In her first speech in her new role as the United Kingdom’s Secretary of State for International Development, Penny Mordaunt said that millions of pounds are lost every year because persons with disabilities in developing countries do not have the support that they need to access employment. Considering this, Stephen Kidd (Senior Social Policy Specialist, Development Pathways), and Morgan Banks (Research Fellow, the International Centre for Evidence in Disability, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), discuss the evidence on the role of social protection in the economic empowerment of persons with disabilities.
Moderator: Alexandra Barrantes, Senior Social Policy Specialist at Development Pathways
Panellists: Stephen Kidd, Senior Social Policy Specialist, Development Pathways
Morgon Banks, Research Fellow, the International Centre for Evidence in Disability, the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine