Essay: US prisons hold more than 550,000 people with intellectual disabilities – they face exploitation, harsh treatment
In an article first published on The Conversation, JENNIFER SARRETT, of the Center for Study of Human Health at Emory University in the US, argues that it’s time cognitive, intellectual and developmental disability form part of the conversation on reforming the US prison system…
Disability during lockdown: Sent home during the coronavirus pandemic, Uganda’s disabled young people face new challenges
JOHN SEMAKULA looks at how Uganda’s coronavirus lockdown saw many care homes send disabled students back to their homes where they faced new struggles, including difficulties accessing education…
Essay: How coronavirus highlights the everyday challenges of people with learning disabilities
In an article first published on The Conversation, RUTH NORTHWAY, of the University of South Wales in Australia, looks at how the COVID-19 pandemic has propelled the wider population into sharing some of the everyday experiencee of people with learning disabilities…
ESSAY: DEAF CHRISTIANS OFTEN STRUGGLE TO HEAR GOD’S WORD, BUT SOME FIND MEANING IN THE RICHNESS OF WHO THEY ARE
In an article first published on The Conversation, JANA BENNETT, professor of religion at the University of Dayton, looks at the challenges – and joys – people with hearing loss can face in Christian worship…
Christian disability advocates welcome UN resolution on people with disabilities in conflicts
Christian disability advocates have welcomed the recent passing of the UN’s first ever resolution on the protection of people with disabilities in conflicts. The 15 member UN Security Council unanimously adopted the resolution on 20th June. It calls upon all parties to armed conflict to protect people with disabilities in conflicts and ensure they have […]
POSTCARDS: VANIER IS GONE, BUT HIS CHRISTIAN MODEL FOR LIVING ALONGSIDE THE DISABLED TAKES ROOT
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports…
DISABILITY: OUT OF SIGHT, OUT OF MIND – ZIMBABWE LOCKS UP ITS DISABLED
JEFFREY MOYO, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on the plight of the disabled in the southern African nation of Zimbabwe…
WOW! HOW SOCIAL ENTERPRISES LIKE DENMARK’S HUSET VENTURE ARE BUILDING MORE INCLUSIVE WORKFORCES
THIN LEI WIN, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how social enterprises are employing people with disabilities…
“INTRINSICALLY WORTHY”: JEAN VANIER’S LEGACY TO PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
YONAT SHIMRON, of Religion News Service, reports on the passing of L’Arche founder, Jean Vanier…
WOW!: THE START-UPS BUILDING CHANGE FOR LEBANON’S WORKERS
HEBA KANSO, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from Lebanon…