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Policy brief advocating for rehabilitation and assistive technology as a critical mechanism to address noncommunicable diseases.
This document provides step-by-step guidance to developing national action plans to improve access to assistive technology through implementation of the Regional strategic action framework to improve access to assistive technology in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region.
This groundbreaking report looks at patenting and technology trends in innovation in assistive technology. It identifies the prominent technologies, top players and markets for patent protection across seven domains mobility, cognition, communication, hearing, the built environment, self-care and vision. Using a scale of technology readiness, it reveals which of the…
World Physiotherapy issued a joint statement on coordinating rehabilitation and assistive technology as part of a humanitarian response. Produced in collaboration with the International Association of Communication Sciences and Disorders (IALP), the International Spinal Cord Society (ISCoS), the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO), the…
Amar Seva Sangam, an Indian NGO and service provider, is based in the southern province of Tamil Nadu. In 2020 it started the Paediatric Assistive Technology (AT) Provision programme, providing information on adequate AT with a focus on children in rural areas. The programme consists of an initial assessment of needs, a training programme for rehabilitators, AT…
Leading up to the Global Report on Assistive Technology, the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organisations (GAATO) invited people across the world to share views on AT Outcomes and Impacts through a Grand Challenge process. This publication is the report from this consultation process.
This IFHOH paper is a guide for event organizers. It explains what is a hearing loss, What are the accessibility needs of Hard Of Hearing persons. What are the possible assistive listening devices and systems, How to properly select and implement one of this systems. Among the amplification systems that are mentioned are Induction Loops, Infra Red, FM, Bluetooth…
This report displays the findinds from a Case study that focused on explaining the (low) levels of AT provision in Afghanistan. The focus of this research was on providers rather than recipients of AT services. Informants included programme managers, implementation staff, policy leads, health, education and child protection advisers, advocacy leads and other experts…
This report outlines the investment case for Assistive Technology in Nigeria.