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  1. 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 …

  2. Assistive technology - World Health Organization (WHO)

    Jun 23, 2025 · Examples of assistive products include hearing aids, wheelchairs, spectacles, prostheses and devices that support memory, among many others. While supporting …

  3. 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. …

  4. GATE Summit 2025: Accelerating access to assistive technology …

    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 …

  5. 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 …

  6. WHO launches new guide to help shape assistive technology …

    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 …

  7. 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 …

  8. 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, …

  9. First ever global guide for assistive technology to improve the life …

    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, …

  10. Increasing access to assistive technology and rehabilitation for …

    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 …