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== Introduction ==
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An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability, according to recent report of WHO and this number is growing day by day as the noncommunicable diseases and peoples life span increasing.<ref>World Health Organization. Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities [Internet]. www.who.int. WHO; 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/global-report-on-health-equity-for-persons-with-disabilities</nowiki></ref> It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the assistive technologies (AT) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) unable to access them.  <ref>Matter R, Harniss M, Oderud T, Borg J, Eide AH. Assistive technology in resource-limited environments: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2016 Jul 21;12(2):105–14.
According to recent report of WHO, it is estimated that 1.3 billion people – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability, and this number is growing day by day as the noncommunicable diseases and peoples life span increasing.<ref>World Health Organization. Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities [Internet]. www.who.int. WHO; 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/global-report-on-health-equity-for-persons-with-disabilities</nowiki></ref>  
 
It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the assistive technologies (AT) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) unable to access them.  <ref>Matter R, Harniss M, Oderud T, Borg J, Eide AH. Assistive technology in resource-limited environments: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2016 Jul 21;12(2):105–14.


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According to recent report of WHO, it is estimated that 1.3 billion people – or 16% of the global population – experience a significant disability, and this number is growing day by day as the noncommunicable diseases and peoples life span increasing.[1]

It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the assistive technologies (AT) in low and middle income countries (LMICs) unable to access them. [2]

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  1. ↑ World Health Organization. Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities [Internet]. www.who.int. WHO; 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: https://www.who.int/teams/noncommunicable-diseases/sensory-functions-disability-and-rehabilitation/global-report-on-health-equity-for-persons-with-disabilities
  2. ↑ Matter R, Harniss M, Oderud T, Borg J, Eide AH. Assistive technology in resource-limited environments: a scoping review. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2016 Jul 21;12(2):105–14. ‌
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