Disability news and resources in Asia
This page lists the countries in Asia with resources and recent highlights.
Countries
- Asia
- Afghanistan
- Armenia
- Azerbaijan
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Bhutan
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- China
- Georgia
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Lebanon
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mongolia
- Myanmar
- Nagorno-Karabakh territory
- Nepal
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Palestine
- Philippines
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Singapore
- South Asia
- South East Asia
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Timor Leste
- Turkmenistan
- Türkiye
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan
- Vietnam
- Yemen
Recent Highlights
In Bangladesh:
‘They forgot about me’: a powerful photo-essay exploring the stories of people with disabilities and the risks they face during natural disasters. “Which child should I carry, this one or that one?” (Jan, The World)
In Cameroon:
All eyes on me – being a woman with a disability in politics in Cameroon.
“Today, throughout the country, 204 people with disabilities are either elected local councillors, parliamentarians, senators or official representatives in local working groups, including myself. The number of people with disabilities registered to vote has also risen from 8,000 in 2011 to 40,000 in 2022.” (2023, Missing Perspectives)
In India:
Everyone is Good at Something. Stories and photographs of disabled people from all over India. (India Inclusion Foundation)
Considered a backup. On the Debrief: a feature on the overlooked power of disabled care. (2023, Disability Debrief)
In Israel:
A disability lens on conflict: Israel and Gaza war Debrief feature on disabled victims of Hamas attacks, destruction in Gaza, and disability on different sides of the conflict. (2023, Disability Debrief)
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Commend Israel on Efforts to Stimulate Employment of Persons with Disabilities, Ask Questions on Measures to Protect Persons with Disabilities in the Occupied Territories and to Promote Inclusive Education. (2023, OHCHR)
In Japan:
Postwar Disability History of Japan key moments in the legislation of disability. (2023, Wei Yu Wayne Tan)
In Myanmar:
A song for freedom Debrief interview with an activist who reveals the situation of disabled people in the civil war:
“Now because of the security issue, there are a lot of checkpoints, in the country, or even in the city areas, downtown. The military, the soldiers, check the persons with disabilities whenever they cross. They think we are like anti-coup and that because of the current armed conflicts, we became the persons with disabilities. They check many things, a lot of inquiry and investigation…” (2023, Disability Debrief)
In Nepal:
Crossroads a video documentary showing the lives of blind women in Nepal particularly in terms of relationships (and two whose husbands left them). Hardship, hope, and the collective efforts of activists working to change. (Mar, Disability Justice Project)
This 28-year-old from Nepal is telling COP28: Don't forget people with disabilities. (2023, NPR)
In Palestine:
Impact of the conflict on people with disabilities in the Gaza Strip. Thematic report summarising available information. (Feb, acaps)
The number of persons with disabilities has doubled in Gaza Strip between 2007 and 2017. (2023, Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics)
Gaza: Israeli Attacks, Blockade Devastating for People with Disabilities “The Israeli military’s major ground offensive in Gaza adds immeasurably to the serious difficulties for people with disabilities to flee, find shelter, and obtain water, food, medicine, and assistive devices they desperately need,” (2023, Human Rights Watch)
A disability lens on conflict: Israel and Gaza war Debrief feature on disabled victims of Hamas attacks, destruction in Gaza, and disability on different sides of the conflict. (2023, Disability Debrief)
In Yemen:
Successes and Setbacks a Debrief feature on the life stories of women with disabilities. (Jan, Disability Debrief)