APPLICATIONS LIVE: Ember is looking for a new cohort of partners! Ember is looking for community-based #mentalhealth initiatives to join us in our next cohort. Details of the partnership provided below: More info: embermentalhealth.org/updates/ember-…

🚨 New paper out: Evidence from five low- and middle-income countries shows that the pandemic exacerbated the existing failure of many education systems to cater to the needs of people with disabilities and their families - with ICED and ODS tandfonline.com/doi/epdf/10.10…

Call for papers_Learning with and from the global South: Emerging insights from decolonial disability work carleton.ca/ddsc/2024/call…

This looks fascinating! A thoughtful and unusual approach to understanding and addressing disability discrimination. Mark Carew @TommyShakes

"By explicitly addressing disability issues... media professionals can transform societal attitudes toward persons with disabilities" UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 recently published their practical manual for disability equality in the media: shorturl.at/J2xmD

Our Project Lead @ZarainSA working with Global Institute for Social Protection & the Department of Social Development to develop a policy for social assistance for children and adults with disabilities in South Africa. Cash transfers are important, but only one aspect of comprehensive social protection!

Youth with intellectual disabilities are not being given equitable job opportunities in SA dailymaverick.co.za/article/2024-0…

Ruth Useh presenting findings from her doctoral research on the sources of evidence & pathways for disability-inclusive decision-making used by government stakeholders in Kenya & South Africa at @CDSLeeds Well done Ruth! #CDS2024 Institute for Life Course Health Research Disability Evidence Portal

📢 Big news from the African Pre Summit! An MoU has been signed between the African Disability Forum (ADF) and African Disability Alliance to advance advocacy for the ratification and implementation of the #AfricanDisabilityProtocol. 🤝A landmark towards enhanced inclusion in the continent!

Reserve your spot now for our next Learning Disabilities & Autism at Manchester Met talk “Friendships, fear, and (double) empathy” by Holly Sutherland. Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM. You are invited in person or online. Please share! eventbrite.co.uk/e/friendships-…

Webinar alert! 🚨 Join us to learn how to create more inclusive healthcare systems. We'll share insights from our disability training for health workers. Register now! 🔗 bit.ly/3TuScrz 📅Wed 18 September ⏰1-2pm UK time

New brief: How can we reduce barriers for women with physical disabilities in perinatal healthcare? Improve communication by offering them complete and relevant information that supports their inclusion in pregnancy and childbirth decisions. Read more: tinyurl.com/yc3ffmfc

Our co-director @markskeptic at @TheSVRI #SVRIForum24, running from 21-25 October. This year's Forum is focused on the theme of "Connect, Share, Learn". Here, our regular collaborators Global Parenting Initiative were sharing fascinating technology-led interventions for supporting parents.

New brief alert 🚨! Check out our new brief that explores some of the interventions and strategies that are effective for enhancing the mental wellbeing of family caregivers and parents. 👉tinyurl.com/yvzvcnme

Economic empowerment for people with disabilities isn’t just about jobs – it’s about independence. See how we’re making this happen: sightsavers.org/disability-and…. #DisabilityInclusion

Tracey Smythe & colleagues have published "Early childhood development strategy for the world’s children with disabilities" in Frontiers - Public Health Read more about their insightful strategies to improve the lives of children with disabilities around the world! frontiersin.org/journals/publi…

What strategies can empower people with disabilities towards entrepreneurship or self-employment? Discover insights in our newly released brief 👉👉tinyurl.com/mvxavzkn

New Brief alert! Find out what works to increase the inclusion and participation of children and young people with disabilities in research. 👉tinyurl.com/32nma5av

Great message to women and girls in science - and those aspiring to be in science - featuring our Prof Dr Xanthe Hunt.

New brief alert!! What works to make healthcare services more accessible and acceptable to children who are on the autism spectrum? 👉tinyurl.com/yc5ucvdb