Some mothers of children with cerebral palsy at the With God Cerebral Palsy centre have undergone training in how to make Appropriate Paper … [Read More...]
Write Inside
Oppressive International Disability Development: Calling Out the Bully in the Room
I have written this piece following a series of concerning interactions with a large disability-focused non-governmental organization (NGO). I hope that telling this story will help disabled people, grassroots disability rights activists, and large disability organizations find more productive ways to support one another. The major issues with NGOs highlighted here include: NGOs not understanding […]
Disability and Development
Election leaves UN disability committee with 17 men and just one woman
Published by Disability News Service John Pring, June 23, 2016. Go to Original Source Disabled activists are calling on the UN to take action … [Read More...]
Policy Watch
Guatemala MP: “Disabled people only constitute an expense for the country”.
MP Fernando Linares Beltranena denounced by organisations of disabled people after stating that “Disabled people only constitute an expense … [Read More...]
- UN urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of children with disabilities
- Statement by UN Independent Expert on enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
- UNCRPD Committee urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of all children
- Attacks on people with albinism in Africa: European Parliament calls for end to impunity
Humanitarian & Migration
Canada’s dismal treatment of disabled immigrants or ‘how to build a disability-free country’
by Natalie Spagnuolo & Hadayt Nazami* On April 5th, 2016, a lively community discussion on Canada’s immigration system took place in Toronto, … [Read More...]