A dataset from the World Health Organization (WHO) concerning the coverage of people in need of assistive technology as defined by legislation. The data likely contains information on policy frameworks and legal provisions across different jurisdictions. The exact scope, row count, and last update date are unknown.
Use Cases
- Analyzing the relationship between national legislation and access to assistive technology (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Benchmarking policy frameworks across countries to identify gaps in legal coverage (inferred from domain, verify after download)
- Informing advocacy and policy development for disability-inclusive health systems (inferred from domain, verify after download)
Strengths
- Published on the WHO Global Health Observatory (who_gho) platform.
- Associated with the World Health Organization (WHO).
Limitations
- Metadata is minimal; actual content requires verification after download.
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
Provenance
- Source
- World Health Organization (WHO)
- Collection Method
- Likely compiled from official national legislation and policy documents.
- Time Range
- null
- Freshness
- Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
- Geography
- Likely global or multi-country, but specific coverage is unknown.