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The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
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The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
The WHO Guidance on community mental health services: Promoting person-centred and rights-based approaches document is part of the WHO Guidance and technical packages on community mental health serv ... more
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 in ... more
The report examines how people with mental health conditions are often shackled by families in their own homes or in overcrowded and unsanitary institutions, against their will, due to widespread stigma and a lack ... more
This report found that many people with disabilities enter institutions as children and remain there for their entire lives. Most of these institut ... more
VADEMECUM | This Vademecum is intended to provide a benchmark for aid workers—whether working in the field or at a strategic level—in particular concerning the formulation and implementation of programmes ... more
The NDMS&IP focuses on mainstreaming disability to promote equitable access to services in the six thematic areas of health, education, livelihoods, empowerment, and social inclusion and cross-cutting issues. The first part ... more
The Disability inclusion guide for action supports ministries of health and their partners in both advancing health equity for persons with ... more
Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons ... more
This document presents the findings of the National Census of Persons with ... more
International Health and Human Rights (2018) 18:18 Disability awareness, Community, Attitudes, Experts-by-experience

NGOs & UN Agencies Assisting Persons with Disabilities

Maria Isabel Egüez United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) (2008) C2
A non-exhaustive reference list of organizations working with and for persons with ... more
Persons with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable and socially excluded groups in any cri ... more
Disability Inclusion | Published by Child Development & Rights and Sustainable Health on behalf of World Vision International.
CBM’s approach is based on the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons ... more
Children with disabilities are particularly vulnerable in humanitarian settings, yet they are often not able to access the services and protection they need. While multiple factors create these barr ... more
The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, ... more
The State of the World’s Children 2013: Children with Disabilities examines the barriers – from inaccessible buildings to dismissive attitudes, ... more
Disability at a Glance 2015 focuses on barriers to the employment of persons with disabilities i ... more
UNICEF’s 2013 flagship report, The State of the World’s Children, focuses on Children with Disabilities. The report covers a range ... more

Burkina Faso Country Strategy 2016-2020

Roniger R. Light for the World Burkina FasoInternational (2016) C1
Burkina Faso remains one of the poorest countries in the world, with 44.5% of the population living below the poverty line. To promote the ... more
This document addresses the issue of the medical and rehabilitative care of persons with physica ... more
This article describes experiences in implementing a community mental health and development project in a rural district in southern India, including the position of persons ... more
WEB Foundationis a disability focused non- Governmental Organization in Ghana committed to promoting the rights and social inclusion of persons ... more
This paper aims to understand the agency that caregivers who participated in a CBR empowerment component programme exercised, in order to promote the rights of their children ... more
This Making It Work multi-stakeholder initiative documents good practice for inclusive employment of people with disabilities, in order to promote ... more
Background Equity and inclusion are important principles in policy development and implementation. The aim of this study is to explore the extent to which equity and inclusion were considered in the development ... more
An estimated 1.3 billion people – or 16% of global population worldwide – experience a significant disability today. Persons with ... more
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prost ... more
WHO, in partnership with the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics (ISPO) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), has published global standards for prosthetics and orthotics. Its aim is to ensure that prost ... more
The meningitis road map has been designated as a flagship global strategy of the WHO’s Thirteenth General Programme of Work, 2019–2023 and is an essential component in achieving universal health ... more
This document contains guidance for strengthening the disability inclusiveness of MHPSS responses and programmes in emergency settings. It is intended to supplement the IASC Guidelines on Mental Health and Psychosocial Support in Emergency Settings ... more
The QualityRights training and guidance modules have been developed to enhance knowledge, skills and understanding among key stakeholders on how to promote the rights of ... more
Ensuring mental health and well-being has become a worldwide imperative and an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. But in all countries around the world, our response has been woefully insufficient, and we have made little progre ... more
Ensuring mental health and well-being has become a worldwide imperative and an important target of the Sustainable Development Goals. But in all countries around the world, our response has been woefully insufficient, and we have made little prog ... more
The government of Kazakhstan has committed to ensuring that children with disabilities have access to inclusive education and it has taken the impo ... more
This report from Human Rights Watch found that South Africa has failed to guarantee the right to education for many of the country’s children and young adults due to widespread discrimination agai ... more
This report finds that although Lebanese law bars schools from discriminating against children with disabilities, public and private schools exclude many children ... more
Barriers to Full Realization of Human Rights for Women and Children with Disabilities
According to the National Institute of Statistics and Demography (NSID) 168,094 persons out of Burkina Faso’s 14,017,262 inhabitants are living ... more

