disability



STORY OF THE DAY • May 28, 2020 • 12 min read

UXO victims In Laos, survivors of US bombs rebuild their lives – and limbs

By Michael Hart • May 28, 2020
A nine-year US campaign from 1964-73 made Laos the most bombed nation on earth, contaminating millions of hectares of land with explosives. Five decades on, thousands of UXO victims, some recent and some from decades past, work to piece their lives together

STORY OF THE DAY • Jul 01, 2019 • 13 min read

Acid attacks Scarred for life

By Stefan V. Jensen • Jul 01, 2019
From our print archive: The corrosive effects of an all-too-familiar crime need immediate attention and then a lifetime of recuperation

STORY OF THE DAY • Jun 06, 2019 • 14 min read

Sexual abuse Under the world’s mirror

By Thomas Brent and Kong Meta • Jun 06, 2019
Facing discrimination for gender, disability and poverty, Cambodia’s women and girls with disabilities are among the most vulnerable to sexual abuse and violence

Mar 21, 2019 • 8 min read
Special educational needs

Invisible children

Children with difficulties or disabilities have long been overlooked or excluded from Cambodia’s education system – that could change with the opening of the country’s first school dedicated to their learning
By Claire Baker-Munton • Mar 21, 2019

Apr 26, 2016 • 4 min read
Minorities

Failure to enforce jobs quota law shortchanges Cambodia's disabled

“Access to decent and full employment will enable persons with disabilities to remain out of poverty and to become contributing members of the family and in the society,” said Pradeep Bagival, UN joint programme coordinator of the Disability Rights Initiative Cambodia (DRIC). In August 2010, the Cambodian government issued a…
By David Hutt • Apr 26, 2016

Oct 17, 2014 • 8 min read
Mental Illness

The nowhere men

In Vietnam’s impoverished central highlands, a compassionate couple provides a safe haven for the mentally ill. But given their lack of professional training, should they be seen as saints or sinners?
By Amanda Saxton • Oct 17, 2014

Oct 16, 2014 • 8 min read
Disability

Frankly speaking

Widespread speech and swallowing disorders often go unrecognised, leaving those affected isolated and misunderstood, but innovative new programmes are finally breaking the silence
By Joanna Mayhew • Oct 16, 2014

Mar 26, 2014 • 7 min read
Mental Illness

After the storm

Cambodia’s health system struggles to cope with a high incidence of mental disorders – a festering legacy of the Khmer Rouge regime
By Denise Hruby • Mar 26, 2014