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Disability inclusive development: bullshit bingo?

15th February 2018 by Shaun Grech

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 […]

Filed Under: Write Inside Tagged With: Disability Inclusive Development, Global South, Inclusive Development

Mothers of children with cerebral palsy trained to make APT Chairs

7th September 2017 by Shaun Grech

Some mothers of children with cerebral palsy at the With God Cerebral Palsy centre have undergone training in how to make Appropriate Paper Technology (APT) chairs. Appropriate Paper-based Technology (APbT or APT) is a cost-effective way to produce personally designed furniture or other objects for use and creativity. Materials are recycled: waste paper, thin card […]

Filed Under: Africa, Field Pulse Tagged With: Appropriate Paper-based Technology, Cerebral Pasy, Ghana

‘Witchcraft’ beliefs trigger attacks against people with albinism, UN expert warns

23rd March 2016 by Shaun Grech

Independent Expert on Albinism Ikponwosa Ero

Published by UN News Centre 22nd March 2016. Go to Original Source People with albinism are being hunted for witchcraft rituals, their body parts hacked off with machetes, and even having their graves desecrated, a United Nations expert warned today in her first report to the UN Human Rights Council. “Dangerous myths feed these attacks […]

Filed Under: Africa, News Tagged With: Africa, albinisim, witchcraft

NGOs tell EU ministers ‘no one should be left behind’ in online access

14th March 2016 by Shaun Grech

Keyboard with blue button reading 'accessibility' with wheelchair symbol

Published by GAATES March 11 2016- Go to Original Source The European Blind Union (EBU) and several other European NGOs published an open letter  warning the 28 EU Ministers in charge of Digital Affairs that their current plans for the web accessibility directive could deny millions of persons with disabilities and older citizens equal access […]

Filed Under: Europe, News Tagged With: EU, web accessibility

Tanzania: Officers Held in Albino Bribery Saga

18th February 2016 by Shaun Grech

Dhahiri Kidavashari, Katavi Regional Police Commander

The Citizen 18/02/16 Sumbawanga — A state atorney and two prison warders have been arrested for plotting the escape of a suspect who had been charged with attempted murder of a person living with albinism. Read More  

Filed Under: Africa, News Tagged With: Albinism, Albino, Tanzania

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  2. Albinism: Report on Investigative Mission on the Situation of Children with Albinism in Temporary Holding Shelters - Tanzania
  3. Research Toolkit for Disabled People’s Organisations: How to undertake and use applied research, LCI London
  4. Equal Access Monitor: Handicap International. Feb 2016
  5. Disability and Rehabilitation Services in Nagaland
  6. Disability & Rehabilitation in the North East of India: working paper

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