Este documento contiene los principales resultados del seminario “Aspectos conceptuales de los censos de población y vivienda: desafíos para la definición de contenidos incluyentes en la ronda 2020”, realizado en Santiago de Chile del 6 al 8 de noviembre de 2018. El evento fue organizado por el Centro Latinoamericano y Caribeño de Demografía (CELADE)-División de Población de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL), en conjunto con el Grupo de Trabajo sobre Censos de la Conferencia Estadística de las Américas (CEA-CEPAL) y con la colaboración de la División de Desarrollo S…
This study examines how Universal Service Funds (USFs) can be better utilised in Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities. It presents data on disability in the region and addresses key requirements from the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. It sets out the background, challenges and achievements of existing Caribbean USFs in addition to discussing countries that have enacted but not implemented USF legislation. The study identifies best practices and recommendations for Caribbean SIDS wis…
Organizations working with persons with disabilities (PWDs) in the Caribbean have a better chance to access funds for disability-related projects, following a training workshop conducted by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) sub-regional headquarters for the Caribbean.
The workshop, which was held on 23 October 2019 at ECLAC Caribbean headquarters in Port of Spain, brought together universal service funds (USFs) administrators and organizations working with PWDs across Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Vincent and the Grenad…
In the Caribbean, there are approximately 1.3 million persons with a disability of some kind and some 250,000 persons with a significant disability. These numbers are projected to increase dramatically in the coming decades as the population of the subregion ages and given the global increase in chronic health conditions.
Persons with disabilities (PWDs) face a range of physical, social, attitudinal and institutional barriers that prevent their full and effective participation in society on an equal basis with others. As a result, they experience less favorable outcomes in health, education, …
La Campaña mundial para el buen trato de niñas, niños y adolescentes con discapacidad, diseñada y preparada por la Oficina de la Enviada Especial del Secretario General de las Naciones Unidas para cuestiones de discapacidad y accesibilidad, María Soledad Cisternas, fue presentada regionalmente este viernes 11 de enero en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile.
La actividad fue encabezada por el Secretario Ejecutivo Adjunto de Administración y Análisis de Programas de la CEPAL, Raúl García-Buchaca; el Ministro de Justicia y Derechos Humanos d…
As a way of raising staff awareness regarding the contributions that persons with disabilities make to societies and the challenges they face on a daily basis to make those contributions, a “Week of Inclusion” was held on December 3-7, 2018 at the central headquarters of the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) in Santiago, Chile.
This week of activities began on Monday, December 3 – which is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities – with the screening of the Chilean documentary “Last year,” by filmmakers Viviana Corvalán Armijo and Francisco Espinoza, whi…
Como una forma de sensibilizar y concientizar al personal sobre las contribuciones que hacen las personas con discapacidad a las sociedades y sobre los desafíos que enfrentan diariamente para hacer esos aportes se llevó a cabo del 3 al 7 de diciembre de 2018 la “Semana de la inclusión” en la sede central de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile.
La semana de actividades se inició el lunes 3 de diciembre, Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad, con la exhibición del documental chileno “Último año”, de los cineastas Viviana Corvalán Armijo y…
Como uma forma de sensibilizar e conscientizar o pessoal sobre as contribuições das pessoas com deficiência às sociedades e sobre os desafios que enfrentam diariamente para fazer essa contribuição, de 3 a 7 de dezembro de 2018 foi realizada a “Semana da inclusão” na sede central da Comissão Econômica para a América Latina e o Caribe (CEPAL) em Santiago, Chile.
A semana de atividades teve início no dia 3 de dezembro, Dia Internacional das Pessoas com Deficiência, com a exibição do documentário chileno “Último ano”, dos cineastas Viviana Corvalán Armijo e Francisco Espinoza, o qual aborda os des…
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…
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…
“Transformación hacia una sociedad sostenible y resiliente para todos”
La resiliencia es un factor crucial para alcanzar el desarrollo sostenible. La Agenda 2030, con su promesa de no dejar a nadie atrás, representa un compromiso con el fomento de las capacidades de quienes enfrentan la marginación y la exclusión, a fin de reducir su vulnerabilidad a las conmociones económicas, sociales y ambientales.
En los últimos años, la comunidad internacional ha logrado notables avances en la promoción de los derechos de los 1.000 millones de personas con discapacidad del mundo. En la Agenda 2030, la Nue…
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