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Assistive technology is identified by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as human rights obligation of both States and inte | |||
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rnational donors. 157 Countries that have ratified the UNCRPD and must ensure the availability of high-quality, affordable assistive products as a right, because they are recognized as the first crucial—and mediating—step towards equal opportunities.<ref>Khasnabis C, Mirza Z, MacLachlan M. Opening the GATE to inclusion for people with disabilities. The Lancet. 2015 Dec 5.</ref> | |||
One billion people globally need assistive technology to lead healthy, productive and dignified lives but only one in 10 has access. As the world’s population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increases, the need for assistive technology will continue to rise. Access to assistive technology is essential for many people to participate in education, work, as well as family and community life. Among the people who commonly need AT are older people, people with disabilities and people living with chronic conditions. As the world population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increases, the need for AT will continue to rise. <ref>Assistive technology factsheet. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018 (<nowiki>https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology</nowiki>, accessed 24 may 2021). </ref> | |||
Assistive technologies include any item, piece of equipment or product used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities. Assistive technologies include low-vision devices, hearing aids, and augmentative and alternative communication systems, walking frames, wheelchairs and prostheses such as artificial legs. <ref>Tangcharoensathien V, Witthayapipopsakul W, Viriyathorn S, Patcharanarumol W. Improving access to assistive technologies: challenges and solutions in low-and middle-income countries. WHO South-East Asia journal of public health. 2018 Jul 1;7(2):84.</ref> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Assistive technology is identified by the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) as human rights obligation of both States and inte rnational donors. 157 Countries that have ratified the UNCRPD and must ensure the availability of high-quality, affordable assistive products as a right, because they are recognized as the first crucial—and mediating—step towards equal opportunities.[1]
One billion people globally need assistive technology to lead healthy, productive and dignified lives but only one in 10 has access. As the world’s population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increases, the need for assistive technology will continue to rise. Access to assistive technology is essential for many people to participate in education, work, as well as family and community life. Among the people who commonly need AT are older people, people with disabilities and people living with chronic conditions. As the world population ages and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases increases, the need for AT will continue to rise. [2]
Assistive technologies include any item, piece of equipment or product used to increase, maintain or improve the functional capabilities of people with disabilities. Assistive technologies include low-vision devices, hearing aids, and augmentative and alternative communication systems, walking frames, wheelchairs and prostheses such as artificial legs. [3]
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- ↑ Khasnabis C, Mirza Z, MacLachlan M. Opening the GATE to inclusion for people with disabilities. The Lancet. 2015 Dec 5.
- ↑ Assistive technology factsheet. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2018 (https://www.who.int/en/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/assistive-technology, accessed 24 may 2021).
- ↑ Tangcharoensathien V, Witthayapipopsakul W, Viriyathorn S, Patcharanarumol W. Improving access to assistive technologies: challenges and solutions in low-and middle-income countries. WHO South-East Asia journal of public health. 2018 Jul 1;7(2):84.
