This page contains a number of key documents about ADD and our work. Read More
Inequalities: Ageing and disability in the post-2015 development agenda Read More
The Beyond 2015 UK group is a cross-sector forum for sharing information, planning and coordinating action to influence the UK government to ensure the process towards a new global framework for development is participatory, inclusive and responsive Read More
We are a member of the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) and our CEO Tim Wainwright is on the Board. Read More
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) and its Optional Protocol was adopted on 13 December 2006 at the United Nations in New York, and was opened for signature on 30 March 2007. The first human rights treat Read More
Currently the world population is around 7 billion. The World Report on Disability (WHO/World Bank, 2011) estimates that 15% of us are disabled, that’s just over a billion people. This number is constantly increasing due to the ageing population and Read More
The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the World Bank was launched on 9 June 2011 and suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability. Read More