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Paper commissioned for the EFA Global Monitoring Report 2010, Reaching the marginalized
AN ANALYSIS OF UNICEF MICS 3 SURVEY DATA FROM BANGLADESH, LAO PDR, MONGOLIA AND THAILAND
Refugee children with disabilities experience a reality of exclusion and marginalisation that makes them among the most vulnerable displaced ... more
A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN PUBLIC HEALTH OF THE UNIVERSITY ... more

Childhood Disability and Poverty

Daniel Mont Leonard Cheshire Disability and Inclusive Development Centre (2014) C2
As the Convention of the Rights of Children recognizes, children are human beings with a distinc ... more
The report offers a snapshot of the drivers behind the persistent exclusion of persons with ... more
Program Report for Collaborative Agreement: DFD-A-00-08-00309-00 September 30, 2008 -December 31, 2015
This brief presents and addresses some of the challenges that prevent internally displaced persons with ... more
A Paper submitted to the 56th session of the UN Committee to CEDOW, July 2014, Geneva
Disability, CBR & Inclusive Development, [S.l.], v. 24, n. 3, p. 112-122, nov. 2013. ISSN 2211-5242 Children with disabilities encounter more violence in their lives than their peers without disab ... more
A recent survey of the literature and experience identified five broad actions that development institutions and governments, as well as their partners and stakeholders, can take to improve disability-inclusive disaster risk management. Those five a ... more
There are social and environmental barriers faced by persons with disabilities which have been reported in literature. In discussing these barriers ... more
People affected by impairments and disabilities associated with TB are even more likely to belong to marginalized segments of society and are more ... more
.This assessment was conducted using focus group discussion(FGD)with peopleliving with disabilities who were members ... more
Therapist Version
This is the first part of a five-part package that provides guidance on caregiver skills training for families of children aged 2–9 years with de ... more
This adaptation and implementation guide is part of a five-part Caregiver skills training for families of children with developmental delays or ... more
Working Paper Series: No. 26
This paper showed a large positive correlation coefficient between psychosocial health problems and dysfunctional abilities among rural community members
LIGHT FOR THE WORLD is a European confederation of national development NGOs committed to saving eyesight, improving the quality of life and advocating for the ... more
Lessons learnt from the ADCAP programme | This guide shares good practices and challenges that have emerged through the experience of the Age and Disability Capacity Programme (ADCAP) implementing partners, in embedding inclusion ... more
Since 2001, local NGO Dakupa,1 with the support of WaterAid, began to implement a water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) project in several urban municipalities in the Central East region ... more
Q3: What approaches are available to enable non-specialized health care providers to identify children with intellectual disabilities, including intellectual ... more
BioMed Central DOI 10.1186/s12963-016-0096-y

The Economic Costs of Exclusion and Gains of Inclusion of People with Disabilities

Lena Morgon Banks and Sarah Polack International Centre for Evidence in Disability, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (2015) C2
Evidence from Low and Middle Income Countries
WHO MiNDbank is an online platform bringing together country and international resources, covering mental health, substance abuse, disability, general health, human rights and development. It is part of ... more
Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon
Accessed on 10.03.2021 This law guidebook is a simplified summary of Kenyan disability policy, so that those who have disabilities or are associated wit ... more
This report aims to outline the current available knowledge on the health and wellbeing of older persons in the Region of the Americas during the U ... more

Guideline on Inclusive Disaster Risk Reduction: Early Warning and Accessible Broadcasting

Dion, Betty; Qureshi, Aqeel Global Alliance on Accessible Technologies and Environments (GAATES), Asia Pacific Broadcasting Union, Asia Disaster Preparedness Center (2014) C1
- Build community resilience to coastal hazards by improving capacity of inclusive disaster management systems.
- Reduce the mortality rate of person ... more
Health and Human Rights Journal December 2016 / Volume 18 / Number 2 / Papers, 171-182
Around the world, more than 2 billion people lack access to safely managed water, sanitation and hygiene services, with conflicts and climate change exacerbating the issue. Unsafe and insufficient WASH facilities, especially in rural and remote a ... more
The report provides lessons and recommendations for other organizations and the wider humanitarian community on engaging persons with disabilities ... more
The toolkit's purpose is to: improve the primary health care response for older persons. sensitize and educate primary health care workers about the specific needs of their older clients. ... more
Adapted from Disability Task Force. General protections and inclusion principles of injured persons and people with ... more
Today there are Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) programmes in a large number of countries. In many countries, the CBR approach is a part of the national rehabilitation services. However, there ... more

Disability Inclusive Get Ready Guidebook

USAID Atullya Foundation (2021) CC
Due to Nepal’s difficult geographic structure, rapid urbanization, varied groundwater level, and increasing population the country is prone to earthquakes, floods, landslides, fires, lightning, hailstone, drought, epidemic, and other disasters. These disasters cause a huge loss ... more
Available in Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish; WHO and UNICEF policy brief, 19 April 2021 Persons with disabilities are disproportion ... more
Needs assessment and analysis Collect and analyze sex, age and disability disaggregated data (SADDD) and conduct a participatory gender analysis to understand different health needs, capacities, barriers and aspirations and identify populations with ... more
The Implementation toolkit for accessible telehealth services provides practical guidance to support governments, industry partners, health service providers and civil society groups in the use and implementation of the WHO-ITU Global standard for a ... more
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, ... more
Guinea’s 450 megawatt Souapiti dam, scheduled to begin operating in September 2020, is the most advanced of several new hydropower projects planned by the government of President Alpha Condé. Gu ... more
Accessed online January 2018
This study explored family adjustment and access to rehabilitative services for children with Down syndrome, between 0-5 years of age, in the ecoculture o ... more

