ATscale, the Global Partnership for Assistive Technology, is a cross-sector global partnership with a mission to transform people’s lives through assistive technology. It catalyzes action to ensure that, by 2030, an additional 500 million people in low- and middle-income countries get the life-changing assistive technology they need.
Today, 2.5 billion people globally need to use at least one type of assistive technology, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, prostheses, eyeglasses or digital services. In low-income countries only 10% of people have the assistive technology they need, in stark contrast to 90% of people in need in high-income countries who do.
ATscale works with governments, assistive technology users, NGOs, bilateral donors, the private sector and multilateral organizations to increase awareness and political will, and support innovation and investment in assistive technology markets, systems and services.
