Guidance for manufacturing and procuring crutches for elderly and disabled people
Following the publication of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) important global assistive technology guide, AT Today has broken down the key information about the functional…
WHO launches progress indicators to measure access to assistive technology
The World Health Organization (WHO) has developed progress indicators to measure access to assistive technology. In May 2018, the 71st World Health Assembly adopted a…
Advice for procurement teams on how to specify the right assistive tech products
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) latest global assistive technology guide contains information for procurement teams on how to choose the right products to meet users’…
WHO publishes important global guide on assistive tech specifications and how to use devices
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published a landmark assistive technology guide to expand access to quality products and drive disability innovation on a global…
WHO launches online training workshop for measuring access to assistive tech
The World Health Organisation (WHO) is holding an online training workshop that looks to measure the need of, and barriers to, accessing assistive technology in…
WHO launches important tool to help improve access to assistive tech globally
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has developed the assistive technology capacity assessment (ATA-C) tool, a system-level tool to evaluate a country’s capacity to finance, regulate,…
Researchers to assess effectiveness of new support resources for dementia carers
An online training and support resource developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) for family and friends supporting people living with dementia is to be…
Stakeholders discuss results of “ground breaking” AT survey to help better procure products
The Assistive Products List (APL), an online survey of assistive technology being conducted by the British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) and the World Health Organisation…
Users of assistive devices invited to participate in new UK survey to draw up list of essential assistive tech products
A new survey, which aims to draw up a priority Assistive Products List (APL) within the UK, has been launched, enabling those using and developing…
Important survey for UK stakeholders to draw up list of priority assistive tech products
The British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) has collaborated with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) flagship programme Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) to launch a…