Disability in Colombia

Meet The Blind Birder Reimagining Accessibility In The Outdoors. See also part 2. (Jan, Science Friday)

Colombia’s journey to produce disability statistics (2022, Data 4 SDGs)

Overview

Listening to the voices of children with disabilities in Escuela Nueva schools. (May, Disability and the Global South)

Mother says teacher offered her money to take her autistic daughter out of class (in Spanish, 2022, Blu Radio)

Higher Education

Hundreds of young people with disabilities are learning at a new university founded by Jeison Aristizábal. (Sep)

Cultivating Autonomy Colectiva Polimorfas: ‘Donors should listen. That’s the number one thing,’ says Yoli. ‘That’s what we do ourselves – we listen to the voices of people with disabilities that may be different from ours.’ (link to pdf, 2022, Mama Cash)

Migration

In deadly Darién Gap, pregnant women and disabled people are increasingly vulnerable. (Jun, Doctors without Borders)

ABC of Legal Capacity a podcast exploring the concept and what you need to know. (In Spanish, May, Asdown Colombia)

Documentary on law 1996 of 2019: “a path to equality”. The development and first three years of a law promoting legal capacity of persons with disabilities. (2022, Paiis Uniandes)

Situation Analysis of the rights of persons with disabilities. (2022, UNPRPD)