Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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Result on the web

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6" target="_blank" >10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Original language description

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have placed great emphasis on the need for much greater social inclusion, and on making deliberate efforts to reach marginalized groups. People with disabilities are often marginalized through their lack of access to a range of services and opportunities. Assistive products can help people overcome impairments and barriers enabling them to be active, participating and productive members of society. Assistive products are vital for people with disabilities, frailty and chronic illnesses; and for those with mental health problems, and gradual cognitive and physical decline characteristic of aging populations. This paper illustrates how the achievement of each of the 17 SDGs can be facilitated by the use of assistive products. Without promoting the availability of assistive products the SDGs cannot be achieved equitably. We highlight how assistive products can be considered as both a mediator and a moderator of SDG achievement. We also briefly describe how the Global Cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE) is working to promote greater access to assistive products on a global scale.

Czech name

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Czech description

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Type

J_x - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)

CEP classification

FQ - Public health system, social medicine

OECD FORD branch

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Project

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Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2016

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Globalization and Health

ISSN

1744-8603

e-ISSN

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Volume of the periodical

12

Issue of the periodical within the volume

novenber

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

6

Pages from-to

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UT code for WoS article

000388896400001

EID of the result in the Scopus database

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