Q & A with Jane Edge
Vision 2020 Australia talks to CEO of CBM Australia and Vision 2020 Australia Board member, Jane Edge, as she reflects on the importance of partnerships, a changing organisation and building disability inclusive communities.
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Q&A with John Jeffries OAM
Vision 2020 Australia talks to John Jeffries, former National Director of CBM Australia and Founding Board member of Vision 2020 Australia, as he reflects on his career in the eye health, vision care and disability sectors, and the lives he has impacted along the way.
Making connections: Cambodia and Vietnam
Connect: a simple word, but a very valuable concept in the context of a three-country development project being delivered at multiple locations and with different priorities.
A giant step towards better health for people with disabilities
The World Health Assembly has adopted the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Disability Action Plan 2014 – 2021.
ADDC Day of Action morning tea
Wednesday 17 July was the Australian Disability and Development Consortium’s (ADDC) Day of Action to campaign for the appointment of an Ambassador for Disability-Inclusive Development within AusAID.
Ending the Cycle of poverty and disability
According to the latest WHO report on disability, over one billion people in the world live with disabilities and about 80 per cent of these people live in developing countries. There exists a strong undeniable direct link between disability and poverty.