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Disability Equality in the Media: Representation, Accessibility, Management; Practical Manual Year of publication: 2025 Corporate author: UNESCO Promoting Disability Equality in the Media Despite all the positive changes happening in newsrooms and leadership roles, diversity in the media remains a challenge.When certain groups are left out, the media fails to present all angles of a story, missing diverse perspectives and innovative ideas. Consequently, audiences do not receive the full picture, and promises of fair and accurate representation often fall short, affecting our perceptions of each other in society. It is the case of persons with disabilities, who make up 16 percent of the global population but remain one of the most marginalized groups. Media coverage frequently overlooks them, and when their stories are told, they are often framed through stereotypes. This not only creates barriers but also denies them their rights. To address this, media organizations should enhance editorial policies and representation, improve employment conditions, and foster a more inclusive environment for professionals with disabilities.The Practical Manual and Master Class provide hands-on advice to editorial teams on how to ensure fair and unbiased coverage of disability. For content producers, it details how to make media content and services accessible. To managers and decision makers, the material inspires change, demonstrating how disability equality can contribute to media industry growth and create new revenue streams.This work contributes to the implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (2006) and promotes freedom of expression, media development, and access to information for the meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in public debate. 
Sultan Qaboos University Students’ Attitudes towards Inclusion of Their Peers with Disabilities Year of publication: 2015 Author: Ibrahim Al Qaryouti | Jokha Al Shukaili Corporate author: Sultan Qaboos University The present study aimed to identify attitudes of students of Sultan Qaboos University towards the inclusion of disabled peers. To achieve the objective of the study, the researchers used a scale to measure students’ attitudes towards inclusion. The final version of the scale consisted of 34 items after verification of validity and reliability. The results showed no significant difference between students of colleges of science and humanities in their attitudes towards the inclusion of their disabled peers. However, there were statistically significant differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in terms of gender; in favor of females’ domain and the total score. There were differences in attitudes towards the inclusion of students with disabilities among males and females in the college of science, and in favor of females on all domains of the scale.Also, there was significant interaction effect (gender by academic level). Meanwhile, the results of the study did not show statistically significant differences in attitudes between male and female students in the College of Humanities the exception was in behavioral domain, where female students’ attitudes were more positive towards inclusion than male students. In light of these results, the study recommended to study the attitudes of both administration and academic staff towards the inclusion of students with disabilities in Sultan Qaboos University. 
Inclusion of Students with Disabilities in the Regular School: The Experience of Jordan Year of publication: 2017 Author: Lama Ghoneim Corporate author: Al Fayoum Universit This paper is based on the idea of integrating students with disabilities in public schools for normal students. The researcher used the Jordanian experience to demonstrate the possibility of merging. 
Situation Analysis on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Uzbekistan Year of publication: 2021 Corporate author: UNICEF Uzbekistan | UN. Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UN. OHCHR) | United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) | United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) This study is based on the results of a situation analysis of children and adults with disabilities conducted in 2019. The ambition of this Situation Analysis is not merely to point at problems but to lay ground for solutions by identifying the opportunities and catalytic forces emerging today. The report looks at the necessary preconditions for realisation of human rights of persons with disabilities, particularly women, girls, and boys with disabilities, such as a robust equality and non-discrimination framework, availability of inclusive and accessible services in the community, disability inclusive financial and coordination mechanisms, transparent monitoring and accountability systems and meaningful participation of persons with disabilities. 
Disability Inclusion Guidelines Year of publication: 2017 Corporate author: United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) These Guidelines provide information about the recommended approach to disability inclusion within UNRWA. While this document does not provide tools for identifying the particular service provision needs of persons with disabilities in a given sector or context, staff can apply the principles and recommendations in this document to develop specific project- and programme- level actions to further enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in UNRWA programmes and services.