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An estimated 1 billion people – about 15% of the world’s population – are living with disabilities, and their exclusion has worsened during the global COVID-19 crisis. It is imperative that persons with disabilities do not remain excluded from…
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Eddie Ndopu, an award-winning disability activist from South Africa, and one of 17 United Nations advocates for the Sustainable Development Goals, lives with spinal muscular atrophy, and faces many difficulty daily challenges. Ahead of …
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WeThe15, which aspires to be the biggest ever human rights movement to represent the world’s 1.2 billion persons with disabilities, aims to end discrimination towards persons with disabilities and act as a global movement publicly campaigning for…
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True Colors Festival (TCF), presented by The Nippon Foundation, is a long-running international festival of performing arts that celebrates diversity and inclusion, and the fact that we are One World, One Family. TCF brings people together to…
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The Covid-19 pandemic has underlined the need for community-driven action more than ever. As the only global funder solely focused on supporting organizations of persons with disabilities (OPDs) to advance rights, and as a participatory grantmaker…
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Inclusive Futures is a consortium comprised of specialists and global leaders in disability and development from 16 international organisations, working to ensure there are equal opportunities for everyone and a global future that’s disability…
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Accessible Europe is held yearly by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission (EC) under the framework of the Regional Initiative for Europe on Accessibility, affordability and skills development for all…
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The Special Envoy of the UNSG on Disability and Accessibility has launched a campaign promoting inclusive quality police services for persons with disabilities. The guidelines and video are contributions to the training process of persons working in…
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True Colors Festival (TCF), presented by The Nippon Foundation, is a long-running international festival of performing arts that celebrates diversity and inclusion, and the fact that we are One World, One Family. TCF brings people together to…
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This short film features the life and work of John Evans, one of the pioneers of the Independent Living movement in the United Kingdom and a co-founder of the European Network on Independent Living - ENIL. The film talks about John’s successful…
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"Our Rights Under Threat As We Grow Old: A Timely Expert Debate on the Intersection of Disability and Age" is a Side Event of the 13th session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD organized by International Network for the Prevention of…
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The outbreak of the pandemic signified mainstreaming disability perspectives in general policies and guidance to ensure leaving no one behind. Persons with disabilities are one of the most vulnerable groups to Covid-19. Especially, numerous human…