<div dir="ltr">This is noted with thanks<br clear="all"><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">Kindest Regards,<br><br>Suria Apulu Tapala<br><br>_____________________________<div><i style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><b><font color="#8e7cc3" size="4">Administration & Finance Officer</font></b></i><br><i><span style="color:rgb(34,34,34)"><span style="font-weight:bold;color:rgb(32,33,36)">Samoa Blind Persons Association (SBPA)</span><br style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">Amau Apartment, Unit 16, Ground Floor, Saleufi.</span><br style="color:rgb(32,33,36)"><span style="color:rgb(32,33,36)">Telephone: +685 20660, Mobile: +685 7386902</span></span><br><a href="mailto:Email%3Asuriatapala.sbpa2019@gmail.com" target="_blank">Email:suriatapala.sbpa2019@gmail.com</a></i><br></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 19, 2022 at 12:43 PM Paradise Tabucala <<a href="mailto:Paradise.Tabucala@pacificdisability.org">Paradise.Tabucala@pacificdisability.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<p class="MsoNormal">Bula Vinaka Team,<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Attached is the 2022 Assistive Technology Report done by WHO and UNICEF. CBM International also had input into this report.<u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Some major points highlighted by WHO include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Almost one billion children and adults with disabilities and older persons in need of assistive technology denied access, according to new report<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Recommendations include:<u></u><u></u></p>
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<li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Improve access within education, health and social care systems<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Ensure availability, safety, effectiveness and affordability of assistive products<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Enlarge, diversify and improve workforce capacity<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Actively involve users of assistive technology and their families<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Increase public awareness and combat stigma<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Invest in data and evidence-based policy<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Invest in research, innovation, and an enabling ecosystem<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Develop and invest in enabling environments<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Include assistive technology in humanitarian responses<u></u><u></u></li><li class="gmail-m_238493501215624604MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in">Provide technical and economic assistance through international cooperation to support national efforts.<u></u><u></u></li></ol>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">The word version of the document is accessed via this link:
<a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVmzTfgFoPrYCD-T768bPrxvieV0y0Ub/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109712896481377894251&rtpof=true&sd=true" target="_blank">
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kVmzTfgFoPrYCD-T768bPrxvieV0y0Ub/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=109712896481377894251&rtpof=true&sd=true</a><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">The report was released yesterday by WHO.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Kind regards<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU"> <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU">Paradise Tabucala<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU">Public Relations & Communications Officer<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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