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Report
How Targeting Mechanisms Can Identify People with Disabilities for Inclusion in Social Protection ProgrammesPersons 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…
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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…
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Working Paper
Strengthening Inclusion Strategies for Children with Disabilities within the Context of Care ReformBuilding 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…
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Video
Somesha StoriesThe 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…
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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…
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Blog
The Missing Piece: Disability-Inclusive EducationIn 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…
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Blog
A classroom for all: Africa’s vision to educate children with disabilitiesThe 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…
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Blog
To achieve ‘learning for all’, we must create inclusive systems for students with disabilitiesWhile 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…
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Blog
The price of exclusion: Disability and education in AfricaThis 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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Blog
Learning for all: the essential role of teachers in inclusive educationThis blog was originally posted on World Bank blogs on March 15, 2019. Inclusive education has been a universally acknowledged goal for over two decades, since Salamanca Statement (1994). This goal has been further strengthened by the …
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