The national Inclusive indaba also seek to cement a coalition building between OPDs and the Women's Movement in Addressing Intersectional Discrimination in a bid to create a Violence Free Society for Women and Girls with Disabilities #16DaysofActivism2022

Persons with disabilities are a key constituency in Zimbabwe and are estimated to make up 7% of the population; however, they remain invisible in all levels of society and face numerous challenges in accessing healthcare, jobs, education, and justice. UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture UNDP Zimbabwe

On this day, and everyday too, let us celebrate and support those living with CP, and to help to work towards inclusive and accessible communities for everyone. World Cerebral Palsy Day NASCOHZWᅠ Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe NKOMWA FOUNDATION TRUST Dadsofhopetrust

Achieving #disabilityinclusion and empowerment #demands trans-formative shifts and innovative solutions for removing structural barriers. Social innovations have potential to serve as a powerful tool to break trends and increase awareness, for marginalized groups UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture

Samatha - Hope Trust Foundation: 'A person with disability has right to sexual and reproductive health. Women and Girls with disabilities are being denied their right to marriage and other reproductive rights' UNESCOsouthernAfrica #Education #Sciences #Culture European Disability Forum @kchokumanyara1 Disability Resources Trust #AccessToInformation

Parents deserve our honour and respect for the selfless love they have for their children. On this global day of parents, a special appreciation for parents of children with disabilities Dadsofhopetrust NASCOHZWᅠ NdiMhle tuu! ♿🇿🇼LadyFlawsome NKOMWA FOUNDATION TRUST Tsep Pamela Jiri Initiative

Encouraging step towards making public spaces accessible, and as we commemorate global acessibility day on 20th May, we look towards having more accessible and inclusive spaces NKOMWA FOUNDATION TRUST NdiMhle tuu! ♿🇿🇼LadyFlawsome CITE Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe NASCOHZWᅠ Samantha Sibanda Tsep

Vusumuzi Ndlovu from Zimbabwe Network of disability and HIV/AIDS organization, says people do not know how to deal with persons with disabilities leading to their abuse. He says they train people on how to take care of PLWDs. #Asakhe Zenzele National Gallery in Bulawayo

Challenges faced by people living with disabilities. #Asakhs

Lockdowns have made it difficult for children with disabilities to get therapies even in #Zimbabwe . How can these gaps be bridged during lockdown eince therapies are very important?CURE International UK Thandekile Moyo ICOD Zim Pamela Jiri Initiative Rehab for All South Africa NKOMWA FOUNDATION TRUST Dadsofhopetrust

During this time of devastation by #Covid19 , we must spare a thought for those members of our society who are often overlooked such as persons with #disabilities & their families NdiMhle tuu! ♿🇿🇼LadyFlawsome Leonard Cheshire Disability Zimbabwe NKOMWA FOUNDATION TRUST Samantha Sibanda Black Smurf With Disabilities (BSwD) Gracious Compassion Trust

...The pandemic has revealed how critically important it is to produce essential information in accessible formats, including in Braille and audible formats. #WorldBrailleDay
Abraham Mateta Ian Mapira Samantha Sibanda tafadzwanyikadzino Deaf Zimbabwe Trust My Info Disability Resources Trust

Promoting inclusion for persons with disabilities means recognizing and protecting their rights. Today serves to remind us that societies still need to work toward building inclusive communities NdiMhle tuu! ♿🇿🇼LadyFlawsome Njeri Maria Foundation #AccessToInformation Zvimiririre/Zimele Disability Zimbabwe @hopensalvation @ChinyowaZwie

This action is insensitive & unacceptable. Establishments like supermarkets that serve all members of the public should ensure there are soap and water alternatives to cater for customers with sensitive skin, as alcohol-based hand sanitisers can irritate & damage sensitive skin

This is nice to see... Our societies should teach children about #disabilities , #inclusion and #accommodations early on in childhood so that they grow up to be adults who fully understand issues of disabilty and inclusion.

Access is not a gift.
Access is not a favor.
Access is not charity.
Access is not a gratuity.

Access for disabled people is not only the right thing to do.

It is the law.

One of the challenges for persons with a #disability - #accesstojustice system for enforcement of their rights...

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4/ The World Report on Disability estimates that 220 million youth with disabilities in the world today are marginalized and largely invisible in society, especially in education and the labour market; nearly 80% live in developing countries. #zimbabwe

We are aware & are shocked to learn of reports that some of our brothers & sisters with disabilities are facing further discrimination and isolation in the current climate with COVID-19. We have prepared a COVID-19 webpage w key recommendations. bit.ly/2IYu7VF #COVID19