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A group of four people stand outside wearing protective masks and washing their hands.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

In the context of COVID-19, Sightsavers’ new lead on behaviour change communication introduces her work and explains why behaviour change is so crucial to our mission.

Cathy Stephen, July 2020

A man examines the eyesight of a young boy who uses a wheelchair.

Blogs / Eye health /

Cataract surgical rate only measures quantity of services, and quality remains neglected. This raises questions that need addressing.

Itfaq Khaliq Khan, June 2020

A young man using a wheelchair on a road in Kenya.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Many people with disabilities work in the informal sector. Unless they can leave their house every day, they struggle to meet their basic needs. For them, the situation is dire.

Edwinah Orowe, June 2020

A pair of crutches leaning against a grey wall.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We should ask ourselves what we can do to mitigate the adverse effects suffered by people with disabilities, who have the right to enjoy life on an equal basis with others.

Grace Antwi-Atsu, June 2020

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

We should ask ourselves what we can do to mitigate the adverse effects suffered by people with disabilities, who have the right to enjoy life on an equal basis with others.

Sightsavers, June 2020

Three women communicate using sign language.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

If you are an organisation working to support the COVID-19 pandemic response, here are our top nine tips to ensure people with disabilities are not left behind.

Andrea Pregel, May 2020

A girl with deafblindness plays with her siblings.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Alice Nabbanja from Sense International explains how the organisation has been working with Sightsavers in Uganda supporting young people with deafblindness and complex disabilities.

Sightsavers, April 2020

A group of Disabled Person Organisation (DPO) representatives meet in Nairobi, Kenya for advocacy training and planning as part of the Inclusive Futures initiative.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Sightsavers' Andrea Pregel talks through the highlights of a Twitter chat around disability and COVID-19.

Andrea Pregel, April 2020

Women wait in line for eye screening tests.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

On International Women’s Day 2020, Sightsavers' Asma Rashida highlights the additional prejudices women with disabilities face, and the important work of the Right to Health project.

Sightsavers, March 2020

two women sit behind a computer, laughing.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Rasak Adekoya shares his career story, tells us about his role helping people with disabilities secure good jobs, and what it’s like leading a film shoot as a blind person.

Sightsavers, March 2020

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Blogs

Setting out Sightsavers’ approach to behaviour change

Great progress, but not for all: cataract surgical rate in Pakistan

COVID-19: Africa’s economic recovery must leave no one behind

Ensuring a disability-inclusive COVID-19 response in Ghana

'In the face of COVID-19, all people should be equal'

We must make the COVID-19 response inclusive for people with disabilities. Here’s how.

Supporting youth with deafblindness in Uganda

#DisabilityC19 Twitter chat

“We put a special focus on women with disabilities and their rights”

Celebrating the value of employees with disabilities

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all