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Impact of living or working environments on persons with disabilities
This paper assesses the importance of living or working environmental constraints, in people's activity limitations in day-to-day work/school and participation restrictions (such as joining in community activities). (UNESCAP: Aug 2007) More info >>
EmployAbility a resource guide on disability for employers in Asia and the Pacific
This resource manual contains information to assist businesses and organisations that want to benefit from the business case for recruiting, hiring and retaining people with disabilities as employees. (ILO: 2007) More info >>
The hidden face of care: combining work and caring responsibilities for the aged and people with a disability
This report aims to provide a holistic picture of the experience (and challenges) of combining work and aged and/or disability care; one which includes the financial cost of care and the personal, community and economic impacts of care on workforce participation. (Taskforce on Care Costs: 2007) More info >>
Australian Human Rights Commission employment guides
This web page is intended to provide a convenient entry point for resources on equal employment opportunity and disability which exist in various areas of the Commission's site, as well as links to resources from other organisations. (Australian Human Rights Commission) More info >>
Employment of people with disabilities: the impact of legislation
This is a report of the project consultation for Asia Pacific countries that took place in Bangkok on 17 January 2003, following on a three-day ILO Regional Consultation on Vocational Training and Employment of People with Disabilities funded by the Government of Japan. The project aimed to enhance the capacity of national governments of selected countries to implement effective legislation on the employment of people with disabilities. (International Labour Organization: 2003) More info >>
Good practices for the economic inclusion of people with disabilities in developing countries: funding mechanisms for self-employment
This report aims to highlight good practices, strategies, tools and operational methods that guarantee the efficiency and sustainability of projects that support access to funding mechanisms and the self-employment of landmine victims and people with disabilities in general. More specifically, the study focuses on the use of microcredit and grants for the start-up and expansion of microenterprises. (Handicap International: 2006) More info >>
Empowering the rural disabled in Asia and the Pacific
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has started developing articulated policies and strategies for improving the poverty alleviation and income generating capacities of the rural disabled, an important sector of the rural poor. (FAO) More info >>