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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nine out of ten persons who require at least one assistive product go without. Children with injuries in low- and middle-income or f
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ragile nations rely on donated wheelchairs, which are frequently of poor quality and unsuitable for the user or their surroundings.<ref name=":0">world health organisation.First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of millions. Available from:https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/first-ever-global-guide-for-assistive-technology-to-improve-the-life-of-millions (accessed 1 july,2021).</ref> People can live a healthy life with the help of assistive products.to live productive, independent, and dignified lives take part in education, the labor market, and civic life.Assistive technology can also help to reduce the nee,.Long-term care,provision of formal health and support services as well as caregivers' efforts. People who do not have access to assistive products may face exclusion, isolation, and poverty, as well as becoming a burden to their family and society.<ref name=":0" />


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Revision as of 12:22, 1 July 2021

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Introduction[edit | edit source]

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nine out of ten persons who require at least one assistive product go without. Children with injuries in low- and middle-income or f ragile nations rely on donated wheelchairs, which are frequently of poor quality and unsuitable for the user or their surroundings.[1] People can live a healthy life with the help of assistive products.to live productive, independent, and dignified lives take part in education, the labor market, and civic life.Assistive technology can also help to reduce the nee,.Long-term care,provision of formal health and support services as well as caregivers' efforts. People who do not have access to assistive products may face exclusion, isolation, and poverty, as well as becoming a burden to their family and society.[1]

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  1. 1.0 1.1 world health organisation.First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of millions. Available from:https://www.who.int/news-room/feature-stories/detail/first-ever-global-guide-for-assistive-technology-to-improve-the-life-of-millions (accessed 1 july,2021).