Innocenti Working Papers Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Assistive Technologies to Children with Disabilities in Afghanistan AUTHOR(S) Golnaz Whittaker; Gavin Wood Published: 2022 Innocenti Working Papers 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. + - Cite this publication | No. of pages: 47 | Tags: afghanistan, appropriate technology, child disabilities, disabilities, humanitarian emergencies, new technology × COPY BIBLIOGRAPHIC CITATION Golnaz Whittaker; Gavin Wood 2022 Barriers and Facilitators to Providing Assistive Technologies to Children with Disabilities in Afghanistan. , pp. 47.