The report "COVID-19 and people with disabilities: Accessing the impact of the crisis and informing disability-inclusive next steps", promoted by the European Commission, brings together an analysis on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in areas such as access to health; income and access to food and essential items; access…
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The Disability and Human Rights Observatory (ODDH), in partnership with its Advisory Board, prepared the 'Alternative Report on the 10th Periodic Report submitted by Portugal under Article 18 of the Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women' which was submitted in May 2022 to the UN…
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“Persons with Disabilities in Portugal – Human Rights Indicators 2021” Between 2011 and 2021 registered unemployment increased by 63.1% in women with disabilities and 9.8% in men with disabilities The results of the report "Persons with Disabilities in Portugal - Human Rights Indicators 2021" (5th edition) by the Disability…
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The WHO-UNICEF Global Report on Assistive Technology reveals that more than 2.5 billion people need one or more assistive products, such as wheelchairs, hearing aids, or apps that support communication and cognition. Yet nearly one billion of them are denied access, particularly in low- and middle-income countries, where access can…
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The 6th Edition of the European Disability Forum's Human Rights Report focuses on the rights of persons with disabilities to vote and to stand as candidates in the European Parliament elections, also known as 'EU elections'.
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A new European Disability Strategy was launched in 2021 with the aim of intensifying progress on ensuring the full participation of people with disabilities in society. The increase of EU policy focus on people with disabilities is timely: the COVID-19 pandemic magnified the challenges they faced in many spheres of…
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