
Assistive technology - World Health Organization (WHO)
Jan 2, 2024 · WHO fact sheet on assistive technology. Assistive technology enables people to live healthy, productive, independent, and dignified lives, and to participate in education, the labour …
Assistive technology - World Health Organization (WHO)
May 17, 2025 · Examples of assistive products include hearing aids, wheelchairs, spectacles, prostheses and devices that support memory, among many others. While supporting independence …
Assistive technology - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 5, 2023 · Assistive products include devices, equipment, instruments or software from 6 functional domains: mobility, vision, hearing, communication, cognition and self-care. Examples of assistive …
GATE Summit 2025: Accelerating access to assistive technology (dates …
May 6, 2025 · ObjectivesHeighten awareness of the need for assistive technology and build shared knowledge of strategies to improve access considering the themes of who, where, and how, through …
Improving access to Assistive Technology
Assistive technology enables and promotes inclusion and participation, especially of persons with disability, aging populations, and people with non-communicable diseases. The primary purpose of …
Assistive Technology
What are assistive products? Assistive products maintain or improve an individual’s functioning and independence, thereby promoting their well-being. Examples of assistive products include hearing …
WHO launches new guide to help shape assistive technology markets
Jun 4, 2025 · To mark World Day for Assistive Technology, WHO/Europe’s new guide offers a practical framework to help countries and stakeholders improve access to assistive technology (AT), through …
Ireland and WHO work together to improve access to assistive …
May 17, 2024 · Assistive technology is an umbrella term for external products used by individuals to help maintain or improve their bodily functions. Common examples are wheelchairs, glasses, prosthetic …
First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life of ...
Mar 2, 2021 · Appropriate assistive technology can have a direct impact on the well-being of children and adults of all ages by supporting their functionality and inclusion into society, thereby increasing …
Increasing access to assistive technology and rehabilitation for people ...
Nov 13, 2023 · Learner, Ghana. Overall, the response to training from both personnel and mentors was positive and reinforced the need for scaling up assistive technology and rehabilitation services for …