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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.<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> | 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> | ||
[[Assistive Devices|Assistive devices]] and technology is linked with everyone in the world who experiences functional difficulties, either for short or long periods of time or permanently, including children and adults with disabilities, older people, and people living with chronic conditions. <ref>World Health Organization, Unicef. Global Report on Assistive Technology [Internet]. www.who.int. 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049451</nowiki></ref> | [[Assistive Devices|Assistive devices]] and technology is linked with everyone in the world who experiences functional difficulties, either for short or long periods of time or permanently, including children and adults with disabilities, older people, and people living with chronic conditions. <ref name=":0">World Health Organization, Unicef. Global Report on Assistive Technology [Internet]. www.who.int. 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: <nowiki>https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049451</nowiki></ref> | ||
It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the [[Assistive Devices|assistive devices]] and technologies 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. | It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the [[Assistive Devices|assistive devices]] and technologies 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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The most commonly reported barrier to assistive products access is affordability and lack of availability as well as expensiveness. A rapid assistive technology assessment (rATA) survey with individuals with disabilities in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh found that about half of the respondents reported unmet needs for assistive products. <ref name=":0" /> | |||
== | To fulfill the unmet needs of [[Assistive Devices|assistive devices]] and technologies, rehabilitation professional can use locally available resources in a innovative way in [[Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR)|community based rehabilitation]]. This also strengthen the capacity of the community people to utilize the affordable and available resources to maximize the functional abilities of the individuals who require assistive devices, especially the mobility devices. | ||
== Materials can be used == | |||
There are lots of locally available material's can be used as assistive devices. | |||
The list includes but not limited to, | |||
* Bamboo | |||
* Wood | |||
* Rope | |||
* Plastic bottle | |||
* Branch of tree | |||
* Cloth | |||
* Cotton | |||
* Foam | |||
* Sandbag | |||
* Mud | |||
* Sand | |||
* Old motor vehicle tyre, etc. | |||
== Bamboo wheelchair : A case presentation == | |||
The bamboo wheelchairs, also known as African Chairs by Ghanaian daily manual wheelchair users who tested the devices, adopt two designs: one for urban populations and another for rural areas. Both designs combined bamboo-rod skeletons, bonded by hot-glue gun, jointed and wrapped with epoxy-soaked fibers, then upholstered by a local tailor, with basic standard wheel components. An iterative design process which incorporated expert deliberations as well as feedback from users.<ref name=":1">Scheffers MF, Ona Ayala KE, Ottesen TD, Tuakli-Wosornu YA. Design and development of mobility equipment for persons with disabilities in low-resource and tropical settings: bamboo wheelchairs. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2019 Dec 3;16(4):1–7.</ref> | |||
For persons with disabilities in low-resource settings, barriers to mobility and physical activity are abrupt, due to various reasons like social stigmatization, the cost and adaptability of equipment. Bamboo wheelchairs have the potential to improve access to mobility and physical activity by allowing wheelchairs to be efficiently produced at cost, according to the user's needs. Interestingly the bamboo wheelchairs can help reduce social stigma by avoiding the “medicalization” of wheelchairs and other traditional mobility devices.<ref name=":1" /> | |||
== Resources == | == Resources == | ||
Revision as of 10:05, 22 November 2023
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Introduction[edit | edit source]
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]
Assistive devices and technology is linked with everyone in the world who experiences functional difficulties, either for short or long periods of time or permanently, including children and adults with disabilities, older people, and people living with chronic conditions. [2]
It is estimated that about 85-95% of people who need the assistive devices and technologies in low and middle income countries (LMICs) unable to access them. [3]
Purpose[edit | edit source]
The most commonly reported barrier to assistive products access is affordability and lack of availability as well as expensiveness. A rapid assistive technology assessment (rATA) survey with individuals with disabilities in refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh found that about half of the respondents reported unmet needs for assistive products. [2]
To fulfill the unmet needs of assistive devices and technologies, rehabilitation professional can use locally available resources in a innovative way in community based rehabilitation. This also strengthen the capacity of the community people to utilize the affordable and available resources to maximize the functional abilities of the individuals who require assistive devices, especially the mobility devices.
Materials can be used[edit | edit source]
There are lots of locally available material's can be used as assistive devices.
The list includes but not limited to,
- Bamboo
- Wood
- Rope
- Plastic bottle
- Branch of tree
- Cloth
- Cotton
- Foam
- Sandbag
- Mud
- Sand
- Old motor vehicle tyre, etc.
Bamboo wheelchair : A case presentation[edit | edit source]
The bamboo wheelchairs, also known as African Chairs by Ghanaian daily manual wheelchair users who tested the devices, adopt two designs: one for urban populations and another for rural areas. Both designs combined bamboo-rod skeletons, bonded by hot-glue gun, jointed and wrapped with epoxy-soaked fibers, then upholstered by a local tailor, with basic standard wheel components. An iterative design process which incorporated expert deliberations as well as feedback from users.[4]
For persons with disabilities in low-resource settings, barriers to mobility and physical activity are abrupt, due to various reasons like social stigmatization, the cost and adaptability of equipment. Bamboo wheelchairs have the potential to improve access to mobility and physical activity by allowing wheelchairs to be efficiently produced at cost, according to the user's needs. Interestingly the bamboo wheelchairs can help reduce social stigma by avoiding the “medicalization” of wheelchairs and other traditional mobility devices.[4]
Resources[edit | edit source]
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 World Health Organization, Unicef. Global Report on Assistive Technology [Internet]. www.who.int. 2022 [cited 2023 Nov 22]. Available from: https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240049451
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Scheffers MF, Ona Ayala KE, Ottesen TD, Tuakli-Wosornu YA. Design and development of mobility equipment for persons with disabilities in low-resource and tropical settings: bamboo wheelchairs. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. 2019 Dec 3;16(4):1–7.
