Social inclusion
Many governments do not have effective policies to tackle disability issues. This needs to be addressed to improve the quality of life for disabled people, especially women and children. Disabled people suffer from social exclusion, are amongst the poorest and most marginalised in society, and are often not given the chance to maximise their potential.
Our ultimate aim is that visually impaired people will be equal members of society, and that governments implement their obligations under international conventions for disabled people. In the short term, we will aim to enable blind and disabled people’s organisations to become effective advocates for their members’ rights.
Here are some key resources, some produced by Sightsavers alone, some in collaboration with others, which showcase our position and research findings on key issues within social inclusion that affect the lives of visually impaired people.
Policy and advocacy briefings
- Disability equality in health care
- Disability equality in the medical profession
- MDGs and people with disabilities
- Recommendations for MDG review 2008
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - a guide
- Disability Framework in Pakistan
- Islamabad Declaration on Accessibility
- Islamabad Declaration on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
- Women Health Workers in Pakistan
Research documents
- How disability practice informs policy
- Poverty and blindness
- Social assistance and disability - research FULL
- Social assistance and disabled people - research
- Women and violence
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