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02 April 2025
Global Disability Summit – Learnings from the Disability Inclusive Development Networks
As global, regional, and national stakeholders gather for the third Global Disability Summit to galvanise efforts on disability inclusion, our new report titled ‘Learning from the AHRC Disability-Inclusive Development Networks’ highlights recommendations for future research on disability.  Based on the findings of this report, we explore how researchers and funders can work with organisations of people…
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