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Autor/inn/en | Whittaker, Golnaz; Wood, Gavin |
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Institution | UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti (Italy) |
Titel | Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Assistive Technologies to Children with Disabilities in Afghanistan |
Quelle | (2022), (47 Seiten)
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Sprache | englisch |
Dokumenttyp | gedruckt; online; Monographie |
Schlagwörter | 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; Afghanistan |
Abstract | 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. (As Provided). |
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Erfasst von | ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC |
Update | 2024/1/01 |