Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi
Assistive technologies are critical to supporting the participation and engagement of persons with disabilities and others who experience functional difficulties in daily life. Assistive products have been demonstrated to be related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); how...
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| author | Emma M. Smith Ikenna D. Ebuenyi Juba A. Kafumba Monica Jamali-Phiri Alister Munthali Mac MacLachlan |
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| description | Assistive technologies are critical to supporting the participation and engagement of persons with disabilities and others who experience functional difficulties in daily life. Assistive products have been demonstrated to be related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); however, no previous research has explored the relationship between assistive technology (AT) and the SDGs from the perspective of stakeholder organisations working in the field of AT provision. In this study, we evaluated the relevance of AT and the SDGs to achieving the organisational missions of key stakeholders in AT ecosystem in Malawi. Key stakeholders (n = 36) in the AT field in Malawi were asked to rate the relevance of AT to achieving their organisational missions, and the relevance of AT to each of the 17 SDGs on a 5-point Likert scale. Stakeholders who participated were engaged in consultative meetings with the government and an action research team as part of a larger policy development project, and represented ministries and government agencies, organisations of persons with disabilities, and local and international non-governmental organisations. AT was rated as being relevant to all of the SDGs, albeit to varying degrees, and not surprisingly to achieving AT stakeholders’ organisational missions. The cross-cutting nature of the relevance of AT underscores the importance of cross-ministerial cooperation and shared leadership in provision AT. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c3cec31c0542450cb314f30d21bcac6a2023-08-03T09:15:31ZengTaylor & Francis GroupGlobal Health Action1654-98802022-12-0115110.1080/16549716.2022.21333812133381Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in MalawiEmma M. Smith0Ikenna D. Ebuenyi1Juba A. Kafumba2Monica Jamali-Phiri3Alister Munthali4Mac MacLachlan5Maynooth UniversityMaynooth UniversityOlomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacky UniversityOlomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacky UniversityOlomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacky UniversityOlomouc University Social Health Institute (OUSHI), Palacky UniversityAssistive technologies are critical to supporting the participation and engagement of persons with disabilities and others who experience functional difficulties in daily life. Assistive products have been demonstrated to be related to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs); however, no previous research has explored the relationship between assistive technology (AT) and the SDGs from the perspective of stakeholder organisations working in the field of AT provision. In this study, we evaluated the relevance of AT and the SDGs to achieving the organisational missions of key stakeholders in AT ecosystem in Malawi. Key stakeholders (n = 36) in the AT field in Malawi were asked to rate the relevance of AT to achieving their organisational missions, and the relevance of AT to each of the 17 SDGs on a 5-point Likert scale. Stakeholders who participated were engaged in consultative meetings with the government and an action research team as part of a larger policy development project, and represented ministries and government agencies, organisations of persons with disabilities, and local and international non-governmental organisations. AT was rated as being relevant to all of the SDGs, albeit to varying degrees, and not surprisingly to achieving AT stakeholders’ organisational missions. The cross-cutting nature of the relevance of AT underscores the importance of cross-ministerial cooperation and shared leadership in provision AT.http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2022.2133381assistive technologysustainable development goalsglobal healthhealth policycollective leadership |
| spellingShingle | Emma M. Smith Ikenna D. Ebuenyi Juba A. Kafumba Monica Jamali-Phiri Alister Munthali Mac MacLachlan Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi Global Health Action assistive technology sustainable development goals global health health policy collective leadership |
| title | Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi |
| title_full | Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi |
| title_fullStr | Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi |
| title_full_unstemmed | Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi |
| title_short | Relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in Malawi |
| title_sort | relevance of assistive technology and the sustainable development goals to stakeholder organizations in malawi |
| topic | assistive technology sustainable development goals global health health policy collective leadership |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/16549716.2022.2133381 |
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