Purpose – For the past four decades, there is no evidence of a consensus on the suitable community-based rehabilitation (CBR) evaluation methodologies. To this end, the purpose of this study is to provide a narrative review on CBR evaluations and the potential of photovoice method when used alone and when used in combination with quality […]
Evaluation of Norwegian support to promote the rights of persons with disabilities. Persons with disabilities do not make up a small, insignificant group. As much as one out of seven (15%), or more than one billion women, men and children live with a disability according to the World Report on Disability, 2011. Most of them […]
This study was designed to support an evidence-based approach to the preparation of a policy, action plan, and accountability framework to strengthen both system-wide accessibility and the mainstreaming of the rights of persons with disabilities across the operations of the UN System and is the result of a collaborative effort between the Executive Office of […]
Disability is often synonym with poverty which is not just about economic development, though important if the resources are distributed democratically. The theoretical framework of Amartya Sen is used where poverty comprises many aspects such as lack of substantive and instrumental freedoms. Persons with disability often experience severe discrimination, marginalization and social stigmatization. The deprivation […]
This publication summarizes the current gaps, needs and opportunities for intervention in the field of assistive technology in Tajikistan. The situational analysis was conducted under the leadership of the Ministry of Health and Social Protection, Republic of Tajikistan and with technical support from the WHO Country Office, Tajikistan. It was undertaken in collaboration with different […]
Situational analysis of the educational needs of learners with severe to profound sensory or intellectual impairments in South Africa.One of the main obstacles to the inclusion within educational systems worldwide of learners with disabilities is that learners’ needs are not fully understood by teachers, who mostly lack skills in disability practice, thereby preventing equal access […]
At the heart of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals is the pledge to leave no one behind and create a “just, equitable, tolerant, open and socially inclusive world in which the needs of the most vulnerable are met”. A key strategy for realising these goals in relation to children with disabilities, is to upskill […]
Situational analysis of the educational needs of learners with severe to profound sensory or intellectual impairments in South Africa. Edited by Judith McKenzie, Jane Kelly and Nozwelo Shanda READ MORE
CASE STUDY OF THE MYOELECTRIC CONTROLLED TRANSRADIAL PROSTHESES IN THE COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY BASED REHABILITATION CENTRE IN TANZANIA. Duriya Mufaddal Esmailjee Weza Prosthetics and Orthotics, Dar-es-salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of BACKGROUND Upper limb amputees generally experience greater challenges with functional independence and cosmesis. Thus, a myoelectric prosthesis offering appearance without having to sacrifice functionality or vice […]
This study was carried out to assess disabled learners’ access to primary education in Hamarjajab district, Mogadishu Somalia. Specifically, the study sought to; determine the risks that disabled learners face while traveling to school in Mogadishu; establish how the school environment meet the needs of disabled learners in primary schools in Mogadishu; determine the challenges […]
