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21 March 2017 | Disabilities
One billion people currently experience some form of disability. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has predicted that the number of people aged 60 years and older will reach two billion by 2050, therefore we need to pay attention to accessibility…
17 March 2017 | Disabilities
Each year the voice of people with Down syndrome, and those who live and work with them, grows louder. The Down Syndrome International (DSi) encourages friends all over the world to choose their own activities and events to help raise awareness of…
25 February 2017 | Disabilities
The Zero Project Conference 2017 took place in the UN Office in Vienna from 22 to 24 February 2017, with a theme focused on Employment, Decent Work and Vocational Education and Training. The Conference gathered around 500 experts, innovators, and…
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…