Children Affected by Disabilities

Persons with Disabilities and the Humanitarian Response in Haiti
Women's Refugee Commission | 05 February 2010
Key messages and guidance for action View document

How-to Guide: Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities
Catholic Relief Services | 2007 | 573 KB
A ‘How-to’ Guide, based on the experiences of CRS/Vietnam, that provides practical strategies and steps developing countries can take to build inclusive education programmes for children with disabilities. View document

Promising Practices in Community-Based Social Services in CEE/CIS/Baltics
Rebecca T. Davis | 2005 | 458 KB
Provides a framework for analysis of community-based social welfare services and linkages with government structures. Includes analysis of alternative care provision, de-institutionalization, programming for children with disabilities, standards of care, and overall social welfare sector reform. View document

Newsletter of the European Coalition for Community Living
N/A | 01 March 2007 | 275 KB
The third newsletter of the European Coalition for Community Living. Articles focus on good practices in providing care for children with disabilities. View document

The Child Protection System in Azerbaijan: Situation Analysis: Resources, Referral Mechanisms, Gaps and Risks Seen from a Child Rights Perspective
Cristina Roccella | 2007 | 400 KB
Analyzes emerging protection problems and priorities of children living in Azerbaijan. Drafts a map of the institutional system related to child welfare at a national level. View document

Minimum Standards for Day Care Centers for Children With Disabilities
Romania National Authority for Child Protection and Adoption | 2005 | 122 KB
Outlines minimum standards for the operation of a day care center for children with disabilities in Romania. View document

A Last Resort: A Growing Concern About Children in Residential Care
Andrew Dunn, Elizabeth Jareg, and Douglas Webb | 2003 | 98 KB
This paper outlines the International Save the Children Alliance’s position on residential care. It addresses the proliferation of residential care, its negative impact on children and the need for international attention. The paper presents the work of Save the Children and other agencies in order to highlight relevent issues and to provide a guide for those working with separated children. View document

Romania’s Abandoned Children Ten Years After the Revolution
N/A | 2001 | 113 KB
An account of the massive child welfare crisis in Romania which erupted from a movement in Romania during its communist regime to institutionalize thousands of children. This paper also reports the efforts of NGO’s, PVO’s and the international communities to reverse the damage after the fall of communism and also where the efforts need to be directed. View document

Children in Institutional Care: The Status of their Rights and Protection in Sri Lanka
Save the Children Sri Lanka and Save the Children Canada | 2005 | 180 kb
A situation analysis of children in institutional care that includes policy implications and key recommendations. View document

Children and Disability in the Context of Family Breakdown in Central and South Eastern Europe and the Former Soviet Union
Elayn Sammon | 2001 | 108 KB
A study on children with disabilities in the context of family breakdown. Includes overviews and statistics from 10 countries, a call for strengthened family support services, and draft guidelines on how child agencies can better mainstream these issues into their work. View document