(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 […]
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 – […]
One in ten children worldwide lives with a disability
The agency’s executive director, Henrietta Fore, said the new research confirms what she already knew: Children with disabilities face numerous, often compounding challenges just to realize their rights. […]
The Current State of Disability Representation in Children’s Books
The Stats On Disabled Representation In Children’s Books According to the Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s 2019 study, only 3.4% of children’s books have disabled main characters. Compare this […]
Brazil: Educational Risks for Children with Disabilities
(São Paulo) – A Brazilian presidential decree threatens to undermine children with disabilities’ right to a quality, inclusive education, Human Rights Watch said today. Human Rights Watch filed […]
‘Nothing About Us Without Us’: 16 Moments in the Fight for Disability Rights
As with every other civil rights movement, the fight for disability rights is one that challenges negative attitudes and pushes back against oppression. But it is also more […]
An association study of severity of intellectual disability with peripheral biomarkers of disabled children in a rehabilitation home, Kolkata, India
Histopaque-1077, Trichloroacetic acid (TCA), Thiobarbituric acid (TBA), 5,5′-dithio-bis (2-nitro benzoic acid) (DTNB), acrylamide-bis acrylamide, Tween 20 were purchased from Sigma Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). 2′, 7′-dichlorodihydrofluorescein diacetate […]
Students with disabilities should be accepted. It is the best way to educate them. (Opinion)
Students with disabilities experience significantly higher rates of mistreatment and restraints in schools. As an education and disability advocate working to change this, I frequently encounter well-intentioned arguments […]
Guidelines for assessment and intervention for people with disabilities
Read the full guideline (PDF, 900KB) Currently, more than 41 million noninstitutionalized Americans live with a disability (American Community Survey, U.S. Census Bureau, 2019). People with disabilities and […]
Inclusive Education Program for People with Disabilities in Africa
Click to view: Context | Strategy | Result | Event context According to the 2011 World Disability Report, there are between 93 and 150 million children in the […]