GLAD Network
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The Global Action on Disability Network works to enhance the inclusion of persons with disabilities in international development and humanitarian action.
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https://gladnetwork.net 15-12-2017 20:13:48
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🚨Millions of children are left furthest behind their right to quality education. Please retweet Education Cannot Wait's #ShareTheirVoices campaign to amplify testimonies of crisis-affected girls/boys & call on donors to increase funding for #ECW!🙏 👉educationcannotwait.org/share-their-vo… #ActNow
📢 On 12 June, we will be hosting a side event during #COSP17 with UNICEF International Disability Alliance (IDA) Global Disability Innovation Hub 💜 & GATE #ATChangesLives on the power of partnership to achieve access to #AssistiveTechnology to #UnlockTheEveryday 👉RSVP here: tinyurl.com/yc3jytdb #DisabilityInclusion
"#Disability lies at the intersection of gender, age, race, and indigenous identities, making persons with disabilities the most marginalized group in SIDS" - Setareki Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum on behalf of PDF, IDA, Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities at the recent #SIDS4 conference. 👉internationaldisabilityalliance.org/documents/sids…
At #COSP17 today, CBM Global joined Climate Investment Funds FCDO Inclusive Anna Landre ♿️ Global Disability Innovation Hub 💜 to discuss the importance of disability inclusive climate finance. Read statements from David Bainbridge CBM Global & Kirsty Smith: cbm-global.org/news/climate-f…
📺Watch: IDA member The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB)'s President, Sanja Tarczay, delivering her statement at #COSP17, alongside Amina J Mohammed, Gertrude Oforiwa Fefoame and Heba Hagrass. #EveryoneIncluded #OurCommonFuture #DisabilityInclusion
📢Busy day at #COSP17 yesterday! Watch ATscale CEO Pascal Bijleveld make a statement advocating member states to prioritize #AssistiveTechnology during the General Debate in the General Assembly Hall! #EveryoneIncluded #GlobalGoals #UnlockTheEveryday
UNPRPD Fund Damian D UN DESA Arab Organization Of Persons With Disabilities Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities World Blind Union The World Federation of the Deafblind (WFDB) World Federation of the Deaf Inclusion International European Disability Forum Riadis | OFICIAL African Disability Forum (ADF) "It's concerning, that as a community, we haven't been able to keep what we had agreed on in the previous draft. We demand inclusion, have collected information, know the process, and must advance implementation." - Jose Viera, IDA Executive Director (interim). #OurCommonFuture
Did you know that 81% of employers lack policies for assistive technology? Our latest report, funded by Google.org, covers: ➡️ The employment gap for persons with disabilities ➡️ Policies and barriers ➡️ Legal issues More in executive summary report: edf-feph.org/publications/d…