Disability and human rights: Global perspectives -- Models of disability -- The UN convention on the rights of persons with disabilities: Implementing a paradigm shift -- Advocacy and iobbying: The road map from charity to human rights -- Global cultures and understandings of disability -- Disability, social exclusion and poverty -- War and disability: Stories of dread and courage -- Children's rights and disability -- Access to education: Experiences from South Africa -- Disability and inclusive health -- Assistive technology and disability -- Access to livelihoods -- Independent Living: Experiences from Japan and the Asia-Pacific region -- People with disabilities entering the third age -- Supporting family carers -- Equipping professionals with competencies to better support persons with disabilities -- Research training and the organizational politics of knowledge: Some lessons from training disabled researchers in Southern Africa

1. People with disabilities -- Developing countries
2. People with disabilities -- Developing countries -- Social conditions
3. Human rights -- Developing countries