The purpose of this literature review is to provide a map of the research landscapes regarding people with disabilities and disability provision more broadly, in Jordan. The aim is to provide a foundation in which to inform the commissioning stage of the Disability Under Siege project. The main areas of focus for the review will be, education, health, the arts and culture, and intersectional perspectives. The research highlights the challenges that disabled people still face in terms of inclusion and full participation.

This report maps available literature and cultural practices relating to arts and disability in Lebanon, the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT), and Jordan, respectively. In the absence of any structured literature in the field of arts and disability in the region, and while noting where it does exist, the main bodies of research that remain available invariably relate to one-off projects produced by arts and cultural organizations. These form the central focus of this report, which seeks to capture the institutional, collective, and individual practices of artists, curators, institutions, and activists alike who have engaged with disability in the three countries under consideration.

This page is designed to help fund managers familiarize themselves with the topic of disability inclusion as it relates to investment and subsequent business operation. It is not intended to be a detailed technical guidance document.

This research ties together literature on the Egyptian Revolution and global disability discourses, to underpin recommendations for Egypt to benefit from the application of an inclusive approach to its Sustainable Development Strategy. It is the first research to utilize the ongoing discussions about SDGs within the post-revolutionary era, with disability in mind.