Publication Date
April 2018
17 p
Evidence on strategies/pathways for strengthening people with disabilities’ leadership in political and public life, at all levels of governance (formal and informal) is reviewed.
Topics discussed concerning participation in political and public life include: UNCRPD; barriers; strategies to support inclusive electoral and political processes; womens empowerment; capacity building and training; the role of disability movements and DPOs; affirmative action and quotas; election observation and increasing the visibility of people with disabilities
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Keywords
Disability and social diversity; persons with disabilities; Politics government and economics; government and politics; Inclusion; participation; Programme/ Project; good practices; Cross-cutting; awareness raising; Disability and community; capacity building; Education; technical and vocational education and training; women with disabilities
