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Adolescents and Youth with Disability: Issues and Challenges
[PDF 229KB] or [MS Word 146KB]
By Nora Ellen Groce, Ph.D., Yale School of Public Health, September 2003
Found in: Children & Youth

Approaching the Measurement of Disability Prevalence: The Case of Zambia
Article published in an Elsevier Journal, Vol. 2, No. 1, Jan/Mar 2008
[PDF 270 KB]
Mitchell E. Loeb et al. January 2008
Found in: Data-Africa-Poverty

Background Paper Prepared for The Disability And Development Research Agenda Meeting in the World Bank
[PDF 930KB]
By Robert Metts
November 2004
Found in: Overview

Beyond DALYs: Developing Indicators to Assess the Impact of Public Health Interventions on the Lives of People with Disabilities
[PDF 368KB] [MS Word 288KB]
By
Daniel Mont and Mitchell Loeb
May 2008
Found in: Data-Conflict and Disability-Environment and Disability

Book of Best Practices – Trauma and the Role of Mental Health in Post-Conflict Recovery
Project 1 Billion - International Congress of Ministers of Health for Mental Health and Post-Conflict Recovery
[PDF 1.8MB]
By World Bank, et al.
December 2004
Found in: Health, Nutrition and Population-Conflict

Brochure: Disability and Development Team
[MS Word 31KB]
By Disability & Development Team, World Bank
April 2006
Found in: Overview

Bus Rapid Transit Accessibility Guidelines
[PDF 17.3MB]
By Tom Rickert
December 2006
Also available in Español [PDF 21.7MB]
Found in: Accessibility

Community-Based Social Services: Practical Advice Based upon Lessons from Outside the World Bank
[PDF 930KB]
By Dinah McLeod, World Bank
December 2003
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Its Implementation & Relevance for the World Bank
Social Protection Discussion Paper
[PDF 276 KB] or [MS Word 278KB]
By Katherine Guernsey, at el., World Bank
June 2007

Design for All: Implications for Bank Operations
by Harold Snider and Nazumi Takeda
[PDF 828KB] or [
MS Word 415KB]
October 2008

Disability and Development and the World Bank - Briefing Summary
[MS Word 107KB]
By World Bank
February 2, 2005
Found in: Overview

Disability and Poverty: A Survey of World Bank Poverty Assessments and Implications
[PDF 249 KB]
By Jeanine Braithwaite and Daniel Mont
February 2008
Found in: Data-Poverty

Disability and Social Safety Nets in Developing Countries
[PDF 195KB]
By Sophie Mitra, World Bank
May 2005
Found in: Social Protection

Disability and Work in Poland
[PDF 548KB]
By Tom Hoopengardner
January 2001
Related Topic: Employment and Training
Found in: Social Protection-Europe and Central Asia

Disability Employment Policy
[PDF 114KB]
By Daniel Mont, World Bank
July 2004
This paper is the first in a series aimed at analyzing disability employment policy and developing recommendations for policy reform in middle income countries.
Found in: Employment

Disability Insurance in a Multi-pillar Framework
[PDF 76KB]
By Leo Aarts, Aarts & De Jong BV and Leiden University and Philip de Jong, Aarts & De Jong BV and University of Amsterdam
Second Version 1999
Found in: Social Protection

Disability Insurance - Programs & Practice
[PDF 126KB]
By Emily S. Andrews, World Bank
April 1998
Found in: Social Protection

Disability Issues in East Asia: Review and ways forward
[PDF 1.3MB]
By Yutaka Takamine
July 2003
Found in: East Asia and Pacific

Disability Issues, Trends and recommendations for the World Bank
[PDF 297KB]
By Robert L. Metts, Ph.D.
February 2000
Found in: Overview

Disability Pensions and Social Security Reform: Analysis of the Latin American Experience
[PDF 157KB]
By Carlos O. Grushka and Gustavo Demarco, World Bank Social Protection Unit
December 2003
Found in: Social Protection-Latin America and Caribbean

