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The idea behind this booklet was conceived in a car on a bumpy road in Malawi, where Ms Lilian Mariga first showed me a copy of a teachers' manual for supporting children with disabilities. The manual was comprehensive and detailed, and well used. An idea started to grow; Ms Mariga's manual should be adapted to provide information on deafblindness. And – it should be accessible for not only teachers, but for parents and for all persons who interact with persons with deafblindness.

This report assesses Norway’s progress on the commitments made in the White Paper 25, Education for Development, on the inclusion of the needs of children With disabilitites in bilateral and multilateral Development Cooperation. The report finds that the verdict is decidedly mixed. While Norway has played an important normative role in advocating for disability inclusion in global education, it is nevertheless the case that these efforts have, thus far, resulted in few verifiable results.

Background paper for the Oslo Summit on Education for Development July 7th, 2015

Vi gråter ikke for vår syke mor når vi sier at de funksjonshemmede må inkluderes i næringslivets arbeid i utviklingsland. Det er mer rom for næringslivet i bistanden enn tidligere. Det er bra, de har en viktig rolle å spille­. Men da må næringslivet vite å benytte seg av den kompetansen frivillig sektor sitter på. Da kan vi virkelig være sammen om utviklingsjobben. Les innlegg fra Morten Eriksen i Vårt land

Background and critical overview of key issues, concepts and strategies in relation to inclusive education in areas where there are limited economic resources. First published in 2002, updated in 2008.

En prat med læreren Florence Nakabuje i Kampala i løpet av den afrikanske Forum for blinde og svaksynte i Kampala, Uganda, oktober 2015.