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22 February 2017 | Disabilities
A staggering 80% of persons with disabilities live in poverty. There is often a misplaced connection between disability and poverty, however the circumstance of disability does not lead to poverty; rather the environment and lack of capacity…
21 December 2016 | Disabilities
Ensuring inclusivity of persons with disability in the era of sustainable development is imperative for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. However, the capacity of Member States to develop policies and frameworks aimed at disability…
12 December 2016 | Disabilities
In Quito, Ecuador this year the New Urban Agenda included persons with disabilities with a focus on making cities accessible to all, for the first time. With 41 million persons with disabilities expected to be living in cities by 2030 it is an issue…
09 December 2016 | Disabilities
Of the world’s 7.4 billion people, some 15 per cent – or one billion – are said to have some form of disability. Jun Ishikawa is one of them. An international relations professor at the University of Shizuoka in Japan, he lost his eyesight at the…
08 December 2016 | Disabilities
“Persons with disabilities are not objects of charity but equal members of society.”
That was the message from singer-songwriter and UN Messenger of Peace, Stevie Wonder. Speaking to a packed house at the International Day for Persons with…
05 December 2016 | Disabilities
Over a billion people are estimated to live with some form of disability. They remain among the most marginalised people in most societies. This is due to a lack of disability sensitive and responsive policy interventions, barriers like stigma and…
01 December 2016 | Disabilities
Breaking through the stigma barrier to access education and health care is just one of the critical challenges facing persons with disabilities, particularly those in developing countries.
That factor was among a range of key findings outlined to an…
29 November 2016 | Disabilities
Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) play an increasingly important role in shaping the latest trends in Assistive Technologies (ATs) for the rehabilitation and social inclusion of persons with disabilities (PwD). However, lack of…
07 November 2016 | Disabilities
Disability is an evolving concept with a tendency to present itself when the environment does not support the needs of an individual.
It has been ten years since the adoption of the Convention on the Right of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). In…
10 October 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
10 October 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…
10 October 2016 | Disabilities, Poverty Eradication, Social Inclusion
“Why must I be in bondage – doesn’t everybody deserve to be free?” she asked with tears in her eyes. Laura (name changed) has been living in physical bondage “for years” but was allowed by her caregivers to attend a mental health camp run by the…