Disability, Poverty, and Schooling in Developing Countries: Results from 14 Household Surveys
By Deon Filmer, Development Research Group, World Bank
Published in the World Bank Econ. Rev. 22:141-163, 2008
January 15, 2008
Found in: Data-Education-Poverty-Africa-East Asia and Pacific-Europe and Central Asia-Latin America and Caribbean-Middle East and North Africa-South Asia

Economic Implications of Chronic Illness and Disability in Eastern Europe and Former Soviet Union
[PDF 4.7MB]
Edited by Cem Mete
February 2008
Found in: Data-Europe and Central Asia-Poverty

Education for All: A Gender and Disability Perspective
[PDF 252KB] or [MS Word 137KB]
By Harilyn Rousso
October 2003
Found in: Education-Gender

Education for All: Building the Schools - Education Note Series
[PDF 643KB]
By Serge Theunynck
August 2003
Found in: Education

Education for All: Including Children with Disabilities - Education Note Series
[PDF 188KB]
By Susan Peters
August 2003
Also available in the following languages (all in MS Word format):
AlbaniaSeparator ArabicSeparator ChineseSeparator CroatianSeparator FrenchSeparator IndonesianSeparator PolishSeparator PortugueseSeparator RussianSeparator SerbianSeparator SpanishSeparator TurkishSeparator Vietnam
Found in: Education

Education for All: The Cost of Accessibility - Education Note Series
[PDF 235KB]
By Edward Steinfeld
August 2005
Found in: Education

Education, Poverty and Disability in Developing Countries
Technical Notes for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
[PDF 417KB]
By Ture Jonsson and Ronald Wiman
June 21, 2001
Found in: Education-Poverty

Employment & Youth with Disabilities: Sharing Knowledge and Practices
[PDF 1.1MB]
Report of the E-discussion on Youth & Disabilities
By P. Roggero, R. Tarricone, Bocconi University, Milan-Italy and M.Nicoli, V.Mangiaterrra, World Bank
October 2005
Found in: Children & Youth-Employment

Environment
Technical Notes for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
[PDF 116KB]
By J. Bojö, J. Bucknall, K. Hamilton, N. Kishor, C. Kraus and P. Pillai
April 2001
Found in: Environment-Poverty

Examining Inclusion: Disability and Community Driven Development
[PDF 288KB]
By World Bank Social Development Notes - Community Driven Development
May 2005
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation

Fact sheet on disability in Latin America & the Caribbean
[PDF 12KB]
By World Bank
2004
Also Available in Español [PDF 11KB]
Found in: Latin America and Caribbean

How many disabled people are there world wide?
[www.worldbank.org/disability]
Found in: FAQs

Including the most vulnerable: Social Funds and People with Disabilities
[PDF 361KB]
By Pamela Dudzik, World Bank Disability and Development Team and Dinah McLeod, World Bank Social Protection Unit
2000
Found in: Social Protection

Inclusive Design of Bus Rapid Transit: Experience from Latin America
[PDF 1.85 MB]
By Gerhard Menckhoff, World Bank
May 2005
Found in: Accessibility

Inclusive Education Fund - The Uruguayan Experience
[PDF 217KB]
By World Bank
2004
Also available in Español [PDF 216KB]
Found in: Latin America and Caribbean

Issues and Options for Improving Engagement Between the World Bank and Civil Society Organizations
[PDF 314KB]
By Civil Society Team, World Bank
March 2005
Found in: Overview

Information and Communication Technologies and Disability in Developing Countries
Technical Notes for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
[PDF 430KB]
By Jim S. Sandhu, Ilkka Saarnio, and Ronald Wiman
October 2001
Found in: Poverty-Technology

Inclusive Education: Achieving Education for All by Including those with Disabilities and Special Needs
[PDF 432KB]
Prepared for the World Bank Disability Group
By Susan J. Peters
April 2003
Also available in Español [PDF 400KB] and Français [PDF 407KB]
Found in: Education

