Author Archives: Peter
Thanks for visiting
This is a blog that I had on disability and development issues between 2012 and 2016. I’ve stopped writing here – you can see the latest from me at my home page. Posts that might be interesting include some personal … Continue reading
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Employers being “smart” on disability
Over at the ILO’s Work in Progress blog, I’ve written about smart employers and disability inclusion. When I worked at the ILO last year they got me a mobility scooter to get around Geneva. If all employers worked this way … Continue reading
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What does work mean to young disabled people in Bangladesh?
In many countries, employment doesn’t always seem to be an urgent issue for disabled people. But in Bangladesh, which has undergone huge social and economic change over the past thirty-plus years, it most certainly is. The economy is changing for … Continue reading
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Travel by Sound: “Blind Man Roams the Globe”
Travelling with a disability is often pretty hilarious, or difficult, depending on your luck and your point of view. But it also means you experience the places you’re in differently. Peter White, a journalist from the UK, has done a … Continue reading
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What to do when learning Arabic gets intimidating? A Professor’s advice
There are lots of great new posts at Real World Arabic for learners of Arabic at all levels. Not least was this interview with Prof. Wilmsen. Wilmsen learnt Arabic after turning 30 and is now teaching it, writing books about … Continue reading
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Rethinking Disability in India (Book Review)
Dr. Anita Ghai has written an important overview of disability in India, bringing together her personal experience, activism and academic theory. The context of diversity and development in India is an important background to explore disability. Rethinking Disability in India … Continue reading
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Making Business Better for Persons with Disabilities
How can we promote employment of persons with disabilities in low and middle-income countries? This is a big focus of what I’ve been working on recently, especially last year. There’s a very difficult context – To begin with it seems … Continue reading
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“I never thought I’d work in a factory” – disabled people in Bangladesh’s garments sector
From outside Bangladesh, the garments sector there is probably best known for low wages, poor working conditions and some horrific industrial accidents. But inside the country it’s driven industrial growth and social change. Over 4 million people work in the … Continue reading
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Next steps: arriving in Egypt
One week ago I arrived in Cairo. I’m here to take a few months of an Arabic language course, and then look for work in the region on disability and international development. I’ve been lucky enough to meet brilliant people … Continue reading
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My time in Geneva: troubling comforts
Last year there was a big silence on the blogging-front, and other areas of my life, as I got caught up in all the people and pleasures and things to learn from my first posting in Geneva. I had a … Continue reading
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