Manual for the professional in Adapted Physical Activity

Lucile Peynot; Thomas Chantereault and Ezzedine Bouzid Handicap International; Tunesian Federation of sport for persons with disabilities (2011) C1
Detailed adapted physical activities are provided with practical guides, group sport guides and assessment tools in order to promote a more inclusive society through sports
This document provides a guidance on the importance of consulting with children with disabilities ... more
Children with disabilities in South Africa: The hidden reality is part of a multiple-country study conducted by ACPF. The study seeks to analyse ho ... more
One billion people around the world live with disabilities. This report makes the case that they are being “left behind” in the global community’s work on health. This lack ... more
Save the Children in Albania is establishing and strengthening structures and mechanisms which monitor and advocate for children’s rights, promote ways to protect children from all forms of exploi ... more
Developmental disabilities are common. Yet, children with developmental disabilities have been neglected in health systems planning and policy prov ... more
People experiencing social disadvantage and marginalization are known to be disproportionately impacted by ill-health. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, persons ... more
salud pública de méxico / vol. 50, suplemento 2 de 2008, pp.167-177. In response to the emerging global concern regarding health and people with intellectual disabilities (ID), several developed ... more
This training guide is designed to enable participants to understand the human rights perspective on migration, and how human rights laws and standards can be operationalized to make migration safer ... more
From Exclusion to Inclusion
This predominantly qualitative research on disability and development in Myanmar was conducted between August 2011 and February 2012, in three commercial centres of Yangon, Mandalay and Taunggyi. Stakeholders ... more
Making sure that people with disabilities get the right health care to do with their bodies, sex, relationships and having children during COVID-19 ... more
The winter season is approaching fast, while older people (OP) and people with disabilities (PwD) have already been living in the harsh environment of ... more
The aim of the WHO QualityRights tool kit is to support countries in assessing and improving the quality and human rights of their mental health a ... more
he WHO global disability action plan 2014-2021 is a significant step towards achieving health and well-being and human rights for people with disabilities ... more
The main objectives of these guidelines are: A. To create awareness among the CBM family (International Office, Member Associations, Regional Offices, Country Offices and partners) on the opportunity savings groups create to attain socio-economic e ... more
WHO QualityRights is an initiative which aims to improve the quality of care in mental health and related services and to promote the human rights of ... more
This document provides technical guidance on concepts, definitions, indicators, criteria, milestones and tools to assist leprosy programmes in their journey towards the goals of interruption of tran ... more
Based on Human Rights Watch (HRW)'s reporting on the human rights dimensions of the COVID-19 pandemic (see Related Summary, and the video, below), ... more
Purpose: This research study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the services provided by CBR programmes in Jordan. Method: This was a mixed- methods investigation. A survey was carried out with ... more
KEY MESSAGES Always talk to a GBV specialist first to understand what GBV services are available in your area. Some services may take the form of hotlines, a mobile app or other remote support. Be aware ... more
Mainstreaming Persons with Disabilities into Society
Living Conditions Among Persons with Disability Survey Report
A STUDY OF THE CHALLENGES FACED BY PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES IN POST-EARTHQUAKE NEPAL.
The right to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health is enshrined in many international human rights treatie ... more
In disaster preparedness, the participation of women, children, older people, persons with disabilities ... more
…voices of persons with disabilities - Part 1
The Equal Rights Review Volume 9, pp.117-137

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Zambia

M. Sakala; P. Korpinen International Labour Organization ILO (2013) C1

Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Ethiopia

Melles, F.; P. Korpinen International Labor Organization ILO; Irish Aid (2012) C1
An estimated 1.3 billion people globally experience significant disability. This figure has grown over the last decade and will continue to rise due to demographic and epidemiological changes. In 2022, the World Health Organization launched the Global report on health equity for ... more

Inclusion of People with Disabilities In Uganda

Pia Korpinen International Labour Organization ILO; Irish Aid (2009) C1
Fact Sheet

Contextual factors around the sexual abuse of people with disabilities in East Africa

Mary-Ann Waddell & Rob Aley Advantage Africa, FIRAH, Resource Center Applied Research and Disability (2015) C2
Knowledge based upon a descriptive literature review of applied research
A review of Save the Children’s work to promote the rights of children with ... more