The World Autism Awareness Day 2019 was celebrated on April 2nd with the theme 'Assistive Technologies, Active Participation'.
Details:
- The theme highlights the integral role technology plays in the development of people with any form of disability including autism.
- Technology is not only important for development it also ensures that people with disabilities enjoy their basic human rights and helps them tackle any issues they face as a member of the society.
- The theme 'Assistive Technologies, Active Participation' also highlights the fact that assistive technologies are expensive and inaccessible to a large population living with autism.
- There is also a lack of guidance about the usage of assistive technologies and their efficiency throughout the globe.
