Equality in the post-2015 development agenda: promoting inclusion for people with disabilities
Globally more than one billion people live with a disability.
Between 110 and 190 million of these people experience very significant difficulties. This equates to about 15 per cent of the global population.
Of these, 39 million are blind and a further 246 million are visually impaired. Women and girls account for approximately two-thirds (64 per cent) of the world’s blind population.
Disability disproportionately affects vulnerable populations. Women, older people and people from the poorest wealth quintile have a higher prevalence of disability and there is higher disability prevalence in lower-income than in higher-income countries. In all countries the prevalence of disability is growing, due to population ageing and the rising burden of non-communicable disease.
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Sightsavers and disability rights
Sightsavers responds to report into FCDO’s work on disability inclusion
A report on the UK government’s development strategy and how inclusive it is of people with disabilities was published on Thursday 4 April.
Sightsavers at the CIES education conference 2024
We're attending the conference in Miami on 6-14 March to share our expertise, engage with the education community and explore how we can transform inclusive education.
The key to inclusive education is engaging organisations of people with disabilities
Collaborating with organisations of people with disabilities (OPDs) on our inclusive education projects has earned the Sightsavers-led Inclusive Futures consortium a Zero Project Award in 2024.
