apregel, Author at Sightsavers

Three women communicate using sign language.

Blogs / Disability rights /

If you are an organisation working to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, here are our top nine tips to ensure people with disabilities are not left behind.

Andrea Pregel, May 2020

A group of Disabled Person Organisation (DPO) representatives meet in Nairobi, Kenya for advocacy training and planning as part of the Inclusive Futures initiative.

Blogs / Disability rights /

Sightsavers' Andrea Pregel talks through the highlights of a Twitter chat around disability and COVID-19.

Andrea Pregel, April 2020

A close-up of people placing their hands on top of one another.

Blogs / Disability rights /

Sightsavers hosted a workshop focusing on practical approaches to disability inclusion, where participants generated ideas to make sure healthcare is as inclusive as possible.

Andrea Pregel, June 2019

A cataract patient is led into hospital by a doctor in Mozambique.

Blogs / Eye health /

Andrea Pregel shares his experiences of planning Sightsavers’ new initiative in Nampula, which will provide free eye care to thousands of people.

Andrea Pregel, January 2018

Art student painting the Inclusive Eye Health mural in Bhopal.

Blogs / Disability rights /

Art students in Bhopal painted striking murals along the wall of a hospital to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Andrea Pregel, December 2016

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Author archives: Andrea Pregel

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#DisabilityC19 Twitter chat

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Young artists get creative to promote disability inclusion

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