Disability and inclusion
The
United Nations estimates that some 600 million people worldwide have a
disability and that the vast majority of disabled people live in low and
middle income countries. Disabled people have few opportunities to influence
decisions on the policies and services that affect them. As a result, their
rights and needs remain unrecognised.
We work closely with disabled people's organisations to provide access to information; supporting groups to run workshops, developing networks, and researching aspects of disability in development. Our participatory approach has also helped the Department For International Development develop policies and processes to mainstream disability.
Find out more
about disability and inclusion in the background reading section
Find out more about our projects below:
Child-centred approaches to preventable disability - the case of nutritional rickets in Bangladesh
An estimated 300,000 people suffer from rickets in the three districts in Bangladesh...
Women's disability network in Asia
A network of women's disability organisations has started up in
India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. The first of its kind in Asia...
Make development inclusive
Twelve EU partners work together to mainstream disability for development across the Union...
Mainstreaming disability
The
Disability Knowledge and Research Programme puts disabled people at the
heart of research on disability. Research projects were carried out
by Southern based organisations based on their own clear research agenda.
Communicating for Advocacy Project - Describing a vision
The
Communicating for Advocacy project included a strong element of disability
and human rights activities. This unique project developed the advocacy
capacity of more than 300 Non-Government Organisations
and community groups across Asia. Find out more in the
'Advocacy' section...
Inclusive communication for disability
A
number of our partners wanted to develop a stronger Southern based
disability movement and five organisations came together with the aim of
strengthening their capacity through South-to-South learning, information
exchange and networking.
HIV, sexual health and disability in Zimbabwe - disabled people speak up
Over six months in 2003, disabled people shared their opinions and experience of sexual health and HIV through a series of focus group discussions, which were organised by FACT and the National Council of Disabled People in Zimbabwe (NCDPZ).
Self Help and Advocacy for Rights and Equal Opportunities – South East Europe (SHARE-SEE)
The SHARE-SEE partnership aims to build a community of regionally-based organisations in South East Europe in order to lead and contribute to the process of transforming the status of disability. It exists to promote the rights, full participation and equal opportunities of disabled people.