“…While studies focusing on AT in terms of new technology [ 7 ]; health systems [ 8 ] and partnerships [ 9 ]; access to education and livelihoods [ 8 , 10 ]; and COVID-19 [ 11 , 12 ] are increasing, there remains very little evidence concerning the impact of AT on access to participation in activities of citizenship, and even less concerned with the very poorest persons with disabilities in the Global South. There are of course some notable exceptions, such as this informal country capacity assessment undertaken for AT provision and supply [ 13 ] and this example of the social network mediating assistive technology use in informal settlements [ 7 ]. Though much previous research has highlighted the importance of persons with disabilities being able to participate in the issues that affect their lives themselves [ 14 , 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], this work rarely considers the role of AT.…”