ERIC Number: ED620403
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022-Feb
Pages: 47
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Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Assistive Technologies to Children with Disabilities in Afghanistan
Whittaker, Golnaz; Wood, Gavin
UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti
Due to the impacts of the ongoing conflict, Afghanistan's child population is at high risk of being born with or acquiring a primary or secondary disability. According to a recent estimate, up to 17% of Afghanistan's children live with some form of disability. Assistive Technologies -- the systems, services and products that enhance the functioning of people with impairments -- are likely to be required by a large proportion of children with disabilities in Afghanistan. Afghanistan has signed and ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, which includes a commitment to provide assistive technologies equitably to all who need it. However, little action has been taken to meet this commitment, and there continues to be a vast gap between need and provision. This work presents the the barriers and facilitators to provision and provides recommendations to begin to close the gap.
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Barriers, Assistive Technology, Disabilities, Nongovernmental Organizations, Government Role, Social Values, Incidence, Children, Adults, International Organizations, Proximity, Poverty, Social Bias, Donors, Agency Role, Civil Rights, Access to Health Care, Rehabilitation, COVID-19, Pandemics, Conflict, War
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Publication Type: Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy)
Identifiers - Location: Afghanistan
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