The African Disability Forum (ADF), an umbrella organization of federations of persons with disabilities in Africa, along with Humanity & Inclusion (HI) and Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) conducted a four-day regional workshop on the ratification of the African Union Disability Protocol (ADP) in […]
October 10 was World Mental Health Day. The Pan African Network for Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities (PANPPD), with support from the International Disability Alliance, Humanity Inclusion, African Disability Forum, Open Society Foundations, and its 21 affiliates across Africa, commemorated the World Mental Health Day 2021 […]
A five-day regional meeting was organized by the We are Able! Programme Knowledge Management Working Group in Nairobi, Kenya from October 4-8. The We are Able! programme, funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs as part of the Power of Voices Partnerships for Strengthening […]
The International Disability Alliance and the African Disability Forum invite you to a webinarto discuss the 2nd IDA Global Survey on OPDs Participation , and the Global Disability Summit. Date and time: 20th October 2021, at 3 pm CET Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYscO-tqDovH9xzAl5xAI_T_YkYktC-WeHp The IDA Global Survey on OPD Participation is a unique tool to assess […]
By IDA (First published on the IDA website on September 2, 2021) The International Disability Alliance (IDA) welcomes the first report on rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict by the Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Gerard Quinn. This report provides guidance on […]
The International Disability Alliance and International Paralympic Committee are leading the #WeThe15 campaign together with international partners. The campaign commenced on August 19, 2021 and will go on until September 5, 2021. This 10-year campaign aims to be the biggest ever human rights movement to […]
(This article, compiled by Elizabeth Ombati, OPD EO Kenya and Rejaul Karim Siddique, OPD EO Bangladesh, was first published on the International Disability Alliance (IDA) website.) It is highly likely that we have encountered, in communications where persons with disabilities are concerned, or in general […]
The Guidelines on Indicator 5: Consulting Persons with Disabilities were developed by the Disability Team in the Executive Office of the Secretary-General in collaboration with members of the United Nations Disability Inclusion Strategy (UNDIS) focal point network, the International Disability Alliance and other civil society […]
Framing a Discussion Paper for the Global Disability Summit 2022 The International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the Government of Norway will host the second Global Disability Summit on 15 – 17 February 2022 (GDS22). The Global Disability Summit 2022 provides a unique global opportunity to generate commitments to […]
Down Syndrome South Africa seeks priority access to COVID-19 vaccines for individuals with Down syndrome Down Syndrome South Africa (DSSA), calls on the national Department of Health to immediately proritise vaccines for individuals with Down syndrome 18 and above, including all those in residential […]