Despite growing evidence of a close and complex relationship between disability and poverty, development policy, planning and programming has often failed to ta

This first-of-its kind volume spans the breadth of disability research and practice specifically focusing on the global South. Established and emerging scholars

The adoption of the Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities (CPRD) by the United Nations in 2006 is the first comprehensive and binding treaty on t

* An essential resource for all development agencies seeking to include people with disabilities* User-friendly tools and practical advice from experienced prac

This book is about being disabled and being poor and the social, cultural and political processes that link these two aspects of living in what has been charact