Publications

The Research party:
The Centre for Lebanese Studies / as part of the GCRF Network+ “Disability Under Siege” project

Main Idea or Research Questions:
A literature review focused on Lebanon to map and understand the situation of persons with disabilities.

Method:
Lit review

Main result:
The situation of people with disabilities in Lebanon is plagued by issues of institutional and public stigmatization, marginalization, decentralization of the disability movement and disinterest from academics and researchers. The lack of information and research on disability in Lebanon leaves much to be desired for legislative and civil society progress. The disability legislation in Lebanon has struggled in both conceptualisation and implementation, much to the chagrin of the Disability Movement and persons with disabilities in the community. Due to this and other factors, the rights of persons with disabilities as well as the service provisions for the group of society are typically upheld and conducted by under-resourced and constrained non-governmental organisations (NGOs). Furthermore, access to education, healthcare, and other human rights is generally limited and greatly variable based on the intersectionalities of gender, age, socioeconomic status, refugee status, and disability type among other determinants. However, the persistent and dedicated efforts of NGOs, Disabled Persons’ Organizations (DPOs) and key actors in the disability community is evident. Nonetheless, the disability movement continues to lack coordination, suffer from competition and is disunited.