Report

Global report on assistive technology

World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund, 2022

English
العربية

Highlights

More than 2.5 billion people globally need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition. Yet nearly 1 billion of them are denied access, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where access can be as low as 3 per cent of the need for these life-changing products.

The Global Report on Assistive Technology presents evidence for the first time on the global need for and access to assistive products and provides a series of recommendations to expand availability and access, raise awareness of the need, and implement inclusion policies to improve the lives of millions of people.