Experts advocate for affordable and easily accessible assistive technology

They point out the need for greater investment, enhanced local production, and policy reforms to promote disability-inclusive solutions in Nepal.

Mendrel Sherab Seldon, a 12-year-old with mobility issues, had great difficulty writing since a young age. Because of it, she had a hard time at school. But in the Assistive Technology Makeathon held in Thimpu, Bhutan last year, she got access to assistive devices—finger grip and pencil holders—thanks to which, she can now write with greater ease.