Inclusion International and WHO to identify 50 Most Priority Assistive Products

Inclusion International is an organisation fighting for the rights of people with intellectual disabilities in the world.  World Health Organisation (in short, WHO) is an international organisation that deals with health in the world.   Together, Inclusion International and WHO have created a questionnaire.   In this questionnaire, you can write about the most important products that help people with disabilities.   Inclusion International and WHO want to improve the quality of products that help people with disabilities.   They want to help governments to give products that help people with disabilities.   Everyone can answer this questionnaire.   You can also share with your colleagues and friends.   The questionnaire is available in 52 different languages.   You can find it here.   Or, you can download it here and send it to assistivetechnology@who.int.   You can send your answers until 3 March 2016.   If you have questions or doubts, please send an email to info@inclusion-international.org.

Nowadays, only 1 in 10 persons in need for assistance have access to assistive products (AP). This leaves almost a billion people worldwide in need of assistive products.

 

Inclusion International and World Health Organisation (WHO) have created a survey that aims to identify50 Most Priority Assistive Products for people in need of assistance.

 

With the data collected, WHO will develop a WHO Priority Assistive Products List (APL). The main goal of this list is to improve access to high-quality affordable assistive products for people with disabilities worldwide. Moreover, the data collected will be used as a guide for governments in prioritising access to assistive products for its citizens and in that manner contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Lastly, this survey will also help WHO obtain a large representative sample of users and potential users of assistive products.

 

All stakeholders, especially users and potential users, family members and organisations are welcome to complete this survey.

 

The survey is available in the world’s 52 most-spoken languages, which can be selected using the drop-down menu towards the top of the page.

 

You can find the survey online by clicking here.

 

Or, you can download the survey in PDF format here and send it to assistivetechnology@who.int.

 

This survey will close on 3 March 2016.

 

For more information, please send an email to info@inclusion-international.org