21-22 April: Conference on Human Rights and Persons with Intellectual Disabilities The 3Rs CURA (Community University Research Alliance) is planning a Conference to explore the challenges that families, agencies, and advocates face in increasing the awareness of the violations and in setting forth a proactive and preventative path to ensure that this millennium ends the [...]

UNESCO – Forthcoming white paper on ICT UNESCO, in cooperation with the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies (G3ict), hosted a consultative meeting on 22-23 February 2010 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris. The primary aim of the meeting was to discuss how UNESCO could facilitate the social inclusion of persons with disabilities through the [...]

DATE: 26 – 29 October 2010 4th CBR Africa Conference The theme of this Community-based Rehabilitation (CBR) Conference is ‘Linking CBR with Disability and Rehabilitation’ and will be held in Abuja, Nigeria. The conference aims to  promote better CBR practices in Africa and provide an opportunity for people to share information,  knowledge and experience on [...]

United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities New Ratifications and Signatories: United Arab Emirates ratified the Convention on 19-3-2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the Convention on 12-3-2010 Bosnia and Herzegovina ratified the Optional Protocol on 12-3-2010 Canada ratified the Convention on 11-3-2010 Currently: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) [...]

August 22-26, 2010, Eugene, Oregon, USA, GDDI brings together development professionals and 30 disabled women leaders from Africa, Asia and the Pacific, Eurasia, Latin America and the Middle East. Deadline for registrations: April 15, 2010. Registration instructions: GDDI attendees must submit a registration form and send $100 USD for the registration fee. The registration fee [...]