La Situation Des Personnes Handicapees Au Benin: Diagnostic préliminaire et propositions d'action
[PDF 9.4MB]
By Olivier Jadin
June 2004
Found in: Africa

Making Inclusion Operational
[PDF 488KB] or [MS Word 646KB]
By Katherine Guernsey, Marco Nicoli, Alberto Ninio, World Bank
October 2006
Found in: Legal/Policy

Making PRSP Inclusive
[PDF 3.9MB]
By Handicap International, Christoffel-Blindenmission
2006
Also available in Français [PDF 2.6MB] and Português [PDF 7.9MB]
Found in: Poverty

Manual on Disabilities and Inclusive Development for the Media and Social Communications Professionals (DRAFT)
[MS Word 418KB]
By Claudia Vernec
2005
Also available in Español [MS Word 296KB] 
Found in: Communication-Overview

Measuring Disability Prevalence
[PDF 282KB] or [MS Word 377KB]
By Dan Mont, World Bank
March 2007
Found in: Overview-Data-Poverty

Measuring Health and Disability
[PDF 72KB]
By Daniel Mont, World Bank
May 2007
Article Appeared in The Lancet, Volume 369, Number 9573
Found in: Overview-Data

Measuring Welfare for Small but Vulnerable Groups Poverty and Disability in Uganda
[PDF 105KB]
By Johannes G. Hoogeveen, World Bank
September 2004
Found in: Poverty-Social Protection-Africa

Meeting the Needs of People with Disabilities - New Approaches in the Health Sector
Technical Notes for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
[PDF 199KB]
By Ronald Wiman, Einar Helander and Joan Westland
June 2002
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation-Poverty

Mental Health and Conflict
[PDF 72KB]
By Florence Baingana, World Bank
October 2003
Found in: Conflict

Moving from Residential Institutions to Community-Based Services in Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
[PDF 386KB]
By David Tobis, World Bank
July 2000
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation-Europe and Central Asia

People with Disabilities in India: From Commitments to Outcome
[PDF 1.8MB]
By Human Development Unit, South Asia Region, World Bank
May 2007
Found in: South Asia

Poverty and Disability: A Survey of the Literature
[PDF 157KB]
By Ann Elwan
December 1999
Found in: Overview-Poverty

Poverty Reduction Strategies: Their Importance for Disability
[PDF 1.1MB]
By World Bank (René Bonnel and Disability and Development Team)
July 2004
Found in: Poverty

Provision for Children with Special Educational Needs in the Asia Region
[PDF 7.4MB]
By James Lynch, World Bank Asia Technical Series
December 1994
Found in: Education

Qualitative Survey on Disability and Living Standards in Georgia
[PDF 637KB]
Final Draft Analysis Report prepared by PA Consulting for World Bank Disability and Development Team
December 11, 2006
Found in: Europe & Central Asia-FAQs-Poverty

Redirecting Resources to Community Based Services
[PDF 363KB]
By Louise Fox, World Bank, and Ragnar Gotestam, UNICEF
World Bank Concept Paper
April 2003
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation-Europe and Central Asia

Report of the Online Forum on Disabled and other Vulnerable People in Natural Disasters
[MS Word 278KB]
By World Bank Disability & Development Team, World Bank Institute's Multimedia Center, Center for International Rehabilitation, Leonard Cheshire Centre of Conflict Recovery, and University College London
June 2006
Found in: Environment

See me, and do not forget me People with disabilities in Kenya
[PDF 464KB]
By Benedicte Ingstad, Lisbet Grut
February 2007
Found in: Africa-FAQs-Poverty

(The) Statewide Education Program for Diversity from an Inclusive Perspective - Goiás, Brazil
A report prepared for World Bank based on the consultant’s work, and on documents produced by the Office of Special Education of the Goiás State Department of Education
[PDF 177KB]
By Romeu Kazumi Sassaki, World Bank
2004
Also available in Português [PDF 176KB]
Found in: Latin America and Caribbean

