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.
The price of exclusion: Disability and Education. Looking ahead: Visual Impairment and School Eye Health Programs
This note is part of a series on The Price of Exclusion: Disability and Education prepared as part of a broader work program on children with disabilities that benefited from funding from USAID and from the Trust Fund for Statistical Capacity Building at the World Bank. The series documents gaps in education outcomes between children with and without disabilities. It also showcases examples of programs and policies and lessons from the literature on how to improve inclusion in education systems.
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Publisher Name:
EYElliance
Publisher Website:
https://www.eyelliance.org/
Publication Year:
2019
Languages:
English
Categories:
Report
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