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The Sightsavers accessibility pack box: a white and yellow box with handle, featuring the words 'Accessibility standards and audit pack, produced by Sightsavers'.

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Sightsavers won the innovation award for its accessibility standards and audit toolkit, which helps improve healthcare facilities for people with disabilities.

December 2021

A girl from Senegal reads braille in the classroom.

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The Equal World petition calls on global decision-makers to attend the Global Disability Summit and make ambitious inclusion commitments.

November 2021

Five people, including the President of the Association des People of Small Size and the President of the Malian Union of the Blind, smile at the camera.

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The signing and passing into law of a new social decree that protects the rights of people with disabilities was years in the making. But how did we get to this historic moment?

Daouda Kone, October 2021

Three people in protective clothing and masks stand outside conducting Covid research.

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The research, part of the Inclusive Futures initiative, found many people with disabilities were unable to get help with food, medicine and other relief efforts.

September 2021

A group of smiling people hold signs that say Equal UN Mali.

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The Prime Minister of Mali has signed the new social decree into law, which promises to improve the lives of people with disabilities and make it possible for people to claim their rights.

September 2021

A young boy smiles and waves at the camera.

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The African Disability Protocol is unique to the continent and takes African practices and concerns into consideration so that the lives of people with disabilities improve.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, August 2021

A photograph Rasak Adekoya taken in a Sightsavers office

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Rasak was selected for his work tackling the barriers faced by people with disabilities as part of the Inclusion Works programme in Nigeria.

August 2021

A group of eight people together, all wearing masks. One person is holding a white cane and one person is a wheelchair user.

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Audits were recently carried out in Ghana to assess whether two hospitals, including their mental health units, were meeting accessibility standards, and to identify areas for improvement.

Peter Kwasi, July 2021

A table is laid out in front of a sign that says 'Disability Inclusive SDGs: Leaving no one behind'

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Every year, as we examine progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals, it is clear to see that setting ambition is easier than achieving it.

Andrew Griffiths, July 2021

A young woman wearing a plumber's overall and holding a wrench.

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Disability and inclusion

Sightsavers wins Zero Project award for accessibility audit pack

Equal World campaign launches Global Disability Summit petition

The last five years: Mali’s journey to protect the rights of people with disabilities

Research shows ‘shocking’ exclusion of people with disabilities during pandemic

Mali passes new law to protect the rights of people with disabilities

The African Disability Protocol: a call to leave no one behind

Sightsavers Nigeria’s Rasak Adekoya becomes One Young World ambassador

Small changes, big difference: accessibility audits in action

Achieving the SDGs: three lessons from the High-Level Political Forum

Sightsavers social inclusion strategy: creating a disability-inclusive world

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all