Social Analysis and Disability: A Guidance Note - Incorporating Disability-Inclusive Development into Bank-Supported Projects
[PDF 1.22MB] or [MS Word 816KB]
By Social Development Department, World Bank
March 2007
Found in: Overview

Summary Report on "Disabled and other Vulnerable People in Natural Disasters" E-mail Discussion
[MS Word 46KB]
June 2006
Found in: Environment

This is my life - Living with a disability in Yemen - A qualitative study
[PDF 402KB]
SINTEF Report for World Bank
By Lisbet Grut and Benedicte Ingstad
September 24, 2006
Found in: Africa-FAQs-Poverty

Transport, Poverty and Disability in Developing Countries
Technical Notes for the Poverty Reduction Strategy Sourcebook
[PDF 112KB]
By A. Meriläinen and R. Helaakoski, Linea Consultants, Ltd.
June 2001
Found in: Accessibility-Poverty

Transport Strategy to Improve Accessibility in Developing Countries
[PDF 35KB]
By Peter Roberts, Lead Specialist for Infrastructure Services, Julie Babinard, Consultant, World Bank
2005
Found in: Accessibility

Using qualitative methods in studying the link between disability and poverty - Developing a methodology and pilot testing in Kenya
[PDF 217KB]
SINTEF Report for World Bank
By Lisbet Grut, Benedicte Ingstad
June 29, 2005
Found in: Africa-FAQs-Poverty

(The) World Bank and Disability in South Asia: A Portfolio Review
[PDF 521KB] or [MS Word 117KB]
By Meenu Bhambani, Maj-Lis Voss, South Asia Human Development, World Bank
October 2003
Found in: South Asia

World Bank: Civil Society Engagement - Review of Fiscal Years 2002 - 2004
[PDF 2.9MB]
By Civil Society Team, World Bank
2005
Found in: Overview

World Bank: Civil Society Engagement - Review of Fiscal Years 2005 - 2006
[PDF 3.5MB]
By Civil Society Team, World Bank
2005
Also available in Español [PDF 3.5MB] and Français [PDF 3.5MB]
Found in: Overview

World Development Indicators 2006
[www.worldbank.org]
By World Bank
April 2006
Found in: FAQs

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2010: A Europe Accessible for All
[ec.europa.eu]
By the European Commission, EU Expert Group Report
October 2003
Found in: Accessibility-Europe and Central Asia

Access for All: How to make participatory processes accessible for everyone
[www.savethechildren.org.uk]
By Save the Children - UK
January 2001
Found in: Accessibility

Addressing the Links between Indoor Air Pollution, Household Energy and Human Health
[www.who.int]
By World Health Organization
May, 2000
Copyright WHO
Found in: Environment

A note on Disability Issue in the Middle East and North Africa
[MS Word 668KB]
By Human Development Department, Middle East and North Africa Region, World Bank
June 30, 2005
Found in: Middle East and North Africa

Baseline Assessment: Inclusion and Disability in World Bank Activities
[PDF 356 KB]
© 2002 Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
By Deborah Stienstra, Yutta Fricke, April D’Aubin and Research Team Canadian Centre on Disability Studies
June 2002
Found in: Overview

Building an Inclusive Development Community: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Development Programs
[www.miusa.org]
By Karen Heinicke-Motsch and Susan Sygall, Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
October 2003
Found in: Accessibility

CBR - A Strategy for Rehabilitation, Equalization of Opportunities, Poverty Reduction and Social Inclusion of People with Disabilities
[www.ilo.org]
By International Labour Office, World Health Organization, and UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
© World Health Organization 2004
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation

Community-Based Rehabilitation As We Have Experienced It… Voices of Persons with Disabilities - Part I
[PDF 235KB]
© World Health Organization
World Health Organization (WHO) and Swedish Organizations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (SHIA) undertook study this on Community-Based Rehabilitation in 2002.
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation

