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...]
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Disability inclusive development: bullshit bingo?
The disability and development sector like the development space itself, has seen its own lexica of funky words over the past decade or so. From the early days of ‘disability mainstreaming’ and ‘twin-tracking’ to more recent emphases on ‘inclusive development’ and now the latest buzzword ‘disability inclusive development’, it is more than apparent that: The […]
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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...]
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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...]