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A woman stands next to a man sitting in a chair. Both wear face masks.

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The Equal World COVID-19 petition was launched in response to reports from around the world of the disproportionate impact the COVID-19 pandemic is having on people with disabilities.

May 2020

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Global health leaders have been urged to make sure people with disabilities are not discriminated against during the COVID-19 pandemic, and are able to access the healthcare they need.

May 2020

Three women communicate using sign language.

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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

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

In the immediate- and long-term response, it is vital that all development partners take steps to strengthen health systems that are disability-inclusive.

Shikuku Obosi sits, smiling at the camera.

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Sightsavers’ disability inclusion adviser, Shikuku Obosi, urges journalists and government officials to use disability-friendly language when discussing COVID-19 in a new comment piece published in the media.

April 2020

A girl with deafblindness plays with her siblings.

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Sightsavers and Sense International supported 14-year-old Hellen and her family from Masindi, Uganda, by helping them communicate with each other and support themselves financially.

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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.

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

Andrea Pregel, April 2020

Four women standing together smiling, in front of a backdrop that says #EqualUN.

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The committee, which monitors implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, currently has six women and twelve men.

March 2020

Women wait in line for eye screening tests.

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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

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Disability and inclusion

Sightsavers launches COVID-19 disability rights petition

Sightsavers calls on global health leaders to stop discrimination amid COVID-19

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

Guidance for including people with disabilities in responses to the COVID-19 pandemic

"We need to change the language around COVID-19."

“As a parent, to see your child happy is as much as you can ask”

Supporting youth with deafblindness in Uganda

#DisabilityC19 Twitter chat

Sightsavers calls for more women on UN disability committee

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

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all