Marking this year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which falls on Saturday, António Guterres, the…
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Many persons with disabilities face premature death due to health inequities
Persons with disabilities face a risk of dying up to 20 years earlier than other sections…
World Braille Day: Pandemic shows importance of information access for all
The COVID-19 pandemic has shown how critical it is to ensure essential information is accessible to…
COVID-19 laid bare barriers faced by 1 billion people with disabilities: UN chief
Marking the International Day of Persons with Disabilities, the United Nations Secretary-General, António Guterres, said on Friday that those with a disability were among the hardest…
Disability rights groups say ‘disability studies university’ will promote exclusion
The organisations have written a letter to Shakuntala D Gamlin, secretary of Social Justice and Empowerment…