Disability and inclusion
Annual inclusion report 2018
The purpose of this annual report is to share learning, highlight our work on inclusion and stimulate and challenge both ourselves and our partners.
Disability inclusion in international development programmes
Sightsavers works with partners in over 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support the empowerment of people with disabilities.
Young artists get creative to promote disability inclusion
Art students in Bhopal painted striking murals along the wall of a hospital to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.
Connecting the Dots: Investing in youth with disabilities in Uganda
An evaluation of the EU-funded Connecting the Dots project run by Sightsavers in Uganda completed in August 2016.
Economic independence of people with disabilities
This supplementary evidence review looks at the effects of interventions designed to improve employment prospects for adults with physical or sensory disabilities in low and middle income countries.
Educating for inclusion in Bangladesh
This inclusive project in Bangladesh successfully promoted social and employment inclusion for people with disabilities, and developed new guidelines.
Disrupting the patriarchy through disability rights
Women with disabilities often face double, or rather triple, discrimination: for being disabled, for being women and for being poor.
Violence against women with disabilities
Colleagues at Sightsavers have been working on a series of blogs around gender equity, particularly focusing on women with disabilities in development.
‘Inclusive’: Barrier-Free Inclusive Society for Persons with Disabilities
The objective of the project was to ensure people with disabilities can participate equally in socio-economic activities and community life.
Rights during disasters: what about women with disabilities?
I’d like to draw attention to the rights of women during disasters.
