Disability rights
Robert’s story
Robert Oyono is Cameroon’s first senator with a disability, and is calling for people with disabilities to be included in the political process.
Nanny’s story
“I didn’t know that disabled people have the right to vote. I didn’t know if it was for a certain class and a certain age.”
Eveline’s story
“People have a lot of misconceptions about blind women. They think that people with visual impairments cannot do anything at all.”
Adieme’s story
“I think if there is a wide mobilisation of the vote among disabled people, it can change things in our country.”
How partnerships help us reach marginalised communities
In Pakistan, we work with disabled people’s organisations to ensure our new eye health programme is inclusive and accessible for people with disabilities.
Leaving fewer people behind: our progress on disability inclusion
Great progress has been made in the past five years on disability-inclusive global development, but it’s critical we don’t lose momentum.
Conservative peer urges UK to lead on disability-inclusive development
Lord Shinkwin has called for the UK to play an instrumental role in changing the lives of people with disabilities in the world’s poorest countries.
Sightsavers welcomes DFID disability strategy
The strategy, which Sightsavers campaigned for, recognises that there has been insufficient progress on disability inclusion in global development.
Sightsavers celebrates five years of disability campaigning
On International Day of People with Disabilities, Sightsavers is celebrating the five-year anniversary of its campaign calling for disability rights.
The little campaign that has made a huge difference
As we celebrate the fifth anniversary of our disability rights campaign, Sightsavers’ Natasha Kennedy looks back to when it began.
