Advancing access to AT worldwide is what unites the members of the Global Alliance of Assistive Technology Organizations (GAATO) and GAATO with international institutions having similar goals, such as the WHO, UNICEF, ITU  and others. In this session we will discuss with representatives of big and small non-for-profit membership based organizations of AT stakeholders the role they can play in driving the global, regional and national agenda’s. We will start from the outcomes of the recent consultation process held by WHO and the draft global Roadmap WHO is preparing. The session will highlight the potential of AT associations as non governmental civil society initiatives, expression of the interests of end users and the professionals that aim to support them.   

In collaboration with the WHO.

With:

Emma Tebbutt (WHO)

Luc de Witte (GAATO president)

Natasha Layton (ARATA, Australia)

Francesco Zanfardino (GLIC Association, Italy)

David Banes (DAT Europe)

Alex Kamadu (ISWP)

Pedro Encarnação (AAATE)

Rohini Gaur (Kara Medical Foundation, India)