The Bangladeshi Rights and Protection of Persons With Disability Act of 2013: A Policy Analysis.

The government of Bangladesh enacted the Rights and Protection of Persons with Disability Act of 2013 (the Act) in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This article sheds light on the Act with particular emphasis on (a) support offered to children with disabilities (CWDs) and their families to address their needs; and (b) the extent to which the Act is in line with the international disability policy analysis framework. We compared the Act with the 18 core concepts of disability policy developed by Turnbull et al.

Service providers' perspectives in providing services to children with disabilities and their families in Bangladesh.

Purpose: This study seeks to gain an understanding of access to rehabilitation services and disability allowances for children with disabilities and their families from the perspectives of service providers.

Method: We interviewed 21 service providers in Bangladesh and used thematic analysis to analyze data.

Results: Participants reported their perspectives on two major themes: (a) challenges in providing services to children with disabilities (e.

Experience of families in accessing government-led support for children with disabilities in Bangladesh.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to understand the experiences of families in accessing government support (i.e., disability allowances and rehabilitation services) for their children with disabilities (CWDs) in Bangladesh.

Exploring access to government-led support for children with disabilities in Bangladesh.

While access to support for individuals with disabilities has attracted international attention, children with disabilities and their families continue to face a range of barriers that limit their timely access to the needed support, including health service. This is even worse for children with disabilities living in resource poor settings like Bangladesh. The objective of this study was to determine the extent to which families of children with disabilities have knowledge about and access to government support for their children with disabilities in Bangladesh.