Disability-related stigma and discrimination in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia: a systematic literature review

By Bhavisha Virendrakumar, Cathy Stephen, Emma Jolley and Elena Schmidt

 

Executive summary - Introduction

Sightsavers is an international non-governmental organisation (INGO) working to eliminate avoidable blindness and promote equal opportunities for people with disabilities. Addressing sti

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FDA delays Decision on Moderna vaccine for adolescents citing heart problems, Yet Pfizer authorized for teens, despite higher number of myocarditis reports

By Megan Redshaw

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said on Oct. 15 it was delaying a decision on authorizing Moderna’s COVID vaccine for adolescents while the agency assesses whether the shot could increase the risk of myocarditis, a heart inflammatory condition, the Wall Street Journ

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Does your region or country have any special laws or regulations about children with additional or special needs?

I am thinking of laws that are additional to those for all children

Peter Limbrick writes:

Most countries have laws and regulations about provision for children of school age. But what about babies and infants before they reach school age?

I am interested to learn about governments that have made re

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Early Interventionists' Ratings of Family-Centered Practices in Natural Environments - Report

‘research suggests that many early interventionists continue to work directly with the child’

From the website below:

"Part C early intervention services should be family centered and occur in the context of families' natural environments and daily routines; yet research suggests that many early int

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Doctors and scientists call for Protective Policy after historic court ruling on wireless radiation. VIDEO

In a press conference now posted online

- doctors and scientists are calling for action after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit's August 13, 2021, decision found the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) failed to explain why it ignored science showing harmful effects

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