Today, we are launching our Third Manifesto on the Rights of Women and Girls with Disabilities, 25.9% of women in Europe!
The manifesto calls for:
▶️action to tackle systemic marginalisation.
▶️Leadership in society and own life
▶️Empowerment

Read: edf-feph.org/manifesto-wome…

New York City 'police officers are now being taught American Sign Language (ASL) as part of an equity and inclusion initiative to better communicate with the deaf and hard-of-hearing community...' tinyurl.com/ycd64a8w #deaf #ASL

#CRPDNow ! International Disability Alliance (IDA) thanks candidate Makni abdelmajid (Morocco) for sharing not only his responses to the TB-NET/IDA questionnaire for candidates to the CRPD in ENG and FRE but also his video to be posted at internationaldisabilityalliance.org/blog/get-know-…! 10 responses and 13 videos pending!

RWANDA NATIONAL UNION OF THE DEAF (RNUD) would like to inform the General public that its doors will be open for those who want to learn #RwandanSignLanguage . For more information on the attachment below.

TO REBUILD TRUST AND RESTORE HOPE, WE NEED TO SEE MEANINGFUL YOUTH DISABLED ENGAGEMENT BECOME THE NORM AT ALL LEVELS
UN Youth Office
And it’s star by hearing from us

Don’t forget to Register now: myt-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

International Disability Alliance (IDA)
Sightsavers
#YouthLead
#ActNow

Opportunity for a fully funded PhD student to work on a project on designing #accessible augmented/virtual reality technologies for #deaf and hard of hearing users. Deadline is Tuesday 30 April for a start date of 2 September 2024. More information: bcu.ac.uk/computing/rese…

The Summit of the Future and the Pact for the Future must be inclusive of the 1.3 billion persons with #disabilities around the world, 80% of whom live in countries of the global South. #SDGs #CRPD #InclusiveDevelopment Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities International Disability Alliance (IDA)

The 🇺🇳 #UNGA78 seating chart has been updated to include additional accessible seating!

Check out the latest version 👇

Totally just had an #earthquake in New York. Did you feel it?

April is National Deaf History Month 🤟🏽

As expected people are already excusing these incidents in the replies & justifying the behaviour.

Disabled women are twice as likely to experience sexual assault compared to non disabled women.

We are specially targeted by violent perpetrators.

So listen to disabled women.

NEW📣: Take a first look at the next iteration of the #UNData platform, where we are just beginning the journey to integrate data from across the UN system. buff.ly/4cyCUtO
UN DESA Google.org World Health Organization (WHO)

WFD is teaming up with various partners for a project focused on enhancing healthcare access for deaf indigenous women in Bolivia. 🇧🇴Our recent initiative included training sessions covering topics such as sex education, family planning, and the significance of data collection. pic.twitter.com/IedMxpZewj

We are currently convening OPDs to develop inputs into the CSOs Voluntary National Review (VNR) Report which will be presented at the High Level Political Forum (HLPF) in July. The review focuses on #SDG goals 1, 2, 13, 16 and 17.

Fantastic to see this advertisement with the UN: Consultant on International Sign interpreting at the United Nations. Deadline is 26 March. For more information: jobs.undp.org/cj_view_job.cf… #deaf #InternationalSign

🔍 Engaging citizens, especially the most marginalized women and girls, including those with #disabilities is key to successful and gender-sensitive implementation of the 2030 Agenda. Join us on March 19 to explore how the power of citizen-generated data can enhance #GenderData

As an autistic and partially deaf woman, using bilateral hearing aids, I have very specific barriers that I normally dont see being discussed concerning deafness and Sign language. A thread 🧵

Excellent discussions & learnings about disability data in Bolivia from various organizations of persons with disabilities. Thank you José María Viera International Disability Alliance (IDA) for the stellar facilitation, support & collaboration & CBM Global Disability Inclusion for hosting the workshop. Let’s do this again!

Por más proyectos focalizados en la generación de datos sobre las comunidades sordas más excluidas! Aquí estamos con mujeres indígenas sordas en #Cochabamba .

Fantastic example of community-led training & research: a Deaf-led training in Bolivia for deaf Indigenous women on access to health organized by World Federation of the Deaf & FEBOS with support from CBM Global Disability Inclusion