how health financing practices can be harnessed to promote the delivery of rehabilitation services is limited. This document is the first WHO resource on health financing for rehabilitation. It considers current practices for financing rehabilitation services, frames
major challenges and opportunities, and offers guidance to decision-makers engaged in strengthening…
Assistive Technologies Knowledge Pack (English)
Knowledge packages (KPs) are short, pragmatic guides on individual topics within EdTech, meant to provide sufficient knowledge and understanding so that nontechnical stakeholders can make key planning, design, and procurement decisions for education. This KP is designed to support the target audience with how to design and implement interventions with assistive technologies for education. The key objectives of this KP are to: understand the existing evidence around assistive technologies in education; gain some practical know-how and resources specifically around procuring assistive technologies, designing accessible curriculum, and implementing training; and identify potential challenges and gaps in preparation for an intervention.
Details
Publisher Name:
World Bank
Publisher Website:
https://www.worldbank.org/ext/en/home
Publication Year:
2022
Languages:
English
Categories:
Evidence and data, Report
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