Assistive Technology is an important element within the WHO workplan around Rehabilitation. The background documents, definitions and a call to arms for practitioners and governments globally are summarised within WHO (2017). Rehabilitation 2030: A Call for Action. Geneva
Key definitions for ARATA from the Rehabilitation 2030 document:
Key resource documents include:
1- Rehabilitation key for health in the 21st century
2- Rehabilitation in health systems implementing WHO recommendations in countries
3- Rehabilitation in health systems learning from current initiatives
4- Raising awareness of the need for rehabilitation
5- Call for Action