Policy paper

International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Published 23 July 2018

Form for submitting commitments for the Global Disability Summit 2018

IMPORTANT: Please refer to the accompanying guidance note for advice on completing this form and please fill in all four sections in English.

Your organisation:

Type of organisation: Civil Society Organisation

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Name of organisation International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness

Charter for Change

Please read the attached Summit Charter for Change: the principal legacy of the Summit. If your organisation is happy to sign up to the Charter, please confirm by putting a cross in the box below. My organisation signs up to the Summit Charter for Change ☒

Your organisation’s commitments to achieve the rights of people with disabilities in developing countries:

A. Commitments for Technology and Innovation

Please select the category which your commitment most relates to: Join Global Partnership for Assistive Technology

Please enter the exact wording of the commitment/s, including details of others who have supported its development (75 words limit): IAPB will align with the Global Partnership for Technology. IAPB commits to provide technical advice to the Partnership, and continuing to promote greater access to eye care related Assistive Technology and Assistive Devices via advocacy, technical advice to WHO GATE, and inclusion of devices on the IAPB Standard List sourcing platform.

Timeframe and/or implementation plan (75 words limit)

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Please copy and paste this box for additional commitments under this theme.