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Assistive Technology for the Economic Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific
Across Asia and the Pacific, persons with disabilities continue to face low economic participation, with women, young people, and those in rural and under-resourced areas experiencing the greatest barriers to work and the highest rates of vulnerable employment. Assistive technology (AT) plays a critical role in addressing these inequalities by enabling access to education, employment, financial services, and enhancing independence―all drivers of long-term economic empowerment. AT is also increasingly recognised by governments, private sector actors, and global partners as both a human rights obligation and a strategic economic investment. The commitments outlined in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), the Incheon Strategy to ‘Make the Right Real’ for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific, and the Jakarta Declaration on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2023-2032 collectively underscore the region’s responsibility to ensure affordable, appropriate, and accessible AT as a prerequisite for full participation in society and the labour market. This policy paper examines the state of AT access in the region, analyses systemic gaps across the AT ecosystem, and highlights promising practices of using low- to high-tech solutions to support economic inclusion of persons with disabilities across diverse employment sectors.
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