31 Ene 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:50
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Publicación
This study presents a situation analysis of persons with disability in the Caribbean. It includes a compilation and analysis of national census data from 16 countries including data from both the 2000 and the 2010 census rounds. The study also assesses national laws, policies and programmes in the context of relevant international treaties and agreements. The topics covered include health and rehabilitation, accessible buildings, transport, information and communications technology, education and labour market participation. In each of these areas, good practices, gaps, and priorities for acti…
15 Mar 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:55
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Comunicado de prensa
La Secretaria Ejecutiva de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), Alicia Bárcena, llamó hoy a los países de la región a revigorizar el proceso de integración y potenciar el comercio intrarregional para hacer frente a los nuevos desafíos globales, durante la reunión del Foro Económico Mundial sobre América Latina 2018, que se celebra en Sao Paulo, Brasil.
La máxima representante del organismo regional de las Naciones Unidas participó en diversos paneles que abordaron la actualidad geopolítica de la región y sus perspectivas en el actual contexto global; el estado de la …
30 Oct 2018, 00:00 - 14 Oct 2025, 15:50
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Publicación
This paper examines the ways in which Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) can promote greater inclusion of persons with disabilities. It characterizes the patterns of ICT use among persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean and proposes recommendations and strategies to expand access to and use of ICT among persons with disabilities in the region to harness the potential of these tools to promote greater inclusion. This investigation is based on mixed methods that include the analysis of census data, complemented by interviews, bibliographic review and online se…