Social Inclusion of children with disabilities
The Challenge, Georgia has ratified the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, but local legislation is still not in line with international standards. Although the number of children in large state institutions has significantly decreased, children with disabilities are still in such institutions. Services for children with disabilities are…, Resources, The Solution, We work with the government and other partners to replace the medical model of disability assessment with a bio-psycho-social model that takes into account people's capabilities and the barriers they have in terms of participation in public life. according to the international classification of health. We help the Government to review existing…, Meet Babi, Babi is a 7-year-old girl who loves sculpting, music, walking, sliding, and listening to stories. Babi can't see. She is blind. Listen as Babi tells her story about getting her disability status and shares what it means to be a child with a disability.