Wheelchair Market Shaping

The community recommended that more rigorous standards be developed for wheelchairs in LRS.

Design Considerations for Wheelchairs Used in Adverse Conditions

The ISOPlus is used to test casters, rolling resistance, and corrosion for adverse conditions.

<p>Different interpretations of minimum quality standards have led to a spectrum of products with varying degrees of quality considerations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Motivation has developed its own Product Assessment Tool in collaboration with Humanity and Inclusion (HI) and APDK.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It limits the visibility to suppliers on what is appropriate for LRS.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>No single ministry having complete oversight on procurement and provision</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some ministries lack the supply chain or logistics capacity to effectively deliver products appropriately</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Low and erratic funding and demand, reliance on a poorly developed distributor network, and need to develop products with specific design features for use in LRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some populations are left behind</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Design, produce, and provide wheelchairs that are appropriate for use in LRS</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Most assembly of lower-cost wheelchairs happens in China, while more expensive, high-end products are commonly assembled in Europe or North America.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Localized assembly of wheelchairs in LMICs.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>By boxing components separately, which represents maximum efficiency in shipping logistics.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<ol> <li>Assembly cost at the factory may or may not be significantly reduced, and 2) mass assembly of many wheelchairs requires immediate distribution of many wheelchairs or significant local warehouse capacity.</li> </ol> Signup and view all the answers

<p>It helps keep the cost of the product to a minimum.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The local dealer profiles the wheelchair to the patient, and the patient provides feedback if adjustments are required.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>To catalyse action to ensure that 500 million more people globally are reached with life-changing AT by 2030.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The two primary approaches are demand-side engagement and supply-side engagement. Demand-side engagement involves working with governments, DPOs, CSOs, and others to build and consolidate demand, enhance coordination, and strengthen procurement processes. Supply-side engagement involves working with manufacturers and suppliers to enhance competition, reduce production costs, and improve quality standards.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The unified strategy enables global stakeholders to develop an enabling environment for access to AT and shape markets to overcome supply- and demand-side barriers.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>ATscale has prioritized five priority products to identify interventions needed to overcome supply- and demand-side barriers. The purpose of this prioritization is to address the most critical gaps in the market and ensure that the most impactful products are available to those who need them.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>These stakeholders work with ATscale to build and consolidate demand, enhance coordination, and strengthen procurement processes, with the expected outcomes of improved financing and service delivery, and accelerated entry and uptake of new and better products.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Improving financing and service delivery is critical to ensuring that people with disabilities and older adults have access to the Assistive Technology they need to live independently and participate fully in their communities.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The consequences of purchasing transport-type wheelchairs for long-term users are that lower quality chairs have a short life span and can increase long-term costs to the public system.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Many people who need a wheelchair struggle to afford even low-cost options because they are priced above their ability to pay, resulting in limited or non-existent out-of-pocket payments, especially among the poorest.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The purpose of requiring small user contributions is to gain user buy-in to the maintenance of the product and to increase user engagement.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>There is limited consensus on a range of preferred product classes and no commonly accepted objective measure of what is an appropriate wheelchair.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The impact of NGOs and FBOs designing and manufacturing their own range of wheelchairs is that it contributes to fragmentation in financing, procurement, and product design.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Some organisations have developed tools to assess quality, but acceptance and adoption are limited.</p> Signup and view all the answers