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Aspectos conceptuales de los censos de población y vivienda: desafíos para la definición de contenidos incluyentes en la ronda 2020
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…
The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.11
Using universal service funds to increase access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean
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…
New funding opportunities for disability projects discussed at ECLAC
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…
Policy Brief: Moving towards equal access to technology for persons with disabilities in the Caribbean
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, …
The Hummingbird Vol.6 No.6
Se realizó en CEPAL lanzamiento regional de Campaña mundial para el buen trato de niñas, niños y adolescentes con discapacidad
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…
ECLAC Celebrated Week of Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
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…
CEPAL celebró Semana de la inclusión de las personas con discapacidad
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…
A CEPAL realizou a Semana da Inclusão das Pessoas com Deficiência
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…
Information and communications technologies for the inclusion and empowerment of persons with disabilities in Latin America and the Caribbean
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…
A Caribbean that counts
Disability, human rights and public policy in the Caribbean: A situation analysis
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…
Día Internacional de las Personas con Discapacidad
“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…
The Hummingbird Vol.4 No.10
The Hummingbird Vol.4 No.9
Llaman en la CEPAL a aumentar la visibilidad estadística y a garantizar la plena inclusión de las personas con discapacidad
La invisibilidad estadística de la población con discapacidad es un reflejo de su marginación y exclusión y constituye una barrera para garantizar su pleno ejercicio de derechos, afirmaron expertos reunidos en la sede de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) en Santiago, Chile. En la inauguración de la Reunión sobre medición y estadísticas de la discapacidad en apoyo la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible y al Programa Mundial de Censos de Población y Vivienda de 2020, los expertos regionales subrayaron que es imprescindible contar con datos que permitan conocer l…
The Hummingbird Vol.4 No.5
ECLAC addresses the situation of persons with disabilities in the Caribbean
With populations ageing and an increasing number of people suffering from non-communicable diseases, the number of people in the Caribbean living with some form of disability is expected to rise in coming years. The prevalence of disability could increase by 30 to 40% between 2015 and 2050. In anticipation of this, the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) subregional headquarters for the Caribbean is urging the subregion to take early action. On 11 April 2017, ECLAC Caribbean brought together policy makers in the fields of disabilities, social development and human r…