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.
Youth report 2024: technology in education: a tool on our terms!
This report is the result of an extensive consultation process in partnership with Restless Development involving over 1,500 youth and students across 8 regions. The consultations invited participants to reflect on the key challenges and opportunities for the use of technology in education in their regions through the lens of the recommendations in the Global Education Monitoring Report (the GEM Report) on technology in education: Technology on our terms.
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Publisher Name:
UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report Team
Publisher Website:
https://www.unesco.org/en
Publication Year:
2024
Languages:
English, French
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Categories:
Awareness raising and advocacy
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