Essays about: "Disabilities rights"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 52 essays containing the words Disabilities rights.

  1. 1. Persons With Disabilities and the Right of Access to the Built Environment in Zambia: : A Socio-legal Case Study of the Regulatory Framework for Designing the Built Environment.

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS)

    Author : Nicholas Kaponda; [2023]
    Keywords : Disabilities rights; indirect discrimination; Built Environment; Transformative Equality;

    Abstract : Zambia has ratified vital international conventions that promote the rights of PWDs and domesticated some of them in various legislatures and policies. However, access to the built environment for PWDs does not seem to be improving. READ MORE

  3. 2. The managerial journey toward inclusivity : A qualitative study of developmental opportunities in the labor market for people with disabilities

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Företagsekonomi

    Author : Cornelia Andersson; Simon Olofsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Disability; Diversity; Management; Assumptions; Fairness; Inclusivity;

    Abstract : Diversity and inclusivity in the business world has gained larger focus from media and customers over the past 60 years, however a large focus has been aimed at gender, ethnicity and race whilst other types of diversity have not been as researched. The inclusivity of people with disabilities in the regular labor market has been neglected to a large extent. READ MORE

  4. 3. Gender-based violence against Women with Disabilities in Uganda - A qualitative study about how local organizations are working with the issue

    University essay from Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Klara Bengtsson; [2023]
    Keywords : Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Gender-based violence (GBV) is both a human right violation, a threat to develop-ment and a global health issue. Women with disabilities (WWD) are a group more exposed to GBV. However, research has been scarce about WWD and GBV, espe-cially in the Global South. READ MORE

  5. 4. "They are Ignored" : Exploring the Rights and Challenges of Children with Disabilities in Cambodia in the Context of Climate Change

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Louise Carlsson; [2023]
    Keywords : climate change; children with disabilities; the capabilities approach; Cambodia; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis is to examine the impact of climate change on the rights of children with disabilities and the development of their capabilities in Cambodia. Children with disabilities are one of the most marginalized groups in any society and one of the most affected by climate change. READ MORE

  6. 5. Disability Discomfort in Development : Unveiling Ableism and Disablism within Swedish Development Cooperation

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för kulturgeografi och ekonomisk geografi; Lunds universitet/LUMID International Master programme in applied International Development and Management

    Author : Erika Hudson; [2023]
    Keywords : Persons with Disabilities; International Development Cooperation; Sweden; Government Agencies; Non-profit Organizations; Organizations of Persons with Disabilities; Ableism; and Disablism; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Persons with disabilities have long been overlooked and forgotten in the context of international development cooperation with less than five percent of official development aid targeting disability-related issues. Too often development agencies and organizations claim to have limited expertise related to disability, lack funds to support disability issues and pivot the responsibility of upholding the rights of persons with disabilities to someone else. READ MORE