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Indicator name:
Promotion, facilitation, support or investment in assistive technology-related areas at national level
Short name:
Assistive technology initiatives
Data type:
Categorical
Indicator Id:
5681
Topic:
Assistive technology
Rationale:
The WHA71.8 Resolution on improving access to assistive technology urges all Member States to take actions to improve access to assistive technology, and requests WHO to develop progress reports to monitor the status of assistive technology access and communicate the progress made by Member States in implementing the resolution.
Definition:
Existence of one or more initiatives on assistive technology-related areas the country currently promotes, facilitates, supports or invests in, at any government level.
Disaggregation:
No
Method of measurement
Official country response to the WHO Progress Indicators for Access to Assistive Technology Survey.
Method of estimation:
Countries answered yes/no/information not available to the following questions: "Which of the following assistive technology-related areas does your country currently promote, facilitate, support or invest in? Product affordability; Product development; Product procurement; Service delivery capacity; Collection of data on population-based needs for products; Information to users and their families; Participation of users in planning and monitoring services; International collaboration on manufacturing, procurement or supply of products”. Countries who have a yes for this indicator answered at least one yes to the question above. Federal states provided responses to this indicator at both national and federal/regional levels.
Preferred data sources:
Population-based household survey
Expected frequency of data dissemination:
Every 4 years
Expected frequency of data collection:
Every 4 years
Contact person email:
calvoi@who.int
Name:
Irene Calvo
IMRID:
5681
Links:
rapid Assistive Technology Assessment tool (rATA)
Global report on assistive technology
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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