Disability Evidence Portal

A repository of research evidence to strengthen decision-making in disability-inclusive development, based in South Africa at @ILCH_Research

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

Programmes for improving disabled women’s access to reproductive healthcare are a fundamental part of delivering on their right to health. But, in SA, action is needed. Read this article by our Prof @xanthehunt and Dr Zara Trafford out in @dailymaverick https://t.co/lAUetdopi3

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

New brief alert!! What works to make healthcare services more accessible and acceptable to children who are on the autism spectrum? 👉https://t.co/sMjep8OZxK

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

Great message to women and girls in science - and those aspiring to be in science - featuring our Prof @xanthehunt.

[Africa Health Research Institute @AHRI_News]

📢 "Your voice and your questions matter."

A powerful reminder from AHRI faculty member, Prof @xanthehunt to women and girls in science - and those aspiring to be in science!

#IDWGS #IDWGS2025 #womeninSTEM

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

New Brief alert! Find out what works to increase the inclusion and participation of children and young people with disabilities in research. 👉https://t.co/5K6hlJBkQ9

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

What strategies can empower people with disabilities towards entrepreneurship or self-employment? Discover insights in our newly released brief 👉👉https://t.co/LABqsj8Onh

[Sightsavers Policy and Research @Sightsavers_Pol]

Economic empowerment for people with disabilities isn’t just about jobs – it’s about independence. See how we’re making this happen: https://t.co/azeF6YKtMF. #DisabilityInclusion

[ICED @ICED_LSHTM]

Tracey Smythe & colleagues have published "Early childhood development strategy for the world’s children with disabilities" in @FrontPubHealth
Read more about their insightful strategies to improve the lives of children with disabilities around the world!
https://t.co/u6Ts6DseDE

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

New brief alert 🚨! Check out our new brief that explores some of the interventions and strategies that are effective for enhancing the mental wellbeing of family caregivers and parents. 👉https://t.co/R9A3CfFCYu

[Institute for Life Course Health Research @ILCH_research]

Our co-director @markskeptic at @TheSVRI #SVRIForum24, running from 21-25 October. This year's Forum is focused on the theme of "Connect, Share, Learn". Here, our regular collaborators @GPI_Parenting were sharing fascinating technology-led interventions for supporting parents.

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

New brief: How can we reduce barriers for women with physical disabilities in perinatal healthcare? Improve communication by offering them complete and relevant information that supports their inclusion in pregnancy and childbirth decisions. Read more: https://t.co/to21nj1n3z

[ICED @ICED_LSHTM]

Webinar alert! 🚨

Join us to learn how to create more inclusive healthcare systems. We'll share insights from our disability training for health workers. Register now!

🔗 https://t.co/qTGm7MWzGG
📅Wed 18 September
⏰1-2pm UK time

[Monique Huysamen @monique_huy]

Reserve your spot now for our next @LearningMet talk “Friendships, fear, and (double) empathy” by Holly Sutherland. Wed, Sep 25, 2024 at 12:00 PM. You are invited in person or online. Please share! https://t.co/o4wy3fj8LA

[Global Disability Summit @GDS_Disability]

📢 Big news from the African Pre Summit!

An MoU has been signed between the @ADFSecretariat and African Disability Alliance to advance advocacy for the ratification and implementation of the #AfricanDisabilityProtocol.

🤝A landmark towards enhanced inclusion in the continent!

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

Ruth Useh presenting findings from her doctoral research on the sources of evidence & pathways for disability-inclusive decision-making used by government stakeholders in Kenya & South Africa at @CDSLeeds Well done Ruth! #CDS2024 @ILCH_research @EvidencePortal

[Leslie Swartz @leslieswartz]

Youth with intellectual disabilities are not being given equitable job opportunities in SA https://t.co/zEsyBq4Xzv

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

Our Project Lead @ZarainSA working with @gisp_sa & the Department of Social Development to develop a policy for social assistance for children and adults with disabilities in South Africa. Cash transfers are important, but only one aspect of comprehensive social protection!

[Institute for Life Course Health Research @ILCH_research]

Last week our @ZarainSA was invited by @gisp_sa to present her PhD research on the Care Dependency Grant for children with disabilities to inform the development of a social assistance policy for people with disabilities in SA. Here she is with reps from GISP and DSD.

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

"By explicitly addressing disability issues... media professionals can transform societal attitudes toward persons with disabilities" @UNESCO recently published their practical manual for disability equality in the media: https://t.co/CZrl4hdENm

[Disability Evidence Portal @EvidencePortal]

This looks fascinating! A thoughtful and unusual approach to understanding and addressing disability discrimination.

@DrMarkCarew @TommyShakes

[Mark Carew @DrMarkCarew]

New paper from @TommyShakes and I on why we need to study intolerance and tolerance toward disability issues.

Can disabled people themselves be intolerant to disability issues? Is tolerance even a good thing? Find our thoughts on this and more here: https://t.co/hpmPdEYiq8

[Decolonial Disability Studies Collective @DDSC_Carleton]

Call for papers_Learning with and from the global South: Emerging insights from decolonial disability work https://t.co/cLStIqInKS

[Ember Mental Health @Ember_mh]

APPLICATIONS LIVE: Ember is looking for a new cohort of partners!

Ember is looking for community-based #mentalhealth initiatives to join us in our next cohort. Details of the partnership provided below:

More info: https://t.co/LQ5YleNDQG

[Dr Xanthe Hunt @xanthehunt]

🚨 New paper out: Evidence from five low- and middle-income countries shows that the pandemic exacerbated the existing failure of many education systems to cater to the needs of people with disabilities and their families - with @ICED_LSHTM and @OxDevStud https://t.co/MsnyGPGGAS