For #IDPWD, Hannah Kuper and I write about the urgent need to close the mortality gap for people with disabilities in @TheLancetPH. Better data on the gap, causes, and proven interventions will help reduce these preventable inequities.
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
Save the date for the Global Perspectives on Disability Equity conference!
🗓️ 16 Sept, 3-7pm UK time
📍 Zoom, open to all
Don't miss @SaraRotenberg's talk on 'Disability, Global Development, and Systems Change'.
Register: jhuson.zoom.us/meeting/regis…@CAPS_research @SyracuseUNews
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presents Global Perspectives on Disability Equity
A Virtual Conference, Register Here
September 16th , 10am to 2pm ET
10:00-11AM Kaloyan Kamenov, Technical Officer - Disability Programme at World Health Organization
11:15-12PM Session 1: Advancing Global Disability Data Equity
• Anjela Jenkins, Senior Director Global Inclusive Health Advocacy,
Special Olympics • David Duncan, Global Athlete Leadership Council, Special Olympics
12:15-1PM Session 2: How Data Informs Global Disability Rights and
Participation
• Lorne Farovitch, Founder and Executive Director of Global
Deaf Research Institute
1:15-2PM Session 3: Disability, Global Development, and Systems
Change
• Sara Rotenberg, Research Fellow, London School of Hygiene
and Tropical Medicine
Contact DHERN@jh.edu
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Introducing @TheLancet Commission on Disability and Health, aiming to contribute to the creation of disability-inclusive health systems that leave no one behind.
Find out more in a new Comment ⬇️
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Today, we held an event in Geneva announcing the first Lancet Commission on Disability and Health. Read more here: Creating disability-inclusive health systems that leave no one behind - The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
Here are some communication tips to help you #BeDeafAware.
It's important to ask the person you’re communicating with what their preferences are and if they have tips they find helpful.
For more advice, visit rnid.org.uk/information-and-…
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🚨 No Health Without Inclusion 🚨
Proud to launch the first-ever @TheLancet Commission on Disability and Health!
📅 21 May 2025 | 14:00–15:30
📍 Hotel Royal, Rue de Lausanne 41-43, Geneva
🎙️ With @WHO, @TheLancet, OPDs & funders
📝 RSVP: bit.ly/3GMKLIQ
Hannah Kuper and @SaraRotenberg hosted a fireside on the new Lancet Commission on Disability and Health! They discussed how the voices of people with disabilities can shape the Commission report!
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How can we support ultra-poor people with disabilities to achieve sustainable livelihoods?
Join our webinar tomorrow to learn about the Disability-Inclusive Graduation (DIG) programme in Uganda that showed significant income gains and improved inclusion lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/event…
As someone with a lisp I tried VERY hard to think about a non-s word relevant to my feelings about the barriers young women and girls face in science. But, the truth is, so much of why we aren't in science, and aren't in STEM, lies in socialisation. So: 🧵
📢 "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
📢 "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
Investigating the heart of a critical issue: Are children with disabilities at higher risk of malnutrition compared to their able-bodied peers? 🌎 A comprehensive look into data from 30 different Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
bit.ly/4cHUJ91@SaraRotenberg…
Congratulations, @LaurenClarkeMHA, @zainubdhanani, Louis Tan, Jonathan Altamirano, and @magalifassiotto on our publication! We have a ways to go in training providers to better care for patients with disabilities, and it all starts with #DocsWithDisabilities
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4th in our series on COVID-19 comes from S. Rotenberg, J. Cooper, & M. B. Downer: “Accessibility of Canadian COVID-19 Testing Locations for People with Disabilities During the Third Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic”: cjds.uwaterloo.ca/index.php/…
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For #IDPWD, Hannah Kuper and I write about the urgent need to close the mortality gap for people with disabilities in @TheLancetPH. Better data on the gap, causes, and proven interventions will help reduce these preventable inequities.
thelancet.com/journals/lanpu…
Our new paper from our Missing Billion pilot study in Uganda found low accessibility scores (median 17.8%) in 5 primary health facilities in Luuka District, but many low-cost improvement opportunities.
Read the findings:
pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/article…@MRC_Uganda@NIHRresearch@LSHTM
Investigating the heart of a critical issue: Are children with disabilities at higher risk of malnutrition compared to their able-bodied peers? 🌎 A comprehensive look into data from 30 different Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys.
bit.ly/4cHUJ91@SaraRotenberg@ICED_LSHTM@xanthehunt @hannahkuper1
#ChildHealth#InclusiveSociety.
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!
🔗 bit.ly/3TuScrz
📅Wed 18 September
⏰1-2pm UK time
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!
🔗 bit.ly/3TuScrz
📅Wed 18 September
⏰1-2pm UK time