The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) serves to globally promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. The theme of the most recent United Nations Day was “transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world”. It is in this spirit that Frontiers in Public Health is launching a new article collection inspired by this UN day, with a specific focus on children with disabilities and how innovative public health solutions to support them can contribute to making the world a more equitable and prosperous world for all.
It is estimated that between 93 million and 150 million children live with a disability worldwide. Children living with disabilities face many barriers to inclusion including education, employment, social and political participation, and accessibility to public health services. The right to be able to access and participate in public life is essential in building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world for all and for generations to come. Today, the complex and interconnected nature of the current public health global crises that face humanity already poses a significant threat to achieving this, and most often in crises, persons with disabilities are most excluded and left behind.
To wholly acknowledge and address the central premise of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind”, governments, public and private sectors must collaborate to find and disseminate transformative and innovative solutions for inclusive development. This Research Topic aims to focus on children with disabilities, and transformative solutions that can empower them through childhood to adulthood to enhance their own capacities and lead prosperous lives. The following topics are welcomed into this collection, but not limited to:
- Best practices of inclusion for children with disabilities in advocacy and policy planning (i.e., voices of children and youth with disabilities);
- Inclusion, facilitators, and barriers in education for children with disabilities;
- Family-centered care and collaboration models of care for children with disabilities;
- Experiences of children with disabilities from low and middle-income countries;
- Accessible rehabilitation for children with disabilities;
- Coordination of health care for complex disabilities;
- Best practices and intervention for children with developmental disabilities;
- Epidemiological approaches that capture functioning and disability;
- Prevention of exclusion and discrimination of children with disabilities;
- Needs of children with disabilities in situations of disasters and international conflicts.
The following article types will be welcomed into this collection: Clinical Trial, Editorial, General Commentary, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Policy Brief, Review, and Systematic Review.
The International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) serves to globally promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights, and well-being of persons with disabilities. The theme of the most recent United Nations Day was “transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world”. It is in this spirit that Frontiers in Public Health is launching a new article collection inspired by this UN day, with a specific focus on children with disabilities and how innovative public health solutions to support them can contribute to making the world a more equitable and prosperous world for all.
It is estimated that between 93 million and 150 million children live with a disability worldwide. Children living with disabilities face many barriers to inclusion including education, employment, social and political participation, and accessibility to public health services. The right to be able to access and participate in public life is essential in building a sustainable, resilient, and equitable world for all and for generations to come. Today, the complex and interconnected nature of the current public health global crises that face humanity already poses a significant threat to achieving this, and most often in crises, persons with disabilities are most excluded and left behind.
To wholly acknowledge and address the central premise of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to “leave no one behind”, governments, public and private sectors must collaborate to find and disseminate transformative and innovative solutions for inclusive development. This Research Topic aims to focus on children with disabilities, and transformative solutions that can empower them through childhood to adulthood to enhance their own capacities and lead prosperous lives. The following topics are welcomed into this collection, but not limited to:
- Best practices of inclusion for children with disabilities in advocacy and policy planning (i.e., voices of children and youth with disabilities);
- Inclusion, facilitators, and barriers in education for children with disabilities;
- Family-centered care and collaboration models of care for children with disabilities;
- Experiences of children with disabilities from low and middle-income countries;
- Accessible rehabilitation for children with disabilities;
- Coordination of health care for complex disabilities;
- Best practices and intervention for children with developmental disabilities;
- Epidemiological approaches that capture functioning and disability;
- Prevention of exclusion and discrimination of children with disabilities;
- Needs of children with disabilities in situations of disasters and international conflicts.
The following article types will be welcomed into this collection: Clinical Trial, Editorial, General Commentary, Mini Review, Opinion, Original Research, Perspective, Policy Brief, Review, and Systematic Review.
