Bringing assistive technology services to everyone, everywhere
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Countries need practical guidance to design inclusive, effective service-delivery systems. ATscale supports the development of tools, models and standards that help integrate access to assistive technology throughout the life course.
Goal: Scalable, people-centered service-delivery models adapted to different contexts.
Interventions
ATconnect: The global hub for assistive technology resources and programmes
Now live at www.ATconnect.info, ATconnect was developed with contributions from the global assistive technology community, and addresses the longstanding fragmentation of information by providing a
Hearing aids – package of hearing care interventions
WHO is working on a global guideline for countries on ear and hearing care, including hearing aid fitting and related services and interventions at community, primary, secondary, and tertiary level
Increasing the availability of quality-assured hearing aids by establishing a pre-qualification mechanism
ATscale is working to enhance the quality, safety, and efficacy of hearing aids by exploring the feasibility of a pre-qualification process.
Outcome measures for people with prostheses
The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) is piloting the COMPASS outcome measures in multiple countries to assess their feasibility and resource requirements for use in rehabi
Autorefractor technical report and country guidance
Assesses the technical performance, usability, and implementation considerations of handheld autorefractor technologies, particularly in low-resource and primary care settings.
