Advocacy & Awareness

Advocacy to raise awareness of the value of access to high-quality assistive health technologies and need for trained multidisciplinary professionals to provide prosthetics and orthotics services are strategic priorities for ISPO.

The ISPO Advocacy and Awareness Committee is striving to increase recognition of the need for rehabilitation and technical professionals in prosthetics and orthotics; drive policy development in the prosthetics, orthotics, and rehabilitation field; and develop and implement prosthetics and orthotics standards. These goals are to be achieved through key strategic advocacy measures.

ISPO’s Advocacy Strategy

Awareness-raising activities

Targeted advocacy

Facilitating strategic collaborations

IPOD 2026

Theme 2026:

People

November 5, 2026

Putting People First: 

Inclusion, Empowerment & Mobility for All

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International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day

The International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day will be celebrated each year on November 5th and each year, ISPO campaign will highlight the importance of one of the five pillars (People, Policy, Products, Personnel and Provision) that need to be addressed to ensure access to equitable, appropriate and high-quality prosthetics and orthotics services.

 

This year’s theme is: PEOPLE

 

Highlighting the innovations, accessibility, and impact of prosthetic and orthotic products that transform lives worldwide.

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International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day 2025: Celebrating Innovation, Access, and Quality in P&O Products

29 October 2025

Date: 5 November 2025Theme: Products – Advancing Access, Innovation, and Quality The International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) invites the global community to join in celebrating International Prosthetics and Orthotics Day (IPOD) on 5…

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International Day of People with Disabilities 2021

1 October 2021

For the International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2021 under the theme “Fighting for Rights in the Post-COVID Era”, ISPO circulated the following mailing to its members and the community…

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International Day of People with Disabilities 2019

1 October 2019

On 3 December 2019, we are inviting ISPO members, partners and friends to join #ISPOWER on social media to celebrate the UN International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) and promote the…

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