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A 45-year-old lady is standing on crutches. She is wearing bright red clothes and a boy is asleep on a bed behind her.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Women with disabilities often face double, or rather triple, discrimination: for being disabled, for being women and for being poor.

Munazza Gillani, March 2016

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Colleagues at Sightsavers have been working on a series of blogs around gender equity, particularly focusing on women with disabilities in development.

Sightsavers, March 2016

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

I’d like to draw attention to the rights of women during disasters.

Fred Smith, March 2016

A young woman sitting in her wheelchair on a dirt road.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Women and girls with disabilities belong to two vulnerable groups, so they potentially face double discrimination.

Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame, March 2016

Close up of hands holding a disability identity card.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

To mark the 60th Commission on the Status of Women at the United Nations, Sightsavers presents a series of blogs on gender and disability.

Tracy Vaughan-Gough, March 2016

A close up photo of someone washing their hands.

Blogs / Fighting disease /

The World Health Organization has committed to support collaboration between WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) and NTDs (neglected tropical diseases).

Sarah Bartlett, October 2015

An illuminated sign that reads 'End inequality' is held up amid the darkness at the Light the Way event in London.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

This September, world leaders are meeting in New York at the UN General Assembly to set global goals for the next 15 years.

Sightsavers, September 2015

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Radio was chosen to educate teachers, children and local communities as it is more readily accessible, reaching even remote, rural areas.

Guest Blogger, January 2015

Roshani at a school eye screening in India.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Our experience clearly tells us that blind people largely exist in the fringes of our community. Being blind is not the problem, it is the understanding.

Guest Blogger, January 2015

A sign telling people to wash their hands and face with soap to prevent trachoma.

Blogs / Eye health /

"I’ve been in Zambia these last two weeks looking at the eye healthcare system, and I’ve been reminded about the unintended consequences."

Andrew Griffiths, June 2014

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Disrupting the patriarchy through disability rights

Violence against women with disabilities

Rights during disasters: what about women with disabilities?

Women with disabilities: a call for better representation

On gender and disability

WASH and NTDs finally make it official

Global goals: the most important thing in the world?

How a radio drama in Malawi is raising awareness of albinism

Changing perceptions about living with blindness through positive role models

Unintended consequences in health care

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all