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.
EASTIN the Global Assistive Technology Information Network
EASTIN is a network of national organizations, specialized in disseminating information in the field of assistive technology. EASTIN owns the EASTIN search engine, which offers free online access to information on thousands of assistive products from databases hosted by EASTIN members. The information includes product descriptions, pictures, technical product specifications, and commercial information about manufacturers. Products in the EASTIN search engine are classified according to the international standard “Assistive products – Classification and terminology” (ISO 9999).
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EASTIN
Publisher Website:
https://eastin.eu/
Publication Year:
2025
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English, Arabic, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Portugese, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, Thai
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