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Only 10% of the people who are in need of assistive products actually have access to them, despite such access being claimed to be a human right. An assistive product is any product (including devices, equipment, instruments, and software), either specially designed or produced or generally available, whose primary purpose is to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence and thereby promote their well being. Common examples of assistive products are spectacles, hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic, communication boards, incontinence products, pill organizers, and therapeutic footwear. Assistive products can improve the quality of life for people with impairments, including the extent of their inclusion and participation in society. The Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) is a program launched by World Health Organization (WHO) to promote Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology.<ref name=":0">Boot FH, Dinsmore J, Khasnabis C, MacLachlan M. Intellectual disability and assistive technology: opening the GATE wider. Frontiers in public health. 2017 Feb 22;5:10.</ref> | |||
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* GATE program is to improve access to high quality, affordable assistive technology for people with varying disabilities, diseases, and age-related conditions.<ref name=":0" /> | |||
* GATE develop assistive products list; a list of priority assistive products based on addressing the greatest need at population level.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":0" /> | |||
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
Only 10% of the people who are in need of assistive products actually have access to them, despite such access being claimed to be a human right. An assistive product is any product (including devices, equipment, instruments, and software), either specially designed or produced or generally available, whose primary purpose is to maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence and thereby promote their well being. Common examples of assistive products are spectacles, hearing aids, wheelchairs, prosthetic, communication boards, incontinence products, pill organizers, and therapeutic footwear. Assistive products can improve the quality of life for people with impairments, including the extent of their inclusion and participation in society. The Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) is a program launched by World Health Organization (WHO) to promote Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology.[1]
Objectives[edit | edit source]
- GATE program is to improve access to high quality, affordable assistive technology for people with varying disabilities, diseases, and age-related conditions.[1]
- GATE develop assistive products list; a list of priority assistive products based on addressing the greatest need at population level.[1][1]
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