Editorial – Elsevier smart health special issue: Advancing ICT for health, accessibility, and wellbeing

Achilleos, Achilleas; Pissaloux, Edwige; Papadopoulos, George A.; Velázquez, Ramiro

doi:10.1016/j.smhl.2025.100580

Editorial – Elsevier smart health special issue: Advancing ICT for health, accessibility, and wellbeing

Journal

Smart Health

ISSN

2352-6483

Publisher

Elsevier BV

Date Issued

2025-06

Author(s)

Achilleos, Achilleas

Pissaloux, Edwige

Papadopoulos, George A.

Type

text::journal::editorial

DOI

10.1016/j.smhl.2025.100580

URL

https://scripta.up.edu.mx/handle/20.500.12552/12180

Abstract

Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has emerged as a cornerstone in addressing global health challenges, accessibility needs, and promoting overall wellbeing. Article 9 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities highlights ICT accessibility as integral to ensuring equity and inclusion for persons with disabilities (PwDs) (World Health Organization, 2023). The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates over one billion individuals live with disabilities, 80 % of whom are in low-income regions. These individuals face compounded challenges of exclusion and poverty, exacerbated by limited access to affordable and inclusive technologies (United Nations, 2025). © The authors © Elsevier.

Subjects

Editorial

License

Acceso Restringido

URL License

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/

How to cite

Achilleos, A., Pissaloux, E., Papadopoulos, G. A., & Velazquez, R. (2025). Editorial – Elsevier smart health special issue: Advancing ICT for health, accessibility, and wellbeing. Smart Health, 36, 100580. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.smhl.2025.100580