Community-Based Rehabilitation As We Have Experienced It… Voices of Persons with Disabilities in Ghana, Guyana and Nepal - Part II Country Reports
[PDF 205KB]
© World Health Organization
World Health Organization (WHO) and Swedish Organizations of Disabled Persons International Aid Association (SHIA) undertook study this on Community-Based Rehabilitation in 2002.
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation-Africa-Latin America and Caribbean-South Asia

Chronic Poverty and Disability
[www.chronicpoverty.org]
By Rebecca Yeo, Action on Disability and Development
August 2001
Found in: Poverty

Chronic Poverty and Disability in Uganda
[www.chronicpoverty.org]
By Charles Lwanga-Ntale, Development Research & Training
2003
Found in: Poverty-Africa

DFID and Disability: A Mapping of the Department for International Development and Disability Issues
[www.dfid.gov.uk]
By Philippa Thomas, DFID Disability KaR Programme
June 2004
Found in: Overview

Differently-abled: Ten percent of Nepal's population is disabled. What are the others doing to help?
[www.nepalitimes.com]
By Naresh Newar, Nepali Times
2004
Found in: South Asia

Disability and Education: Toward an Inclusive Approach
[www.iadb.org]
By Gordon L. Porter, Inter-American Development Bank
Found in: Education-Latin America and Caribbean

Disability and Healthcare Technology
[www.transport-links.org]
By UK Department for International Development (DFID)
2002
Found in: Accessibility

Disability and Poverty in Uganda, Progress and challenges in PEAP implementation1997-2007, NATIONAL REPORT
By Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development, Uganda Participatory Poverty Assessment Process (UPPAP), The Republic of Uganda
October 2008
Found in: Africa

Disability and Poverty Reduction Strategies. How to ensure that access of persons with disabilities to decent and productive work is part of the PRSP process
[www.ilo.org]
By International Labor Organization (ILO)
November 2002
Found in: Employment-Poverty

Disability and the Labor Market: Data Gaps and Needs in Latin America
[www.iadb.org]
By Gonzalo Hernández-Licona, Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), Sutainable Development Department, Inter-American Development Bank
Found in: Employment-Latin America and Caribbean

Disability Data: Survey and Methods Issues in Latin America and the Caribbean
[www.iadb.org]
By Andres Montes and Ernest Massiah, Inter-American Development Bank
Found in: Data-Latin America and Caribbean

Disability, Equality, and Human Rights: A Training Manual for Development and Humanitarian Organisations
[www.oxfam.org]
By Alison Harris and Sue Enfield, Oxfam
2003
Found in: Legal/Policy

Disability in Bangladesh - A Situation Analysis
[PDF 3.3MB]
By the Danish Bilharziasis Society for the World Bank, People's Republic of Bangladesh
Found in: South Asia

Disability Online for CSR Practitioners
[www.employers-forum.co.uk]
By Employers' Forum on Disability, et al.
2003
"Disability Online" reflects the increasing importance of CSR to our membership, which includes over 380 UK and global organisations, which together employ over 20% of the UK workforce.
Found in: Employment

Disability Policies, Statistics, and Strategies in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Review
[www.iadb.org]
By Pamela Dudzik, Ann Elwan, Robert Metts
Found in: Latin America and Caribbean

Disability, poverty and development
[www.dfid.gov.uk]
By Department for International Development (DFID)
February 2000
Found in: Poverty

Disability, Poverty and the Millennium Development Goals: Relevance, Challenges and Opportunities for DFID
[www.disabilitykar.net]
By Philippa Thomas, DFID Disability Knowledge and Research (KaR) Programme
June 2005
Found in: Overview-Millennium Development Goals

Disabled Children's Rights: A practical guide
[www.savethechildren.org.uk]
By Save the Children
Available in English, French, and Portuguese
Found in: Children & Youth

Disabled People "at Significantly Increased Risk" of HIV Infection
[allAfrica.com]
December 2, 2003
Found in: Africa

Double Burden - A situation analysis of HIV/AIDS and young people with disabilities in Rwanda and Uganda
[www.savethechildren.org.uk]
By Dr Aisha Yousafzi and Karen Edwards, Centre for International Child Health, Institute of Child Health, University College London
© The Save the Children Fund 2004
Available in English and French
Found in: Children & Youth-Gender-HIV/AIDS

