The Lancet Global Health, Vol. 6, No. 10 Published: August 29, 2018
This report details the challenges many women and girls with disabilities face throughout the justice process: reporting abuse to the police, obtaining appropriate medical care, having complaints investigated, navigating the court system, and getting adequate compensation.
This report finds that although Lebanese law bars schools from discriminating against children with disabilities, public and private schools exclude many children with disabilities. For those allowed to enroll, schools often lack reasonable accommodations, such as modifications to the classroom envi...ronment and curricula or teaching methods to address children’s needs. Schools also require the families of children with disabilities to pay extra fees and expenses that in effect are discriminatory.
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Accessed October 2018
The Information, Orientation and Social Support Service (SIOAS) reaches out to people with disabilities, mainly through its mobile teams, in 35 of the poorest neighborhoods in Maputo, Matola and Beira and will soon also be present in Tete and Nampula; these are five of the mos...t populous urban centers in Mozambique. The SIOAS has a special focus on children.
O Serviço de Informação, Orientação e Acompanhamento Social (SIOAS) abrange pessoas portadoras de deficiência, principalmente através das suas brigadas móveis, em 35 dos bairros mais pobres de Maputo, Matola e Beira e em breve também estará presente em Tete e Nampula; estes são cinco dos centros urbanos mais populosos de Moçambique. O SIOAS tem um foco especial em crianças.
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Accessed November 2018. Datasheet on WHO global data on blindness.
This report found that while European Schools are paying increasing attention to inclusion, children with disabilities continued to face problems. They are rejected, pressured into changing schools, or are not provided with appropriate accommodations and support to allow them to learn and thrive in ...an inclusive environment.
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Alternative Report to the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in response to South Africa’s Baseline Country Report of March 2013 on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, with particular reference to the provisions of Article 24
Checklist for including children with disabilities in preparedness (English) | Preparedness checklist
Checklist for including children with disabilities in preparedness (French) | Dispositif de préparation
Checklist for including children with disabilities in response and early recovery (English) | Checklist for response and early recovery
Checklist for including children with disabilities in response and early recovery (French) | Intervention et redressement rapide
Checklist for including children with disabilities in recovery and reconstruction (English) | Checklist for recovery and reconstruction
Checklist for including children with disabilities in recovery and reconstruction (French) | Rétablissement et reconstruction
Guide | Dispositif de préparation - Intervention et redressement rapide -
Rétablissement et reconstruction
Guidance | Preparedness - Response and early recovery - Recovery and reconstruction