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2013

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    From China

    Lifting the barrier of intellectual disabilities

    13 May 2013

    There are almost 200 million persons with intellectual disabilities in the world. For many of them, finding a stable job represents a major challenge. In Li’s case, a little help has made a big difference.

  2. © Sarah-Jane Saltmarsh / ILO 2013

    Bangladesh

    Removing the barriers to inclusion

    28 March 2013

    People with disabilities are overturning negative attitudes and stereotypes, with help from an ILO vocational training project in Bangladesh.

2012

  1. Indonesia

    Fighting disability from within

    03 December 2012

    Indonesia’s law states that disabled people must make up at least one per cent of a company’s workforce. As some garment factories employ over 100,000 people, the challenge is not an easy one. But now the law has found a new ally.

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    Sri Lanka: New hope for war victims

    18 July 2012

    Decades of civil war have left deep scars in Sri Lanka. An ILO training project brings new hope to some of those whose lives and hopes were shattered by the violence.

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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

2011

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    Questions and answers: ILO disability inclusion resource manual

    01 December 2011

    December 3rd is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. To mark the date, the ILO has developed an online version of the ILO Disability Inclusion Toolkit and Manual – a collection of tools and information resources – to assist ILO staff in including disabled people in their areas of work. “Disability inclusion is everybody’s work!” ILO interviews Debra Perry, Senior Disability Technical Specialist and editor of the resource manual.

2010

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    Working together for development: Including people with disabilities

    01 December 2010

    This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities focuses on “Keeping the Promise of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)” to ensure that disability and the concerns of people with disabilities are reflected in the commitments made by the international community to reduce poverty by 2015. ILO Online reports on how disability-inclusive development not only helps improve the lives of people with disabilities, but can boost achievement of the MDGs.

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    The price of excluding people with disabilities from the workplace

    01 December 2010

    Mainstreaming of women and men with disabilities in all aspects of society the economy and development efforts is crucial in helping to achieve the Millennium Development Goals. Yet, because of stigma and discrimination many disabled people live in poverty, dependence and exclusion. ILO Online interviews Sebastian Buckup, author of the ILO study “The price of exclusion: The economic consequences of excluding people with disabilities from the world of work”.

  3. ILO Conference - 9-11 March 2010

    Questions and Answers on Intellectual Disabilities

    04 March 2010

    An estimated 10 to 15 million people in Africa have some form of Intellectual disability and the majority live in poverty and isolation. The ILO-Irish Aid Partnership Programme will be gathering representatives from East African countries, Australia and the United Kingdom at a conference in Lusaka on 9-11 March to focus new attention on the issue and discuss ways of promoting training and employment opportunities for people with intellectual disabilities. ILO Online provides questions and answers on people with intellectual disabilities in Africa.

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.

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