by Natalie Spagnuolo & Hadayt Nazami* On April 5th, 2016, a lively community discussion on Canada’s immigration system took place in Toronto, Ontario. Participants from immigrant and disability communities were outraged with Canada’s practice of denying residency to persons with disabilities and members of their families. Many of those present were already acquainted with Canada’s […]
Poverty, migration and disability in India: from challenges to change
By Shikha Gupta & Atul Jaiswal Globally, approximately 285 million people of the world’s population live with visual impairment, out of which 39 million are blind. In India, there are around 62 million people with visual impairment, of who which 8 million are blind and 54 million with low vision. India is home to the world’s […]
Statement by UN Independent Expert on enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism
Original Source: United Nations Human Rights Office of the High Commissioner The following is the Statement by the United Nations Independent Expert on the enjoyment of human rights by persons with albinism, Ms. Ikponwosa Ero, upon conclusion of her official visit to Mozambique – 21 August to 3 September, 2016 Upon the invitation of the […]
Disability inclusive education in Indonesian Islamic education institutions
WRITE INSIDE: Critical Perspectives Article by: Dina Afrianty (Australian Catholic University) & Karen Soldatic (Western Sydney University) Contrary to popular Western belief, the Indonesia Islamic education system and its schooling institutions have remained an important counter institution to processes of colonisation, while adopting elements of western education system. Emerging in the late nineteenth century in […]
UNCRPD Committee urges Guatemala to abolish institutionalization of all children
Published by Disability Rights International Go to Original Source Washington, DC, Guatemala City – September 2, 2016 – The United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD Committee) has issued its Concluding Observations to the State of Guatemala. Based on Disability Rights International’s (DRI) reporting, the CRPD Committee has urged Guatemala to […]
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