WFOT's position on Occupational Therapy and Wheeled Mobility and Seating Devices
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The World Federation of Occupational Therapists has collaborated with the following organisations to publish a Joint Statement on Coordinating Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology as Part of a Humanitarian Response:
- International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders
- International Spinal Cord Society
- International Society for Prosthetics and…
A tool developed by WHO to help countries evaluate their P&O service systems and identify gaps and opportunities for improvement. This package includes an assessment tool, an assessment guide and a user manual.
WHO Standards for improving access to quality prosthetic and orthotic services.
Implementation Manual for the WHO Standards for improving access to quality prosthetic and orthotic services.
This policy brief highlights key challenges in ensuring equitable access to assistive technology. It provides concrete actions to improve access across five key areas – people-centred: policy, products, personnel, and provision (5P). The brief is targeted at policy-makers involved in designing assistive technology policies and programmes, especially those involved…
TAP is a flexible, modular training resource that can be tailored to support local health systems and training for assistive technology provision. This is achieved by blending online learning with clinical practice, supported by local mentors to build competencies for the referral and provision of assistive products:
Online learning on the TAP platform: self-paced…
To improve access to high-quality, affordable assistive products in all countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) is introducing the Priority Assistive Products List (APL). The APL is the first stage of implementing a global commitment to improving access to assistive products – the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE).
The APL includes 50 priority…
This population-based survey tool should be used only for rapid mapping
of need, demand, supply and user satisfaction with Assistive Technology.
The instruction manual for the Assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C)