Early Childhood Development and Children with Disabilities in Developing Countries
[PDF 615KB] or [MS Word 430KB]
By Rune J. Simeonsson, et al., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Found in: Children & Youth

Education for All: 2000 Assessment - Thematic Study on School Health and Nuturition
[www2.edc.org]
By Cheryl Vince Whitman, Carmen Aldinger, Beryl Levinger, Isolde Birdthistle
Found in: Health, Nutrition, and Population

Educating Children with Disabilities in Developing Countries: The Role of Data Sets
[PDF 327KB]
By Colin Robson, The University of Huddersfield with Peter Evans, The OECD Secretariat
Found in: Education

Enhanced Accessibility for People with Disabilities living in Urban Areas
[www.globalride-sf.org]
By C Venter, T Savill, T Rickert, H Bogopane, A Venkatesh, J Camba, N Mulikita, C Khaula, J Stone and D Maunder, United Kingdom Department for International Development (DFID)
2002
Found in: Accessibility

Forum Inspires Women's Rights and Disability Rights Supporters to Work Together
[www.nowfoundation.org]
By Lisa Bennett, Communications Director
October 24, 2003
Found in: Gender

Free Movement of people with disabilities in South East Europe: An inaccessible right?
[www.disabilitymonitor-see.org]
By Raphaelle Sestranetz and Lisa Adams, Handicap International
2006
Found in: Europe and Central Asia

From Basic Rights To Full Access - Elements Of Current Accessibility Practice In Developing Countries
[www.transport-links.org]
By Venter, C. J., T. E. Rickert and D. A. C. Maunder, Transport Research Laboratory
2003
Found in: Accessibility

Global Survey on HIV/AIDS and Disability
[PDF 6.9MB] or [MS Word 474KB]
By Nora Groce, Yale University and World Bank
Also available in Español [PDF 6.9MB] or [MS Word 479KB]
Found in: HIV/AIDS

Good Practices for the Economic Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Developing Countries - Funding Mechanisms for Self-Employment
[www.handicap-international.org.uk]
By Handicap International
August 2006
Found in: Overview-Employment-Poverty

(A) Health Handbook for Women with Disabilities
[www.hesperian.org]
By Jane Maxwell, Julia Watts Belser, and Darlena David
February 2007
Found in: Gender

Hitting Home: Stories of disabled women
[www.bbc.co.uk]
By Kate Ansell
In-depth reports on domestic violence against disabled women on domestic violence against disabled women
2003
Found in: Gender

Human Rights and Disability: The Current Use and Future Potential of United Nations Human Rights Instruments in the Context of Disability
[www.ohchr.org]
By Gerard Quinn and Theresia Degener
October 2002
Found in: Legal/Policy

Inclusive Development and the Comprehensive and Integral International Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities
[www.iddc.org.uk]
By Katherine Guernsey and Janet Lord
January 2005
Found in: Legal/Policy

International Best Practices in Universal Design: A Global Review
[www.chrc-ccdp.ca]
By Canadian Human Rights Commission
March 2006
Found in: Accessibility

International Disability Rights Monitor: Disability and Early Tsunami Relief Efforts in India, Indonesia and Thailand
[www.ideanet.org]
By Center for International Rehabilitation
2005
Found in: Environment

International Disability Rights Monitor: International Disability Rights Compendium
[www.ideanet.org]
By Center for International Rehabilitation, Landmine Survivors Network, Rehabilitation International
June 2003
Found in: Legal/Policy

International consultation to review community-based rehabilitation
[whqlibdoc.who.int]
© World Health Organization 2003
Found in: Community Based Rehabilitation

(The) International Law As An Essential Tool To Promote And Protect The Human Rights And Fundamental Freedoms Of Persons With Mental Disabilities And Their Family Members
[MS Word 68KB]
By Javier Vasquez, PAHO/WHO
Also available in Français [MS Word 61KB]
Found in: Legal/Policy

