Why the right to marry means little for blind and disabled people in Pakistan without someone to stand beside them when the decision is made Vision Without Barriers Research & Advocacy Team | August 2026By: Dua Shuja | Program and Research Consultant The law is unambiguous. Pakistan’s disability rights legislation guarantees every disabled person the right to marry …
BLIND BANKING ACCESSIBILITY IN PAKISTAN
The Gap Between State Bank Policy and Lived Reality for Blind and Low-Vision Account Holders A Research and Policy Brief prepared by Laiba Usman Abstract Pakistan’s central bank has issued accessible-banking guidance since 2009 and, since 2021, a binding, board-level policy requiring accessibility infrastructure, staff training, and model branches for persons with disabilities. Despite this regulatory record, survey evidence indicates …
Blind, Female, and Left Behind
Blind, Female, and Left Behind The Double Exclusion of Visually Impaired Girls in Pakistan’s Education System A girl who cannot see has two strikes against her in Pakistan’s classrooms. The system only counts one. PUBLISHED BY Dua Shuja Research and Program Consultant | visionwithoutbarriers.org DATE June 2026 FOCUS Pakistan | Disability | Gender | Education Amna …
THE LAST METER
THE LAST METER Why Pakistan’s Blind Citizens Get Smartphones But Never Learn to Use Them PUBLISHED BY Laiba Usman | Vision Without Barriers | visionwithoutbarriers.org DATE June 2026 FOCUS Pakistan | Disability Rights | Assistive Technology | Development Aid VISION WITHOUT BARRIERS | RESEARCH & ADVOCACY The Last Meter Why Pakistan’s Blind Citizens Get Smartphones But Never Learn to Use …