As We Age: Rethinking Care and Support
Explore how ageing, disability and care intersect, and what needs to change so older persons with disabilities can live with dignity, autonomy and choice.
Meet the 2026-2027 CIP Fellows!
Meet our three new fellows, whose research explores gender, disability data and inclusive budgeting in Mexico, Kenya and Nepal.
The Right to Care and Support in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Older Persons
This CIP brief explores how the Older Persons Convention can recognize diverse care and support needs, protect choice and promote community participation.
Where Disability Policy Is Moving: CIP Newsletter – October 2026 Edition
New research, fellowship news and policy in practice. Catch up on CIP’s latest work on disability inclusion around the world.
Building Disability Rights Movements: Voices from Malawi, Georgia, and Indonesia
Former fellows from Malawi, Georgia, and Indonesia discuss inclusion, evidence, policy, and solidarity with CIP’s Daniel Mont.
Data Harmonization | Disability Policy Insights, Policy Brief No. 6
Why do disability estimates differ within the same country? CIP’s policy brief explores how common questions can connect data sources and strengthen inclusive policy. By Daniel Mont.
Statistic of the Month: Is It True There’s No Data on Disability?
Since 2009, 143 countries have collected data on disability, yet the “no data” complaint won’t go away. Here’s what’s actually missing.
Statistic of the Month: Is looking at total budget allocations to persons with disability enough?
Governments often announce how much they spend to improve lives, including spending on disability. But totals alone tell us little: does the money meet people’s needs, reinforce exclusion, or even get spent? The real question is how much of what, and toward what.
COSP-19 Side-Event: Disability Data Progress Under CRPD Article 31
Twenty years after the CRPD’s adoption, disability data still varies widely by source. At a COSP-19 side event organized by the Disability Data Initiative, Daniel Mont presented Washington Group tools for closing those gaps in disability data under Article 31.
Statistic of the Month: The Real Cost of Accessibility for People with Disabilities
Considering accessibility adds under 3% in total costs in new construction projects, while retrofitting older buildings costs far more. A breakdown of the real cost of accessibility for people with disabilities, and why planning ahead pays off.
CIP Disability Research Fellowship Program 2026: Applications Now Open
Applications are now open for the 2026 CIP Fellowship Program, a 12-month initiative supporting junior researchers with disabilities from low- and middle-income countries to develop their research skills, conduct locally grounded projects, and connect with a global disability policy network.
Official Development Assistance | Disability Policy Insights, Policy Brief No. 5
Only a small share of global ODA is reported to be disability-related. CIP brief unpacks the data and lays out six recommendations for reform.