Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

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dc.contributor.authorTebbutt, Emmaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBrodmann, Rebeccaen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorBorg, Johanen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorMacLachlan, Malcolmen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorKhasnabis, Chapalen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorHorvath, Roberten_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-16T13:20:57Z
dc.date.available2017-08-16T13:20:57Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionCITATION: Tebbutt, E., et al. 2016. Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Globalization and Health, 12:79, doi:10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6.
dc.descriptionThe original publication is available at https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com
dc.description.abstractENGLISH SUMMARY : 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.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6
dc.description.versionPublisher's version
dc.format.extent6 pages ; illustrations
dc.identifier.citationTebbutt, E., et al. 2016. Assistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Globalization and Health, 12:79, doi:10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6
dc.identifier.issn1744-8603 (online)
dc.identifier.otherdoi:10.1186/s12992-016-0220-6
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10019.1/102118
dc.language.isoen_ZAen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Central
dc.rights.holderAuthors retain copyright
dc.subjectPeople with disabilities -- Services foren_ZA
dc.subjectAssistive technologyen_ZA
dc.titleAssistive products and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)en_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA
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