Disability in Pakistan

‘Without a wheelchair my life would be useless’: Zahida Quereshi, whose organization provides thousands of custom wheelchairs. (2022, the Guardian)

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Sign Languages

Broadcast media to have sign language interpreters (2022, The News)

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Profile of Alishba, an activist and artist. (2022, World Down Syndrome Day)

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How Pakistan is championing inclusive data: the experience of Sightsavers and partners in advocating for disability-inclusive data. (Nov, The Data Values Digest)

Exploring demographic and health survey data (2023, Disability Data Initiative)

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“We can only move forward together”: Ensuring inclusive post-disaster recovery. (2023, World Bank)

The hidden victims of Pakistan’s floods: the elderly. (2022, Aljazeera)

In response to the floods: Rapid Needs Assessment of Older People. “87% of older people in flood-affected areas of Pakistan have a health condition, but only 51% have access to health care, while government and UN assessment reports are largely ignoring their needs and rights.” (2022, HelpAge)

Women, disabled, and poor more vulnerable during natural disasters. (2022, South Asia News)

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Financial Inclusion

Bank Alfalah makes a partnership with the Network of Organizations Working for People with Disabilities Pakistan (NOWPDP) to promote financial inclusion. (2023, Pakistan Observer)

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The Human Rights Ministry wants disability quota filled “The ministry for human rights on Saturday wrote official letters to 29 government departments to implement two percent disability employment quota.” (2022, Dawn)

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The stigma against women with disabilities: Women with disabilities suffer from discrimination and are less likely to get married. Why? (2022, T-Magazine)

Tanzila Khan: disability rights campaigner tells young women ‘the world is yours’ (2022, the Guardian)

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Afghan refugee removes obstacles barring kids with disabilities from school The Afgahn Refugee Disabled Union provides wheelchairs to help kids get to school. (2022, UNHCHR)

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Detailed article on care and the situation of persons with disabilities. (2022, Dawn)

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Finding my fairy-tale Travel tales by Tanzila Khan, who travels with a wheelchair and a green passport:

“I imagine myself in the stories I grew up with. I’m a modern-day Ibn Battuta traveling by wheelchair and airplane rather than camel, wagon or horse. I’m Snow White and I had to stay at the cottage because the Airbnb wasn’t accessible.” (Nov, Disability Debrief)

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People with dwarfism continue to strive for accessibility and acceptance (Aug, T-Magazine)

Ability in disability: “Are we doing our bit to empower people with special needs in Pakistan?” (2023, Geo.tv)

Persons with disabilities demand true inclusion. Covering the last decade of actions on disability rights. (2023, Fair Planet)

Pakistani people with disabilities “It has taken a long time for Pakistan to pass legislation to contend with some of the challenges faced by PWDs” (2022, Tribune)

Socio-Economic inclusion of PWDs Towards an Inclusive, Accessible & Sustainable Pakistan (2021, Pakistan Today)

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Sindh's 'Voters With Disabilities' Hope For Better Facilities During February 8 Elections (Feb, Friday Times)

Parliament House fully has been made disability friendly (2021, Pak NGOs)

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The success of an adaptive sport program in Pakistan has lessons for inclusivity. (Aug, The Conversation)

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