
“The Disability Under Siege project, aims to provide the intellectual, financial and logistical resources required to deliver a transformational step change in education provision for children with disabilities in conflict-affected states.”
Professor Dina Kiwan, Principal Investigator
Project Overview
Disability Under Siege is a co-created programme bringing together a community of researchers, educational practitioners, advocacy organisations and disability led groups in the UK and Middle East. It will contribute to research efforts by providing intellectual and logistical resources that local practitioners need to transform education provision for children with disabilities in conflict-affected countries.

Our research partners include Birzeit University (Palestine), Birmingham City University (UK), Islamic University of Gaza (Palestine), and the Centre for Lebanese Studies (Lebanon), which bring complementary expertise in the fields of education under occupation, inclusion, public health and social action, visual culture and participative arts, disability and social justice.
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All In

What can the COVID-19 pandemic teach us about disability justice?
The impact of COVID-19 on Persons with Disabilities in Lebanon, Palestine, and Jordan.
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Life Cycle and the Story of Inclusive Design

Disability under Siege Newsletter December 2022

Disability under Siege Newsletter August 2022

Disability under Siege Newsletter December 2021

Disability under Siege Newsletter May 2021
