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Vashkar Bhattacharjee
By Vashkar Bhattacharjee February 12, 2020

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,...

Samnieng Thammavong
By Samnieng Thammavong February 07, 2020

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 painting
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By Plamen Assenov February 04, 2020

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...

person reading braille
Inpeng VILAYHONG
By Inpeng Vilayhong February 03, 2020

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...

Ana Balcazar
Ana Balcazar
By Ana Balcazar January 30, 2020

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...

Tram in Sofia
Vassil Velev
By Vassil Velev January 28, 2020

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...

Blind person listening to audio book on his computer.
Dr NantanootSuwannawut
By Dr Nantanoot Suwannawut January 24, 2020

Accessibility and Technology for blind people

Talking about accessibility and technology, many people may think about the method of accessing something by advanced approach and innovation. For me as a person...

Vashkar working on computer
Vashkar Bhattacharjee
By Vashkar Bhattacharjee January 22, 2020

Accessibility: A tale of world’s largest minority

Having lived with a disability most of my life since my birth, I care passionately about the issues and challenges around disability and, in particular, about the...

The beginnings of the Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Andrés Balcázar de la Cruz
By Andrés Balcázar de la Cruz January 13, 2020

The beginnings of the CRPD

The followingtext was originally written for the CRPD’s 10 years anniversary book prepared by the UN Special envoy for Disability and Accessibility. Mr. Lenin...


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