Disability in Vietnam
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This page has curated news from Vietnam. There are a total of 8 links.
Highlights
In Digital Accessibility and Technology:
‘I get yelled at a lot’: can TikTok help wheelchair users reclaim the streets of Hanoi? “As her videos went viral, VinBus responded by putting more information on their website, including photos of wheelchair users on buses, and has promised to include people with disabilities in their marketing videos.” (2022, the Guardian)
Contents
- COVID-19
- Digital Accessibility and Technology
- Education and Childhood
- Employment, Business and Work
- International Cooperation
- Policy and Rights
COVID-19
Impact
Effect of COVID-19 on livelihoods of people with and without disabilities: Results from a cross-sectional survey in 3 urban areas of Viet Nam: “People with disabilities were three times more likely to have stopped working completely”. (Jul, Disability and Health Journal)
Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on access to healthcare among people with disabilities: evidence from six low- and middle-income countries. “Key barriers to accessing healthcare during the pandemic included changes in availability of services due to systems restructuring, difficulty affording care due to the economic impacts of the pandemic, fear of contracting coronavirus, and a lack of human support to enable care-seeking.” (2023, International Journal for Equity in Health)
Digital Accessibility and Technology
Social Media
‘I get yelled at a lot’: can TikTok help wheelchair users reclaim the streets of Hanoi? “As her videos went viral, VinBus responded by putting more information on their website, including photos of wheelchair users on buses, and has promised to include people with disabilities in their marketing videos.” (2022, the Guardian)
Education and Childhood
Efforts made to ensure best care for children with disabilities (2022, Vietnam Plus)
Employment, Business and Work
Advancing Inclusive TVET in Vietnam (Jun, Inklusion leben)
International Cooperation
A project officer with disability reflects on his experience in CBM's project (2022, CBM Australia)
Policy and Rights
Assessing disability rights in four Asian countries: The perspectives of disabled people on physical, attitudinal and cultural barriers. (Jan, Political Geography)
Situation Analysis of the rights of persons with disabilities. (2022, UNPRPD)