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 […]
Mothers of children with cerebral palsy trained to make APT Chairs
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 […]
‘Witchcraft’ beliefs trigger attacks against people with albinism, UN expert warns
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 […]
NGOs tell EU ministers ‘no one should be left behind’ in online access
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 […]
Tanzania: Officers Held in Albino Bribery Saga
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