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People sitting watching a speaker who is a wheelchair user, with a sign language translator standing next to her.

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Sightsavers has launched a global campaign calling on the United Nations to ensure that the work of all its agencies is fully inclusive of people with disabilities.

March 2019

Old black and white photo showing a group of young men on a mountain slope.

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On 20 February 1969, Sightsavers supported men with visual impairments on an expedition to raise awareness about blindness.

February 2019

Ndong Jean Faustin stands with crutches.

Stories / Disability and inclusion /

In Cameroon there are laws protecting the rights of people with disabilities, including the right to vote. Yet many still struggle to access the ballot box.

A village in the Yendi region of Ghana, featuring circular mud huts and trees.

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

A pilot project in Ghana was established to understand how disability data may be collected in a system delivering NTD interventions. Read the report here

A grandmother is helping her young granddaughter stand.

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

The purpose of this annual report is to share learning, highlight our work on inclusion and stimulate and challenge both ourselves and our partners.

A group of representatives from disabled people's organisations hold up signs saying 'Make it count'.

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

Sightsavers works with partners in over 30 countries to eliminate avoidable blindness and support the empowerment of people with disabilities.

Art student painting the Inclusive Eye Health mural in Bhopal.

Blogs / Disability and inclusion /

Art students in Bhopal painted striking murals along the wall of a hospital to mark International Day of Persons with Disabilities.

Andrea Pregel, December 2016

Women smiling at camera, holding plate with omelette

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

An evaluation of the EU-funded Connecting the Dots project run by Sightsavers in Uganda completed in August 2016.

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

This supplementary evidence review looks at the effects of interventions designed to improve employment prospects for adults with physical or sensory disabilities in low and middle income countries.

Disability and inclusion / Reports /

This inclusive project in Bangladesh successfully promoted social and employment inclusion for people with disabilities, and developed new guidelines.

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Sightsavers launches global #EqualUN campaign

Sightsavers marks 50th anniversary of Mount Kilimanjaro expedition

Mbalmayo Disability Group, Cameroon

Ghana Disability Data Disaggregation Pilot Project: Results of Integrating Disability in to Routine Data Collection Systems

Annual inclusion report 2018

Disability inclusion in international development programmes

Young artists get creative to promote disability inclusion

Connecting the Dots: Investing in youth with disabilities in Uganda

Economic independence of people with disabilities

Educating for inclusion in Bangladesh

Protecting sight, fighting disease and promoting equality for all