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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. 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. | 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. | ||
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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.[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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- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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.
