UNICEF (2022)
The Cost of Raising Children with Disabilities in the Philippines
The Costs of Raising Children with Disabilities in the Philippines (CRCWD) study includes a nationally representative quantitative survey and qualitative in-depth interviews with households and health professionals. The survey fills a gap in national statistics in the Philippines, but it is also a unique survey globally.
Based on the data:
-A child with disabilities needs an expenditure that is 40 to 80 per cent higher than other children without disabilities.
-Poverty rates are 50 per cent higher in households with children with disabilities.
-Only 1 out of 5 children with disabilities in the Philippines has a disability ID card.
-Households with a disability card spent almost 3 times more than those of other households.
-While the potential subsidy from the Government is for everyone who has a disability ID card, only relatively well-off households benefited from the concessions. 43 per cent of the subsidy was received by the richest quintile, while the poorest quintile re
UNICEF (2021)
Seen, Counted, Included: Using data to shed light on the well-being of children with disabilities
Published by UNICEF, and drawing on the latest available data, this publication covers more than 60 indicators of child well-being – from nutrition and health, to access to water and sanitation, protection from violence and exploitation, and education. The report also includes the first-ever global and regional estimates of children with disabilities.
Jenkin E, Wilson E, Murfitt K, Clarke M, Campain R and Stockman L (2015)
Inclusive Practice for Research with Children with Disability: A Guide
This guide, published by Deakin University, presents a set of resources and tools to support the involvement of children with disability in research, consultation, policy and service development, monitoring and evaluation. It was developed as part of a two year research project that focused on the human rights priorities of children with disability in Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea. An outcome of the project was the development of methods for data collection and communication with children with diverse disabilities to enable them to ‘speak’ for themselves. The guide is divided into two main sections. The first summarises what is known about methods of researching with children and those with disabilities, and examines the principles and ethics of this work. The second section presents short guides to each tool, provides general advice for the use of the tools, and gives some practice examples.
Deakin University (2015)
Voices of children with disability films
Films from Vanuatu and Papua New Guinea explore the lives of children with disability through the tools developed as part of the Voices of Pacific Children with Disability research project. Children with disability from Vanuatu and PNG share their hopes, dreams and concerns, providing a unique portrait of the experiences of children with disability in the Pacific.
International Disability Alliance (IDA) (2012)
IDA submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child for General Comment on Child Rights and Business
This submission from IDA provides its views on the how the rights of children with disabilities can be violated in the context of business and economic development. It includes recommendations to States to avoid these. It covers rights violations regarding public procurement; access to goods and services; the role of corporate actors including pharmaceutical and medical industries; media portrayal of children with disabilities; and the impact of transnational investment policies.
CBM Australia (2012)
Inclusion made easy: a quick program guide to disability and development - Child rights chapter
This chapter, within Part B of the Inclusion made easy manual, gives brief programming guidance for including children with disabilities in other child rights and child protection programming, using a twin track approach. Also included are case studies and helpful checklists. This resource has been designed for implementing partners, particularly program managers/officers within international development agencies. It is also useful for organisations involved in program review and interactions with implementing partners.
UNICEF Childinfo: Monitoring the situation of women and children - Disability page
The Childinfo website contains UNICEF’s statistical information, including data sources used in the publications The state of the world’s children 2013 and Progress for children. The disability page contains statistical data relating to disability, information on the disability module used within the Multiple Cluster Indicator Survey (MICS), summaries of the key issues facing children with disabilities, and UNICEF resources relating to children with disabilities. Statistics available are limited to the countries which have used the MICS questionnaire in national surveys, however given the general lack of statistics available on child disability, it represents a key source. It is regularly updated.
UNICEF (2017)
Situation Analysis of Children in the Pacific Island Countries
This report summarises and synthesises findings from 14 in-depth situation analyses (SitAns) of children and women implemented in the following Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): the Cook Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Fiji, Kiribati, the Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu. It provides a re-gional overview of evidence to inform decision-making across sectors that are relevant to children and women, and, it is particularly intended to contribute to the development of programmes and strategies to protect, respect and fulfil the rights of children and women in the whole Pacific region. This regional overview is paired with 14 in-depth SitAns, which can be consulted for a more detailed discussion of country-specific trends, challenges and recommendations.
International Disability Alliance (IDA) (2012)
IDA submission for General Comment of the Committee on the Rights of the Child on the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health
In this submission IDA (which is the umbrella body for global Disabled Peoples Organisation peak bodies) outlines common violations of children with disabilities’ right to health. IDA provides high level recommendations for international and national organisations to support inclusive health systems that appropriately respond to the needs of children with disabilities.
UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre (2007)
Promoting the rights of children with disabilities
This report reviews concrete initiatives and strategies for advancing the societal inclusion of children with disabilities, including through laws and policies, budget allocation and priorities, monitoring and international and regional partnerships. Its recommendations are useful for those working on national level policies and programs. It includes short case studies of inclusion measures in various countries. Note that the resource was developed prior to the WHO/World Bank World Report on Disability (2011), and thus underestimates the prevalence of disability.
UNICEF (2013)
The state of the world’s children 2013: Children with disabilities
The 2013 edition of UNICEF’s report on children globally is focused on disability. It summarises key barriers that prevent children with disabilities from attaining their rights. It covers childhood disability in the context of health, education, child protection and humanitarian responses in depth, and includes case studies of individuals. It provides policy and program guidance, by describing an agenda for action as well as progress thus far. The latest UNICEF global statistics on childhood disability are included as well as compiled research beyond UNICEF’s data sets. Discussions on current and emerging methodological considerations in relation to the collection of child disability statistics are also included. This is a key resource for understanding childhood disability globally.