATscale describes the enormous gains that access to assistive technology (AT) can have in health, for the community and the economy. The figures are dramatic: investment in the provision of four assistive products – hearing aids, prostheses, eyeglasses, and wheelchairs – will result in a return on investment of 9:1.
ATA-C, atac, implementation, annex
This evidence-based document is based on best practice guidelines initially developed through a joint collaboration between Sightsavers International, the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and the Brien Holden Vision Institute. Various organisations have also contributed to this document’s revisions, including the Fred Hollows Foundation, World Council of Optometry, Peek Vision, CBM, Seeing is Believing, Light for the World and Avicenna Consulting.
Details
Publisher Name:
International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB).
Publisher Website:
https://www.iapb.org/
Publication Year:
2018
Languages:
English
Categories:
Guide
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