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Indicator name:
Coverage of people in need of assistive technology by a national or other legislation(s)
Short name:
Assistive technology population coverage
Data type:
Categorical
Indicator Id:
5673
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:
Population covered by the legislation on assistive technology present in the country. For the purpose of this survey, six population groups are identified: people with difficulties in cognition, people with difficulties in communication, people with difficulties in mobility, people with difficulties in vision, people with difficulties in hearing, people with difficulties in self care.
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: "Who is covered by the national or other legislation(s) marked in response to Assistive technology legislation indicator? People with difficulties in cognition; People with difficulties in communication; People with difficulties in mobility; People with difficulties in vision; People with difficulties in hearing; People with difficulties in self care”. Countries have been categorized for this indicator according to the total number of population groups covered by their legislation: Total coverage = Yes for 6 population groups; Partial coverage = Yes for 5 to 1 population groups; No coverage = No for 6 population groups; No information = No or Information not available for 6 population groups.
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:
5673
Links:
rapid Assistive Technology Assessment tool (rATA)
Global report on assistive technology
Indicator Metadata Registry List
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