Disability equity and rights: Challenges, opportunities and ways forward for inclusive development

Just over 15 years ago, governments and development stakeholders committed to leave no one behind and to end poverty in all its forms. The 2030 Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals brought global development objectives in line with commitments made almost 10 years earlier in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

As we passed the midpoint of the Sustainable Development Goals, we asked expert friends and colleagues to reflect on what they see as challenges and opportunities for realising equity and rights for people with disabilities by 2030. This selection of essays covers a range of topics and thematic areas from early childhood development to the role of organisations of people with disabilities. The essays are not intended to be exhaustive: they are intended to generate interest and debate.

Some of the essays call for scaling up and accelerating progress that has been made. Others call for a rethink and recalibration. Whatever your own views, with the clock ticking towards 2030, we hope you find something in these essays to motivate and inspire.

Read the Disability Equity and Rights Essays

These essays were compiled by the Nossal Institute and CBM under the DFAT CBM-Nossal Partnership for the Provision of Disability Technical Advice and Services.