USPA NEWS - One billion and three hundred people (1,3Bn), i.e 17% of the world’s population, experience forms of disabilities. Among those one-fifth (1/5) of the estimated global total, or between 110 million and 190 million people, experience significant disabilities, around 80 percent (80%) of them are in developing countries. (Source: World Bank, EIB). Disability prevalence is even higher for developing countries and those with disabilities are more likely to experience adverse socio-economic outcomes such as less education, poorer health and employment outcomes, and higher poverty rates, social exclusion. According to WHO, forty (40%) of Africa’s population consists of people with disabilities including 10-15 percent (10-15%) of school-age children (Source, WHO, July 2022)
What if we told you, that it’s possible, for a disabled person, to make a difference in this world, in the TECH area, specifically the Assistive Technology, thanks to the A.I (Artificial Intelligence)?
A.T (Assistive Technology) refers to devices, software, programs or even apps that enable people with Disabilities to perform their usual functions to face their impairments.
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