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689th Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

689th Meeting, 30th Session, Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

The Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) is the body of independent experts which monitors implementation of the Convention by the States parties. Worldwide, there are an estimated one billion people with disabilities. Through its engagement and cooperation with States parties, the Committee promotes inclusion, advocates for the human rights of all […]

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The Disability Equality Index (DEI) 2023

The Disability Equality Index (DEI) 2023

The Disability Equality Index (DEI) has become the leading independent, third-party resource for benchmarking disability inclusion policies and programs inside corporate America, and is now trusted by more than 70% of the Fortune 100 and nearly half of the Fortune 500. Since its inception in 2015, participation in the DEI has grown 6x – from […]

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Disability- inclusive education and employment understanding the context Uganda

Disability- inclusive education and employment understanding the context Uganda

This report was developed by the Medical Research Council/Uganda Viral Research Institute & London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (MRC/UVRI & LSHTM) Uganda Research Unit, the International Centre for Evidence in Disability at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, and Mastercard Foundation. The report aims to inform Mastercard Foundation’s disability and inclusion […]

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Report on the Assessment of National Eye Health Strategies

Report on the Assessment of National Eye Health Strategies

Report on the Assessment of National Eye Health Strategies on Inclusiveness and Health Equity for Persons with Disabilities. The World Health Organization’s Global report on health equity for persons with disabilities (WHO Global report) published in 2022 is an important milestone for health equity, including equitable and inclusive eye health services. Using the report’s ‘targeted […]

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Celebrate World Braille Day

Celebrate World Braille Day

Braille is a code that enables us to read with our fingertips using a system of six raised dots. It was created in 1824 by a French boy named Louis Braille who was born on January 4, 1809. Today, Braille is used all over the world in many languages. Each year, we work to get […]

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The Role of Community-Based Rehabilitation and Community-Based Inclusive Development in Facilitating Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities Globally

The Role of Community-Based Rehabilitation and Community-Based Inclusive Development in Facilitating Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities Globally

Community-based rehabilitation (CBR) is a multi-sectoral strategy that addresses the human rights and inclusion of persons with disabilities. Justice is a core component within the social pillar of the CBR Matrix, however, there is limited understanding of how CBR and Community-Based Inclusive Development (CBID) programs are implementing this component globally. The CBR Global Network and […]

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2023 International Day Of Persons With Disabilities (IDPD)

2023 International Day Of Persons With Disabilities (IDPD)

The World celebrates the International Day for People with Disabilities 2023 with the theme, “United in action to rescue and achieve the SDGs for, with and by persons with disabilities Given the multiple crises of today’s world, achievement of the SDGs is in peril. At the mid-point of the implementation period for the 2030 Agenda, […]

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Including people with disabilities in HIV/AIDS strategies

Including people with disabilities in HIV/AIDS strategies

HIV is a disease.  People with disabilities may be more at risk of HIV than other people. This is because people with disabilities: The growing relationship between HIV/AIDS and disability is cause for concern as persons with disabilities are at higher risk of exposure to HIV. have little or no information about the disease, can […]

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