One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in the global community’s work on health. This lack of access not only violates the rights of people with disabilities under international law, but UHC and SDG 3 cannot be attained without better health services for the one billion people with…
Survey Report: The Critical Need for Practitioner Training in Assistive Technology (AT) to Better Serve Learners with Visual Impairments
This report from 2022 provides a snapshot of challenges and wishes of 1,035 individuals providing support to AT users who are blind, have low vision, or are deafblind, many of whom have additional disabilities.
Details
Publisher Name:
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
Publisher Website:
https://www.atia.org/
Publication Year:
2022
Languages:
English
Country or Region:
United States of America
Categories:
Report
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