Planning a trip to Hawaii, which is top of any tropical vacation bucket list, requires some consideration. The Hawaiian Islands are located in the middle of the Pacific […]
UN: High Risk in Conflicts for Children with Disabilities
(New York) – Children with disabilities often face increased risk of harm during armed conflict and crises, Human Rights Watch said today. The United Nations and governments around […]
Physician Disability Insurance for Doctors
Let’s protect what we’ve worked so hard for. We have industry-leading options to replace a portion of your earned income if you become ill or injured (even partially) […]
Tips for travelling with a disability or chronic illness
When I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease, a chronic condition that affects the digestive tract, I felt my world getting smaller and smaller. We were in the midst […]
Greater inclusion of Haitians with disabilities needed
According to Rose Dinette Joseph, a 40-year-old young woman, living with a disability should not be an obstacle to achieving her personal and professional goals. However, for this […]
NIH study suggests women with disabilities are at higher risk for complications and death during childbirth
news release Wednesday, December 15, 2021 Pregnant women with disabilities are at much higher risk of serious pregnancy- and childbirth-related complications and death than other pregnant women, according […]
Factsheet: Conflict and Disabilities (3 December 2021) – World
Attachments Approximately 15% of the world’s population lives with some kind of disability, yet this group is largely ignored in the application of international humanitarian law. Fact sheet […]
An estimated 240 million children worldwide living with disabilities are denied basic rights – UNICEF
NEW YORK, 2 December 2021 – Ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, UNICEF said that around 240 million children with disabilities around the world – […]
Inclusion of people with disabilities is crucial to sustainable development in Latin America and the Caribbean
WASHINGTON, DC, December 2, 2021 – According to a new World Bank report, there are approximately 85 million people with some kind of disability in Latin America and […]
Rethinking “positivity” and “negativity” in disability culture
Positive and negative Getty A disabled author and online magazine publisher recently tweeted: This is a common conflict, especially for people with disabilities. This clash over the relative […]