Featured Publications

World Institute on Disability Fact Sheet

As an internationally recognized public policy center organized by and for people with disabilities, WID's mission is to strengthen the disability movement through research, training, advocacy and public education so that people with disabilities throughout the world enjoy increased opportunities to live independently.

Latinos with Disabilities in the United States: Understanding & Addressing Barriers to Employment

Proyecto Visión released this in-depth analysis of the challenges Latinos with disabilities face in the U.S. job market. The report includes promising employment practices and individual success stories form across the country. The paper identifies factors contributing to disabled Latinos’ difficulties utilizing services and becoming employed, highlights exemplary research and vocational projects, and makes recommendations on how to improve employment outcomes for Latinos with disabilities.

Access to Medical Care: Adults with Physical Disabilities

The twenty-minute video/DVD and training curriculum for physicians, dentists, nurses, and other medical staff covers issues that affect the quality of care for patients with disabilities in outpatient clinical settings. Interviews with expert medical providers and a diverse group of people with disabilities address cultural competence; access and communication issues in the clinic; common myths and stereotypes about disability that interfere with accurate assessment of patients; and barriers to health care delivery.

Change from Within: International Overview of the Impact of Disabled Politicians and Disability Policy Bodies on Governance

This volume presents the results of a five-year international investigation into disability and governance. It examines three interrelated topics: the impact of disabled individuals who have been elected or appointed to high governmental office; the scope, structure and impact of national disability policy bodies; and the increasing accessibility of the machinery of democracy, especially elections and voting. “Change from Within” is the first international report on this significant topic.