Tuesday, July 24, 2018 - 17:23

Abriendo espacios laborales para los jóvenes con discapacidad

Un grupo de jóvenes en el taller sostiene paquetes sobre Habilidades Sociales.

80 jóvenes con diversa discapacidad pertenecientes a la Municipalidad de Ventanilla participaron en el Taller en Habilidades Sociales

Un taller en habilidades sociales en Perú resultó ser ambiente donde los jóvenes pudieron expresarse libremente, aprender, y consolidar su plan de vida
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Friday, December 22, 2017 - 17:11

Two Worlds Together?

Two men and two women walk around the Streets of Washington, D.C. One man uses a white cane.

Members of the advocacy cohort who traveled to the Capitol in Washington D.C., USA

Disability and human rights are not two different and separate worlds but are simply two issues that can and should be together to effectively achieve the same shared goal
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Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 21:49

Parents Build Alliances for the Future of their Disabled Children

Several men and women sit at a head table with microphones. People from the media stand in front of them with cameras and notepads.

Disability rights advocates at a press conference in Guatemala

A group of parents of children with disabilities is bringing disability rights issues to the national agenda in Guatemala
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Tuesday, November 8, 2016 - 13:08

We All Have a Right to Read

A women sits at a desk in front of a text magnifier machine. She puts an open book face-up on the machine, which reflects the text onto a monitor in large print. She is able to read the large text on the monitor screen.

Elizabeth Francisca Campos Sánchez from Peru uses a magnifier to read a print book

An advocate's multifaceted approach to get accessible books to disabled children and adults in Peru
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016 - 16:02

Advocating for Laws that Reflect CRPD Principles

A group of women and men in front of a banner. Several of the people use wheelchairs.

A group of people from the movement during a consulting forum on article 4.3 of the CRPD

In the Mexican state of Quintana Roo, people with disabilities and allies came together to successfully block the passage of discriminatory legislation and pass a more inclusive law
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Thursday, March 17, 2016 - 18:06

Integrating the Disability and Indigenous Movements

A woman dressed in black stands in a sunny forest. She looks over her shoulder and holds a cane in one hand.

Olga Montúfar Contreras, Paso a Paso A.C. Foundation President. Photo credit: www.kiefelphotography.com

Enabling indigenous people with disabilities to claim their rightful place in society and in decision making processes that impact their rights
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Wednesday, March 2, 2016 - 17:12

Moving Toward Disability Inclusion in Employment

Several cropped photos of a wheelchair user playing tennis, a woman wearing a white lab coat, a young adult with a crutch, and a woman missing one hand inspecting a clay pot.

Cover of the Moving Toward Disability Inclusion manual and case studies by the International Labour Organization and Irish Aid

Case studies of projects improving disability inclusion in employment in Vietnam and other countries
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Wednesday, August 19, 2015 - 10:07

Lobbying for Disability Rights: The U.S. Experience

A white building in front of a blue sky

The U.S. Capitol building in Washington, D.C.

The U.S. achieved its landmark disability rights law through cross-disability collaboration, strikes and rallies, and outreach to policy makers
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