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Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology Volume 15, 2020 - Issue 7
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Original Research

Assistive technology as a pillar of universal health coverage: qualitative analysis of stakeholder responses to the world health assembly resolution on assistive technology

Natasha LaytonARATA (Australian Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Association), Melbourne, Australia; ;RAIL (Rehabilitation, Ageing and Independent Living) Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Correspondence[email protected]
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Diane BellFaculty of Business and Management Sciences, Cape Peninsula University of Technology, Cape Town, South Africa; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-2139-0012
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Johan BorgSchool of Education, Health and Social Studies, Dalarna University, Falun, Sweden; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4432-5256
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Emily SteelCentre for Universal Design, Sydney, Australia; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-4124-3351
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Malcolm MaclachlanALL (Assisting Living and Learning Institute) and Department of Psychology, Maynooth University, Maynooth, Ireland; ORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0001-6672-9206
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Emma TebbuttWorld Health Organisation, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-7707-0758
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Chapal KhasnabisWorld Health Organisation, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0003-1824-2334
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Soumya SwaminathanWorld Health Organisation, Geneva, SwitzerlandORCID Iconhttp://orcid.org/0000-0002-6896-2703
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Pages 825-831 | Received 02 May 2020, Accepted 24 May 2020, Published online: 27 Jun 2020

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