The International Disability Alliance and World Health Organization warmly invite you to join the webinar "Leveraging accessible digital health innovations to advance health equity for persons with disabilities".
Around 1.3 billion persons with disabilities, 16% of the global population, still face persistent health inequities, including poorer health outcomes and premature death. As countries accelerate the adoption of digital health solutions to advance Universal Health Coverage, there is a critical opportunity and responsibility to ensure these innovations are inclusive and accessible. Too often, digital health tools stay out of reach for persons with disabilities, maintaining existing inequalities rather than reducing them.
Against this backdrop, the International Disability Alliance, in collaboration with the World Health Organization, invites you to a webinar to explore how we can accelerate health equity for persons with disabilities through digital health innovations.
Date and time
The webinar will be hosted on 7 April 2026, from 12:00 to 12:30 CET.
Content & accessibility
- Position health inequities experienced by persons with disabilities as a global health priority that must be addressed in the current, rapid digital health transformation of health systems around the world;
- Disseminate the WHO-ITU Global standards for accessibility of telehealth services and its implementation toolkit;
- Explore the opportunities and risks of AI for persons with disabilities in the context of global health, including its potential to enhance accessibility as well as the risks of algorithmic bias.
The webinar will feature experts from the International Disability Alliance, World Health Organization, International Telecommunication Union, World Blind Union, Republic of India, and the University of Geneva (in order of appearance). An expert presentation, a panel discussion, and an interactive Q&A session will be facilitated.
The session will be conducted in English, with live language interpretation in Arabic, French, Portuguese and Spanish. Captioning and International Sign Language will be available.
Health equity cannot be achieved if persons with disabilities remain excluded from digital health solutions. Join us in advancing inclusive, rights-based health innovations.