ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

📽️Watch #UnlockTheEveryday‘s amazing new campaign film to learn more about how #AssistiveTechnology unlocks opportunities for all! Today, 2.5 billion people need at least one form of assistive product - and access to it is a human right. But today only 10% of people in low-income countries can access the AT they need. 🦽🦻👓📱🦿 In celebration of the first ever World Day for Assistive Technology, we’re shining a light on this inequity and the urgent need for people to access affordable assistive technology such as wheelchairs, eyeglasses, hearing aids, prosthetics and digital devices that enable people to live independent lives – to study, work and enjoy the everyday moments that many of us take for granted. Join us, share your thoughts on the film and show it to your networks! 🙌 👉 Discover more: https://lnkd.in/eR8AWWvt #UnlockTheEveryday #WorldATDay A Leg To Stand On (ALTSO) Clinton Health Access Initiative, Inc. Diversability Development Organization Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office Global Disability Innovation Hub Humanity & Inclusion International Disability Alliance International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics International Society of Wheelchair Professionals Mobility Worldwide Momentum Wheels for Humanity Motivation International Participant Assistive Products Project Lolo Prothea Kenya #ShonaquipSocialEnterprise Ugani Prosthetics UNICEF UNICEF Supply UNOPS Walkabout Foundation #WeThe15 Whee World Health Organization Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology

Imagine a world where the 240 million children with disabilities have the tools they need to thrive. Assistive technology (AT) transforms the lives of children with disabilities, ensuring every child can participate in the world around them. To truly unlock its potential, AT must be affordable and accessible. Currently, more than 90% of children in low- and middle-income countries lack access to assistive technology— UNICEF is determined to change that. Last month, I visited the Global Disability Innovation Hub (GDI Hub) and discussed with my colleagues Gopal Mitra, UNICEF’s Lead of Disability, and Dr Victoria Austin from the GDI Hub at UCL, to mobilize support and reach more children with disabilities with assistive devices. Learn how we are revolutionizing development, learning, and participation among children by expanding access to AT where it’s needed most below. #AT2030 #ForEveryChild #GDIHub #UNICEF #AssistiveTechnology

🌟 Important opportunity alert 🌟 We are calling on interested NGOs, non-profits, and UN entities to participate in a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the project 'Prepositioning Assistive Products for Humanitarian Emergencies.' If you're eligible, learn more about the scope of work, eligibility criteria, and proposal submission details. 🗓 The deadline for submissions is September 13, 2024, ⏲ 12:00 PM, Geneva, Switzerland, CET. 👇 https://ow.ly/kNlG50SAlhJ 📘 Do you want to find out more about, why assistive technology matters in humanitarian emergencies? Then read our thematic brief here:  👇 https://ow.ly/mcAY50SAmkf Join us in making a difference and providing essential assistive products during humanitarian emergencies! #ATscale #AssistiveProducts #CallForProposals

 📢 Important opportunity alert 📣     We are calling on interested NGOs, non-profits, and UN entities to participate in a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the project 'Prepositioning Assistive Products for Humanitarian Emergencies.' If you're eligible, learn more about the scope of work, eligibility criteria, and proposal submission details. The deadline for submissions is: 📅 September 13, 2024, ⏲ 12:00 PM, Geneva, Switzerland, CET. 👉 https://ow.ly/fc1F50SAokO Do you want to find out more about why assistive technology matters in humanitarian emergencies? Then read our thematic brief. 👉 https://ow.ly/capm50SAopm Join us in making a difference and providing essential assistive products during humanitarian emergencies! #ATscale #AssistiveProducts #CallForProposals"

At #COSP17, Iain McKinnon, CEO, Global Disability Innovation Hub emphasized  that ‘Genuine collaboration is key to empowering billions of lives’. 📘👉Read more: https://ow.ly/1FNu50Syurz #COSP17 #UnlockTheEveryday #EveryoneIncluded

📢 Important opportunity alert 📣 We are calling on interested NGOs, non-profits, and UN entities to participate in a Call for Proposals (CFP) for the project 'Prepositioning Assistive Products for Humanitarian Emergencies.' The objective of the grant is to support the establishment of a stock of prepositioned assistive products at a UN logistics center in partnership with other UN agencies/international organizations and to respond to urgent needs of priority assistive products during humanitarian emergencies. If you're eligible, learn more about the scope of work, eligibility criteria, and proposal submission details. The deadline for submissions is: 📅 September 13, 2024, ⏲ 12:00 PM, Geneva, Switzerland, CET. 👉 https://ow.ly/fc1F50SAokO Do you want to find out more about why assistive technology matters in humanitarian emergencies? Then read our thematic brief. 👉 https://ow.ly/capm50SAopm Join us in making a difference and providing essential assistive products during humanitarian emergencies! #ATscale #AssistiveProducts

At #COSP17 discussions emphasized the critical role of health systems in bridging the gap in access to assistive technology between high- and low-income countries.- Kylie Shae OAM 📘 Read More 👉 https://ow.ly/1FNu50Syurz #COSP17 #UnlockTheEveryday #EveryoneIncluded

During the #COSP17 side event on the power of partnership to achieve access to #AssistiveTechnology #UnlockTheEveryday 🦼🦻👓🦿📱  Gopal Mitra shared how UNICEF and partners are transforming access to quality #AssistiveTechnology for children with disabilities worldwide 📘 Read More 👉 https://ow.ly/1FNu50Syurz #COSP17 #UnlockTheEveryday #EveryoneIncluded

Exciting vision shared by Sarah Goulding, Assistant Secretary for Gender Equality, Disability and Social Inclusion at DFAT on Australia's commitment to rights for persons with disabilities and universal access to #AssistiveTechnology. 📘👉Read more: https://ow.ly/1FNu50Syurz #COSP17 #UnlockTheEveryday #EveryoneIncluded

📢 #ICYMI the #COSP17 side event on the power of partnership to achieve access to #AssistiveTechnology #UnlockTheEveryday 🦼🦻👓🦿📱 Jenny Lay-Flurrie, Chief Accessibility Officer, Microsoft emphasized on the role that the private sector can play in scaling up global access to AT. 📘 Read the photo summary 👉  https://ow.ly/gwO950SyuPK #COSP17 #UnlockTheEveryday #EveryoneIncluded