Include us in education! A qualitative research study on barriers and enablers to education for children with disabilities in Nepal

Zuurmond, M., L.M. Banks, P. Aryal, et al. London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, International Centre for Evidence in Disability, Plan International (2014) C1
A 2013 Plan study across 30 countries found that children with disabilities were on average 10 times less likely to go to school than children without dis ... more

Using the Key Informant Method to identify children with disabilities: A working guide

Islay Mactaggart International Centre for Evidence in Disability (ICED), London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (2015) C1
Funded by CBM: www.cbm.org
Guidance on Disability Inclusion for GBV Partners in Lebanon
This resource is a product of a partnership project between the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) and UNICEF Lebanon entitled “Strengthening Child Protection and Gender-based Violence Prevention and Response for Women, Children, and Youth ... more
This brief gives an overview of disability rights in the Sub-Saharan region, with focus on Sida partner countries; DRC, Ethiopia, Kenya, Liberia, M ... more
Towards a policy of inclusion

CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES

Natasha Graham UNICEF, UNESCO, UIS (2014)
Paper commissioned for Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All: Findings from the Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children
The State of the World’s Children 2013
Conference Report Sao Paulo, Brazil 22-24 October 2015
Menstruation is a natural fact of life and a monthly occurrence for 1.8 billion girls and women of reproductive age. Yet millions of menstruators a ... more
A systematic literature review of education systems in low-and middle income countries commissioned by CBM
This overview of the current situation summarizes the links between nutrition and disability and identifies potential areas where the global partnership may influence the global agenda
A discussion tool on improving access & inclusion for displaced persons with disabilities
This research report provided results from the study of living conditions among people with functional limitation in Mozambique. Two comparative studies o ... more
This research report provides results from the study of living conditions among people with disabilities in Lesotho. Comparisons are made between ... more
This study examines over 20 years of CBR implementation in Nepal. It includes an overview of CBR interventions, provides analysis of approaches and ... more
The German Institute for Human Rights annually submits a report on the development of the human rights situation in Germany to the German Federal P ... more
Institute for Human Rights annually submits a report on the development of the human rights situation in Germany to the German Federal Parliament ( ... more
One of the principles underpinning the delivery of all essential services and coordination of those services is the “survivor-centered approach ... more
Kenya has great potential for enhancing education for individuals with intellectual disabilities. The fact that it has recognized the need to care for learners ... more

Humanitarian inclusion standards for older people and people with disabilities

Age and Disability Consortium CBM International, HelpAge International,and Handicap International (2018)
The Standard consists of nine key inclusion standards, and seven sets of sector-specific inclusion standards for protection – water, sanitation and hygiene, food security and livelihoods, nutritio ... more
This book provides basic information to help women with disabilities stay healthy, and will also help those who assist women with ... more
This pan-African report describes and analyses the cultural, social, physical and other societal barriers preventing children with disabilities in Africa from realising their full human potential. I ... more
This is a report from a National, representative household survey carried out in Botswana in 2012 – 2014. The study was carried out on behalf of the Norwegian Federation of Organisations ... more
Newsletter No. 15 | Highlighting the gender dimensions of education for children with disabilities
This is a report from a National, representative household survey carried out in Swaziland in 2009 – 2010. A large amount of effort has been put into this two‐year exercise until finally we can present the results ... more
In low- and middle-income middle-income countries, reliable and disaggregated disability data on prevalence, participation and barriers are often unavailable. This study aimed to estimate disability prevalence, determine associated socio-demographic factors and compare access in the community betwee ... more
In its resolution 34/16, the Human Rights Council decided to focus its next full-day meeting on “Protecting the rights of the child in humanitari ... more
People with disabilities experience significant health inequalities. In Malawi, where most individuals live in low-income rural settings, many of t ... more
Rural Women Peace Link (RWPL) is a grassroots women-led organization working in rural areas in the west of Kenya to promote local women’s involvement in peace building, governance and development.
Download (7.4 MB) Overview Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The WHO epilepsy technical brief aims to strengthen action for epilepsy and complements the Intersectoral global action plan on epilepsy and other neuro ... more
mnesty International’s annual report on the state of the world’s human rights in 2021, published in March 2022, shows that promises to “build back better” after the Covid-19 pandemic were li ... more
Putting Human Rights at the Heart of the Response Topic in Focus: COVID-19 and Women’s Human Rights 15 April 2020 Stay-at-home restrictions ... more
The Catholic Church maintains that the Imago Dei is the ground for human dignity. The secular world, too, endorses human dignity as the foundation for human rights without referring to Imago Dei. The Catholic Church and the secular worl ... more
The Global Movement for Mental Health has brought renewed attention to the neglect of people with mental illness within health policy worldwide. The maltreatment ... more
The COVID-19 pandemic and in fact all crises – acute or prolonged – remind us that human rights need to be central in all recovery and development efforts. The Sustainable Development Goals will only be achieved if we are able to create equal op ... more