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  • Report
    The Longest Lockdown

    The findings reveal disabled children are not receiving support for their disability or medical condition via health services or their school placement. Parents report a detrimental impact of their child’s disability during a time of reduced level of…

  • Report
    How Targeting Mechanisms Can Identify People with Disabilities for Inclusion in Social Protection Programmes

    Persons with disabilities have worse education, health and employment outcomes and are more vulnerable to shocks than persons without disabilities. At the same time, they are less likely to be enrolled in social protection programmes, including those for…

  • Global Disability Summit + 2 Years: Progress on Implementation of Commitments

    The Global Disability Summit Secretariat is launching the "GDS +2 Years: Progress on Implementation of Commitments". This report gives a snapshot of the progress in commitments since the Global Disability Summit 2018 and serves as planning for the next…

  • Working Paper
    Strengthening Inclusion Strategies for Children with Disabilities within the Context of Care Reform

    Building on the research carried out to prepare the Family Care of Children with Disabilities: Guidance for Frontline Workers in Low- and Middle-Income Countries, this paper further develops the concept of inclusion described in the Guidance and promotes…

  • Video
    Somesha Stories

    The Action Foundation in Kenya works to build inclusive and resilient communities where children and young people with disabilities can thrive. In line with their mission, they are thrilled to announce their upcoming release of new episodes of…

  • One Year of Education in the Pandemic: Education Equity and COVID-19

    A year into a global pandemic that has rocked education systems around the world, forcing school closures and triggering a rapid shift to distance learning, the Education Equity Research Initiative will host a closeout event to discuss the implications…

  • Blog
    The Missing Piece: Disability-Inclusive Education

    In 2015, the world committed to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 to “ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all.” More than an inspirational target, SDG4 is integral to the well-being of our…

  • Blog
    A classroom for all: Africa’s vision to educate children with disabilities

    The message on inclusive education is simple: Every learner matters – and matters equally.   This was the shared spirit when experts from 12 African countries came together in Nairobi, Kenya in late October for the ‘Technical Learning Session on…

  • Blog
    To achieve ‘learning for all’, we must create inclusive systems for students with disabilities

    While schools and educators aim at more inclusive approaches across the globe, it’s important to acknowledge that mainstream education settings can unknowingly exclude deaf and hard of hearing people.  According to the World Federation of the…

  • Blog
    The price of exclusion: Disability and education in Africa

    This blog was originally found on World Bank blogs on November 30, 2018. More than one billion people around the world experience some form of disability. Individuals with disabilities have, on average, poorer health, lower levels of employment and…

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