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Evidence synthesis for the south, from the south: The Disability Evidence Portal and evidence-based decision-making in disability-inclusive development

​​"Towards disability inclusive development: A Journey on What Works" An event to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities

​​Unlocking the potential of evidenced based research is the key for achieving disability inclusive development. Collecting and sharing evidence on what works in Low-Middle Income Countries will support and strengthen policy decision-making and ultimately provide more impactful programming interventions.  ​​This webinar, hosted by the London School Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, will draw on FCDO’s disability-inclusive programmes, taking a journey on how to identify what works in development in Low-Middle Income Countries. 

Addressing inequality for people with disabilities

Health for all? Access to healthcare for people with disabilities

There are one billion people with disabilities globally. That is one in seven of the world’s population. On average, people with disabilities have poorer health and worse access to healthcare than others in the population, because of the marginalisation and exclusion that they face. As a result, people with disabilities are dying 10-20 years earlier. This issue is not just a violation of rights, but it also means that global health goals will be difficult to meet.

COVID-19 pandemic and the experiences of disabled people in the UK: Impacts on death and life

Dr Williamson will describe how large general practitioners databases were used to show that people with learning disabilities were at much higher risk of hospitalisation or death from COVID-19 in the UK, compared to the general population. This analysis helped to change UK policy, so that from February 2021 all people on the learning disability register were prioritised for vaccination. 

Then There Was Silence: The impact of COVID-19 on disabled children, young people and their families in England

Then There Was Silence, a recently published report from the Disabled Children’s Partnership (DCP), highlights the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in England on disabled children and their families.