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 […]
This IDA Global Survey is an accountability tool to monitor that “nothing is done about us without us”. IDA will use the results to hold decision-makers accountable in line with Articles 4.3 and 32 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This is a […]
In 2015, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability & Development Consortium (IDDC), developed the Bridge CRPD-SDGs Training Initiative to support leaders and resource persons of organizations of people with disabilities and allies to advocate for inclusion and realization of all human rights for all […]
Bridge CRPD-SDGs Kenya Module 1 kicks off with participants from Ethiopia, Kenya, South Sudan and Uganda By ADFBridge CRPD-SDGs, a unique inclusive capacity development training initiative between the International Disability Alliance (IDA) and the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC), commenced in Nairobi, Kenya on […]
IDA’s Youth with Disabilities Flagship Youth with disabilities and the intersectionalities of age is one of the focus areas of the work of the International Disability Alliance (IDA). Since 2010, IDA has always included youth with disabilities in our workshops and the CRPD Committee review […]
On the 30 March 2021, during the first edition of the Generation Equality Forum, Mexico chapter, the International Disability Alliance (IDA) held a Special Session with the aim to raise priorities of women with disabilities, reflecting on access to decent and safe work and employment, […]
In 2021, UNICEF and the Government of Norway established a Partnership for disability inclusive programming at the global, regional and country level, focusing on the Eastern and Southern Africa region. The Disability Inclusive Programming Framework for the Eastern and South Africa region is […]
This baseline report sheds light on the perceptions of Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs) in Africa concerning their inclusion in development programs and policies. It presents results and draws conclusions from the first IDA Global Survey on OPD participation in development programs and policies, […]