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March 2013

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   Disability

   Web accessibility – good for society, good for business

   11 March 2013

   Making the Web accessible to people with disabilities is the right thing to do. For a business, it can also mean added revenue and protection from lawsuits.

December 2012

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   Video: Institutional barriers for people with disabilities still an obstacle, says ILO

   03 December 2012

   Around 85 million people with disabilities live in China and despite progress made over the past 30 years, there are many challenges to ensure their equality and dignity. ILO Beijing Director Ann Herbert appeared on CCTV's 'Dialogue' saying that infrastructure and institutional barriers must be improved in China. She also noted that cultural barriers must be broken down to create an inclusive society.

June 2012

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   Breaking the barriers

   29 June 2012

   This video documents the inclusion of people with disabilities in skills training programmes supported by the ILO through the TVET Reform Project in Bangladesh.

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   Employers make the case for hiring people with disabilities

   19 June 2012

   101st session of the ILC held event on ILO Business and Disability Network to highlight the business case for hiring people with disabilities

December 2011

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   Video

   Video: The ILO's Global Business and Disability Network

   02 December 2011

   Companies all over the world increasingly recognize that a diverse workforce is valuable: good for business and good for employees. Employers want to find the best talent, create a positive workplace and contribute to the communities in which they operate. Recruiting people with disabilities into the workplace and retaining those who become disabled while employed can help companies reach these goals. They are doing that with the help of the ILO’s Global Business and Disability Network.

December 2009

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   People with Disabilities

   Serbia: Employment of People with Disabilities

   03 December 2009

   Until recently, people with disabilities in Serbia faced many barriers to decent work opportunities. When the Balkan country passed a disability law in 2009, the International Labour Organization created a pilot project to sensitize 100 companies about the employment of people with disabilities. The ILO was able to respond quickly, thanks to its “Regular Budget Supplementary Account” (RBSA) - a fund based on voluntary contributions from Member States. It was created in 2008, and has been a critical resource in response to the economic crisis and the need to enhance the ILO’s capacity to promote decent work.

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   International Day for Persons with Disabilities

   Helping women and men with disabilities fulfil their potential

   02 December 2009

   December 3 marks International Day for Persons with Disabilities. This year, the theme focuses on the empowerment of persons with disabilities and their communities. Emanuela Pozzan, ILO Subregional Coordinator on Disability for East Asia, looks at a Vietnamese woman whose work in this area has received international recognition.

November 2009

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   Questions and answers on the impact of the crisis on people with disabilities

   11 November 2009

   With some 10 percent of the world population living with disabilities – the current global economic crisis is cause for concern. People with disabilities are often excluded and marginalized, and are particularly vulnerable in times of crisis. This week, Academy Award winning actress Marlee Matlin and a panel of experts will address the impact of the crisis on people with disabilities and what can be done about it. ILO Online spoke with Barbara Murray, senior disability specialist at the ILO, about the importance of including people with disabilities in measures to tackle the crisis.

July 2009

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   Disability Equality Training

   In Zambia, a commitment to inclusive approaches for people with disabilities

   09 July 2009

   An estimated 7 to 9 per cent of women and men in Zambia live with a disability, most of them in poverty. ILO Online reports from the country’s capital Lusaka where Disability Equality Training (DET) is part of a new effort to make sure that the needs of people with disabilities are taken into account in development programmes.

December 2007

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   Article

   Disability in the world of work - Interview with Actress Marlee Matlin

   21 December 2007

   Actress Marlee Matlin often says that the only thing deaf people can’t do is hear. With access to communication and the right tools, people with disabilities have shown themselves to be exemplary workers.