Label Us Able - A pro-active evaluation of Finnish development co-operation from the disability perspective
[formin.finland.fi]
By STAKES, National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health
September 2003
Found in: Europe and Central Asia

Local Level Planning and Investment Prioritisation: Applicability Study Final Report
[www.transport-links.org]
By I. T. Transport Ltd.
2003
Found in: Accessibility

Managing Disability in the Work Place - A Practical Guide
[www.ilo.org]
By International Labour Organization (ILO)
2002
Recognizing that disabled people not only have a lot to contribute to the work force and the national economy, but also that their employment will reduce the cost of disability benefits and may reduce poverty...
Found in: Employment

Mobility for All - Accessible Transportation around the World
[www.independentliving.org]
By Tom Rickert, Access Exchange International
Found in: Accessibility

Mobility for the Disabled Poor
[MS Word 71KB]
By Tom Rickert, Access Exchange International
September 2001
Found in: Accessibility

Pathways to Accessibility: Disability and the Physical Environment
[www.iadb.org]
By Eduardo Alvarez, Inter-American Development Bank
Found in: Accessibility-Latin America and Caribbean

Promoting the Inclusion of People with Disabilities in Civil Registration and Municipal Elections in Kosovo
[www.iddc.org.uk]
By International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
September 2000
Found in: Accessibility-Europe and Central Asia

Report of the European Conference on Disability and Development Cooperation - The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Impact and Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities in Developing Countries
[www.make-development-inclusive.org]
By Make Development Inclusive, International Disability and Development Consortium, Light for the World, and Christoffel-Blindenmission Christian Blind Mission
November 2006/06
Found in: Legal/Policy

(The) Right to Decent Work of Persons with Disabilities
[www.ilo.org]
By International Labour Organization
2003/03
Found in: Employment

Rio Charter "Universal Design for Sustainable and Inclusive Development"
[MS Word 29KB]
By Designing for the 21st Century III
December 12, 2004
Also Available in Português [MS Word 31KB], Español [MS Word 35KB]
Found in: Accessibility

Sanitation and Cleanliness for a Healthy Environment
[www.hesperian.org]
By Jeff Conant, Hesperian Foundation in collaboration with the United Nations Development Programme
2005
Found in: Accessibility-Environment

Transforming Disability into Ability: Policies to Promote Work and Income Security for Disabled People
[miranda.sourceoecd.org]
By OECD
February 2003
This book provides a systematic analysis of a wide array of labour market and social protection programmes aimed at people with disabilities. Analysing the relationship between policies and outcomes across twenty OECD countries, it gives the reader a better understanding of the dilemmas of disability policy and of successful policy elements or packages.
Found in: Employment

USAID Policy on Standards for Accessibility for the Disabled in USAID-Financed Construction
[www.usaid.gov]
By USAID
2005
Found in: Overview

Violence against Disabled Children
[MS Word 202KB]
UN Secretary Generals Report on Violence against Children, Thematic Group on Violence against Disabled Children, Findings and Recommendations
Convened by UNICEF at the United Nations, July 28, 2005
Found in: Children & Youth

Vulnerability and Resilience: Gender and HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean
[www.iadb.org]
By Geeta Rao Gupta, PhD, International Center for Research on Women, Inter-American Development Bank
Found in: HIV/AIDS-Latin America and Caribbean

Water and Sanitation for Disabled People and Other Vulnerable Groups - Designing services to improve accessibility
[wedc.lboro.ac.uk]
By Hazel Jones and Bob Reed, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
2005
Found in: Accessibility-Environment-Rural Development

Where There Is No Doctor - A village health care handbook
[www.hesperian.org]
By David Werner with Carol Thuman and Jane Maxwell
Copyright Hesperian Foundation
2006 Updated
See also their similar books such as "Where There Is No Dentist," "Disabled Village Children," and "Where Women Have No Doctor," at www.hesperian.org
Found in: Rural Development

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