Stories
Access to transport is a right to everyone
This is emphasized by the sustainable development goal 11, that calls on ensuring that cities and human settlements are inclusive, safe, resilient...
Driving systemic change to ensure persons with disabilities are included in humanitarian action
Islamic Relief’s Protection and Inclusion Advisor on age and disability, Tom Palmer, explores how humanitarian actors can accelerate progress on inclusion following...
Depiction of disability in the media plays a major role in shaping public perception
90% if not 100% of each an everyone one of us – has seen some form of media today, be it traditional television and radio broadcasts, or any of the variety of...
Another Step Towards An Inclusive Future
Students with vision disabilities like Rafi are a significant part of our society, among approximately four million people with vision disabilities in Bangladesh,...
Why I Talk About Living With Disability in the Laos
There are 14 people altogether in my family. Our parents have 12 children, among them two are with a disability. I suffer from the damages caused by polio and...
Eliya Who Didn’t Like to Go to the Dentist
Bulgaria is in Europe. Plovdiv is in Bulgaria. And Eliya lives in Plovdiv. Eliya is 13 - a beautiful, vibrant and healthy child who has a small autism. She lives...
Obstacles for persons with vision disabilities
In Laos, a developing country, disability is often misunderstood and misrepresented. People with vision disabilities, for example, can only acquire higher education...
Opportunity in disguise
My journey with a disability started from the moment I was born, and while it has not been a long one, it has been very interesting, mainly because I’ve been able...
Bulgaria: Slow Progress and Still a Long Way to Go
"Although some efforts had been made the Bulgarian disability legislation is still far from the philosophy of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with...
