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Resource centre for children with visual impairments
Resource centre for children with visual impairments
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Key messages for IDPD 2017
- WHO supported nationwide implementation of the Model Disability Survey (MDS) in countries such as Philippines and Qatar, as well as in Baluchistan, Pakistan and in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
- Chile has revised policies and laws related to mental health, employment and transport based on the MDS findings.
- Assistive technologies such as hearing aids, wheelchairs, communication aids, spectacles, prostheses, pill organizers and memory aids maintain/improve individuals’ functioning, independence and well-being. Only 1 in 10 have access to the assistive technology they need.
- WHO is working towards increasing access to assistive technology and we have published a series of wheelchair training packages.