Overview
Show Society How Able People With Disabilities Are
In the interview, Cyril Siriwardena, Project Manager Advocacy of CBM’s partner Motivation, and Secretary General of the Disability Organisations Joint Front (DOJF), tells what Access for All Campaign in Sri Lanka has achieved so far.
more »3. December - International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Persons with disabilities in developing countries are often restrained from exercising their right to information – this is one message to be stressed on 3 December 2006. The International Day of Persons with Disabilities addresses accessibility to information technologies.
more »Disabilities and Poverty - A Vicious Circle
People with disabilities are more in danger to suffer from social isolation, economic strain and no access to basic health care and schooling. They sink deeper into poverty.
more »CBM: Disability Issues Should Be Included In Millenium Development Goals!
Only when the interests and needs of persons with disabilities are considered in development work, the UN Millennium Development Goals can be met.
more »Psychosocial problems - A global problem addressed within the community
Globally, at least 400 million people have a disabling neuro-psychiatric condition. Neuropsychiatric disorders account for 11% of the global disease burden. CBM is confident that this global problem can be handled within the communities.
more »Social Exclusion is a Violation of Human Rights
Dr. Heiner Bielefeldt, Director of the German Institute for Human Rights (Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, Berlin) analyses the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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