Disability rights
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.
Ghana Disability Data Disaggregation Pilot Project: Results of Integrating Disability in to Routine Data Collection Systems
A pilot project in Ghana was established to understand how disability data may be collected in a system delivering NTD interventions. Read the report here
Annual inclusion report 2018
The purpose of this annual report is to share learning, highlight our work on inclusion and stimulate and challenge both ourselves and our partners.
A battle to reach the ballot box: Cameroon’s growing disability movement
As Cameroon prepares for its general election, Sightsavers Country Director Joseph Oye explains why he hopes more people with disabilities will vote.
Augusto’s story
Augusto, who had both cataracts and trachoma, struggled to get medical help because of his disability. But Sightsavers’ inclusive healthcare approach enabled him to be treated.
Eye care for those who need it most
In Pakistan, Ulrica Hansson learns how Sightsavers’ Right to Health programme is transforming local health care so people with disabilities are no longer excluded.
Disability inclusion in international development programmes
Sightsavers works with partners in over 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support the empowerment of people with disabilities.
