The Toolkit is designed to:

• Support the members of the ITU and other UN affiliated organizations in understanding the requirements of Article 9 of the Convention.
• Assist State Parties in promoting accessible ICTs and identifying and eliminating any ICT accessibility barriers.
• Provide a framework for the development of policies and strategies for mainstreaming digital accessibility at national, regional and international levels.
• Serve as a global electronic repository of policies, international standards, good practices and technical references on digital accessibility.
• Facilitate the design of effective policy frameworks responding to the needs of einclusiveness principles covering Communication, Information & Services.
• Promote accessible and assistive ICT applications by fostering public-private cooperation in order to expand ICT usage by persons with disabilities.
• Provide specific guidance to adequately address key issues of particular relevance to developing country environments.

 Go now to: e-accessibilitytoolkit.org

The Toolkit “Building Resilient Communities: Risk Management and Response to Natural Disasters through Social Funds and Community-Driven Development Operations” is designed to help Task Teams on World Bank social funds and community-driven development (CDD) operations to identify disaster risk management issues in their programs and projects and to design and implement appropriate responses.

It introduces the concepts and components of Community Based Disaster Risk Management (CBDRM) and their key relationship to the achievement of the development and poverty reduction objectives of the World Bank.

The contents draw upon the experience of social funds and CDD operations, as well as international good practice, to identify operational areas where social fund/CDD operations have a comparative advantage for achieving successful results in reducing natural disaster risks and impacts on poor and vulnerable communities.

The Toolkit also provides guidance from past and current social fund/CDD operations about the most effective ways to manage operational challenges when implementing CBDRM activities, such as the rapid mobilization and scaling up of emergency response operations.

Medicines are central to managing arthritis and osteoporosis, to improve musculoskeletal functions, slow disease progression and reduce pain and inflammation. Pharmaceutical innovations over the last several years have improved the efficacy and diversity of medicines available to manage these conditions. However, the adoption of new and more effective drugs is often costly.

This report provides information on what medicines Australians are using to manage their musculoskeletal problems, how much do these medicines cost them and trends in the prescription of newer medicines.

Go now to: Medication use for arthritis and osteoporosis (AIHW)

Devoted to human rights developments in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and internationally. The Journal adopts a broad-based multidisciplinary approach to human rights issues. It deals not only with the legal aspects of human rights but also the philosophical, historical, sociological, economic and political dimensions.

The Australian Journal of Human Rights is a publication of the Australian Human Rights Centre (AHRC). Located in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales, AHRC is an independent non-government organisation dedicated to encouraging multidisciplinary teaching and research in the area of human rights at the national, regional and international levels.

The Australian Journal of Human Rights was established in 1991. It is the first journal of its kind in Australia to be devoted to the publication of articles, commentary and book reviews about human rights developments in Australia, the Asia-Pacific region and internationally.

Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) publication Disability in Australia: multiple disabilities and need for assistance (AIHW) is now available to download for free.

The number and type of disabilities a person has is highly related to the severity of disability and need for assistance. This report examines the severity of disability and complex support needs of people with multiple disabilities in Australia. The analysis examines people with multiple disabilities in different age groups: children (0-14 years), people of working age (15-64 years) and older people (aged 65 years or over).

Authored by AIHW.

Go now to: Disability in Australia: multiple disabilities and need for assistance (AIHW)