By John Wambua, United Disabled Persons of Kenya As persons with disabilities, we face a myriad of barriers that hinder our participation in societal affairs on an equal basis as others. Lack of meaningful participation and access relegate us to spectator roles, muffling our voices and exacerbating the challenges we face. These exclusion practices fall […]
The COVID-19 crisis has magnified the significant barriers and inequalities faced by persons with disabilities all over the world. Everywhere the lack of accessibility of information and essential services, including health care, has put persons with disabilities at greater risk. In high-income countries, while extensive social protection mechanisms allow for mitigating the impact of the crisis, […]
In recent years, as many countries have adopted new legislation to implement the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), interest has been growing on the role of public budget in supporting the inclusion of persons with disabilities. The terms inclusive budgeting, disability budgeting, disability responsive budgeting, are somehow used interchangeably. While they offer […]
In recent years, there has been a growing interest on the role of public budget in supporting inclusion of persons with disabilities. The terms inclusive budgeting, disability budgeting, disability responsive budgeting, are used interchangeably. But do they mean the same?