A number of projects in the works could improve integration and create new career opportunities for people with disabilities.Read the full article
“Everywhere I go within care and speak to our members, they ask us, why can NHS staff negotiate their pay on a national level, but we can’t? The care workforce is bigger than that of the NHS, and the skill sets are very similar. Collective bargaining is the first level of investment we would [...]Read the full article
According to experts, deaf children should be exposed to sign language as early as possible. In addition to ensuring access to education, it also helps to prevent the development of various types of mental illness.Read the full article
It is estimated that there are 12 million refugees with disabilities around the world. At higher risk of violence, exploitation and abuse, they are among the most vulnerable groups of refugees.Read the full article
Since the start of the armed conflict in Mali in 2012, mines and improvised explosive devices have claimed numerous lives every year. A rehabilitation centre in Bamako provides amputee survivors with custom-made prostheses and psychological [...]Read the full article
A report by Alzheimer Europe estimates that around 1.3 million people in Italy suffer from dementia. If ageing trends continue at their current pace, this figure could double by 2050. The country faces a major challenge in providing care for this growing number of [...]Read the full article
Japan is celebrating 20 years of a social care system that provides cover in the final stages of life. In health crises like the current one, this policy can make fundamental differences in the quality of life and life expectancy of the [...]Read the full article
In 2016, Malta introduced a policy that required all companies with more than 20 employees to ensure that 2 per cent of their staff are people with disabilities. Failure to do so obliges companies to pay a financial contribution of €2,400 for every disabled worker they could have employed under [...]Read the full article
Uganda’s Comfort Dog Project is the first initiative in Africa to use dogs as a form of therapy for survivors trying to heal from the trauma of war.Read the full article
Since 2011, amateur football club FC Sækó (Icelandic for “psycho”) has been providing a breath of fresh air for people with mental health problems. Thanks to their passion for football, players break with their routine and take a step towards becoming better integrated in [...]Read the full article
“I know tens of young men, fighters, who want to change their lives. A serious policy of reintegration for these people would be ideal. But right now, repression seems to be the priority.”Read the full article
The French government wants to pass a law that will reduce the fixed quota of new homes accessible to persons with a disability from 100 per cent to 20 per cent, further excluding them from life in town.Read the full article
“I feel like I’m no longer doing the work I’m paid for and just making a pretence of treating patients.”Read the full article
“Despite cultural and religious differences, the women of Maraveh Tappeh have similar stories to women in other parts of Iran. But the unfinished childhood of the young girls of the region is a forgotten story that resonates with women far and [...]Read the full article
“Being an albino is no different than any other human being. We have dreams.”Read the full article
Sought after for their special skills, autistic workers are of particular interest to the tech industry and Hollywood’s animation studios.Read the full article
Despite an increase in their benefits, disabled people in Israel continue their struggle and demand the right to live in dignity.Read the full article
“If one of the top players in our league, such as el Niño, were to be put on a pitch with the top, sighted footballers...he might not be my friend any more. He’d be driving around in a Ferrari!”Read the full article
The Portuguese government is currently debating a pilot project which could be a first step towards ending institutionalisation for disabled people in Portugal.Read the full article
“This process was carried out in a reckless, speedy manner. The input of families and independent monitors was not sought”Read the full article
Reunion and the province of Manitoba, in Canada, have forged an improbable alliance in the fight against this disorderRead the full article
There are only 42 certified Mexican sign language interpreters, serving a population of 122 million peopleRead the full article
As survivors mark the 30th anniversary of the Bhopal gas disaster, shareholders in the US-based chemical company held liable by the Indian courts say justice must finally be doneRead the full article
Lower back pain causes more disability than nearly 300 other conditions put together, and nearly one in ten people worldwide suffers from an aching lower backRead the full article
