ADDC Bulletin –August 2014
CONTENTS
ADDC Bulletin –August 2014 ......................................................................................1
CONTENTS ...............................................................................................................1
Welcome to the August 2014 ADDC Bulletin ............................................................3
Follow ADDC on Twitter...........................................................................................3
Disclaimer: ............................................................................................................3
UPDATES ............................................................................................................4
ADDC works with partners to host Disability Network Zone at AIDS 2014 in Melbourne ...4
Great News for Disability at the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development ........5
Officials Focus on DID Issues in the Region ............................................................... 6
IDDC and IDA Side Event at UN: “What can the Post-2015 development achieve for
Persons with Disabilities?” .......................................................................................7
New Report: The Economic Costs of Exclusion and Gains of Inclusion of People with
Disabilities .............................................................................................................8
International Disability Alliance Elects Maryanne Diamond (AO) as New Chairperson.......8
Dutch organisations form alliance to work for disability inclusive development in Nepal ...9
Ghana Education Service takes steps to improve inclusive education .......................... 10
DSWD leads event for persons with disabilities ........................................................ 10
PSCDR to launch Prince Salman Award for Disability Research ................................... 11
Pacific Ministers Commit to Fight Against NCDs ........................................................ 11
Human Development Report 2014 .......................................................................... 12
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Uni Qld provides support to children with disabilities in Vietnam ................................. 12
Landmark treaty to end book famine ...................................................................... 13
Report from Youth Delegation to COSP ................................................................... 13
PWDA International co-operation with disability services in China ............................... 13
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items ......................................... 14
Conference on Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies ........................................... 14
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference in Davos ........................................... 15
Sport Matters 2nd International Conference – 29 Sept – 1 Oct ................................... 15
2nd International Conference on Inclusive Education in Dhaka, 9-11 January 2015 ...... 15
Registrations and Abstracts – Migration, Social Disadvantage and Health – 11 to 13
February 2015 ..................................................................................................... 16
Annual Australasian Aid Conference – 12 to 13 February 2015 ................................... 16
ICDD 2015 : International Conference on Disability and Diversity – 25-26 September
2015................................................................................................................... 16
EMPLOYMENT and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES ....................................................... 17
Duskin Leadership Scholarship – Japan ................................................................... 17
Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2014 Request for Proposals: Bangladesh, Pacific
Island Countries, Rwanda, Uganda, and Peru .......................................................... 17
Partnership Request: Ethiopia ................................................................................ 17
RESOURCES...................................................................................................... 17
Source E-Bulletin Disability and Inclusion: NEW website! ........................................... 18
Disability and HIV Resources ................................................................................. 18
Disability Toolkit - A fun way for children to learn about disability .............................. 18
Polio Eradication Initiative June 2014 Newsletter ...................................................... 19
Partners in Disability and Development Newsletter ................................................... 19
Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP) ................................................ 19
Komar Pikar Foundation (KPF) Cambodia ................................................................ 19
Jacqueline Freney OAM announced as 2014 IDPwD Patron for Australia ...................... 19
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Welcome to the August 2014 ADDC Bulletin
The purpose of this Bulletin is to provide information on Disability Inclusive
Development across organisations working to improve the quality of life for people
with disabilities both here in Australia and across the world.
Generic disability and domestic information will be included in our Bulletins when
possible as part of our commitment to disability advocacy and strengthening
partnerships: however our focus remains on disability and development issues.
Your contributions are welcome to make these Bulletins a valuable resource
providing Updates and Information on Conferences or Events, Employment and
Funding Opportunities and Resources for Disability Inclusive Practice.
Follow ADDC on Twitter
Disclaimer:
The ADDC Bulletin is a compilation of other organisation’s articles and material.
While every effort is made to validate content ADDC does not endorse all opinions
and views contacted within the Bulletin.
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UPDATES
ADDC works with partners to host Disability Network Zone at AIDS
2014 in Melbourne
20-25 July 2014
Last month ADDC along with Australian based Disabled People’s Organisations –
AFDO and PWDA hosted a Disability Network Zone in the Global Village at AIDS
2014.
The interrelation between disability and HIV is increasingly being recognised however
many people with disabilities, particularly people living in poverty, still lack access to
basic information, counselling and testing, treatment and care. Conversely while
Anti Retro Viral medication is helping people survive AIDS people may develop
episodic and permanent disabilities as a result of their illness which rehabilitative
services are not prepared for.
Image: National and international visitors at the Disability Network Zone
The Disability Network Zone presents an important opportunity to raise awareness
about disability and AIDS to conference delegates and provides a space for national
and international guests working in this field to come and meet with colleagues.
The Disability Network Zone was officially opened on Monday 21 July by James
Gilling, DFAT’s Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and TB preceding a full program of
presentations by local and international speakers who explored the theme ‘No One
Left Behind’.
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Image: Sophie Plumridge (ADDC Executive Officer) and James Gilling (DFAT Ambassador for HIV/AIDS, Malaria and
TB) with interpreter
For more information and presentations, visit - http://www.addc.org.au/content/events/aids-
2014-conference
The Disability Network Zone was an initiative of the International Disability and
Development Consortium (IDDC), Australian Federation of Disability Organisations
(AFDO), People with Disabilities Australia (PWDA), Australian Disability Development
Consortium (ADDC), Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO), Health
Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD), Handicap International,
Human Rights Watch, University of Johannesburg and the Population Council.
Great News for Disability at the Open Working Group on Sustainable
Development
19 July
The combined advocacy efforts of the internationally disability movement has
achieved 9 explicit references to persons with disabilities in the Final Open Working
Group Outcome Document on Sustainable Development Goals.
In the Chapeau (2); Goal 4: on education (2); Goal 8: on employment (1); Goal 10:
reduce inequality (1); Goal 11: inclusive cities (2); Goal 17: Means of
implementation, disaggregation of data (1). In addition: “inclusive” was re-inserted
into the education goal title and “inclusive and peaceful society” is part of the goal
16 title.
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Member States applauding the OWG on SDGs final document adopted by acclamation
Vladimir Cuk, Executive Director of International Disability Alliance said, ‘The results
are very good. The disability community got much more that what we were hoping
for. The advocacy work of the disability movement was one of the most successful
one among all groups during the entire process. Coordination between the
International Disability Alliance and the International Disability and Development
Consortium was well recognized by all stakeholders and together with partnership
and contribution of the whole disability community at the end very successful. We
really did it together!’
Link to Open Working Group - http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org/owg.html
Read CBM International blog here - http://blog.cbm.org/final-owg-document-releasedafter-26-hours-of-negotiations/
Officials Focus on DID Issues in the Region
16 July
Pacific Island Forum Secretariat
The Forum Disability Officials meeting commenced yesterday at the Tanoa
International Hotel, Nadi, where senior officials of government ministries responsible
for disability issues are convening to dialogue on various issues related to disability
inclusive development in the Pacific region. In her welcome remarks the Deputy
Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Ms. Cristelle Pratt
reminded participants that, “the reality is that in many – if not all societies, disability
and poverty can form a vicious cycle”. Ms Pratt further stated that, “persons living
with disabilities are too often faced with additional barriers – such as access to
education and training, which may limit job opportunities, and in turn may lead to
poverty, social exclusion and restricted access to basic human rights that most
people take for granted”.
The meeting has been made possible through the funding support from the
Australian Government towards the Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability (PRSD).
Ms Solstice Middleby, Counselor Pacific Regional Programme of the Australian High
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Commission, Fiji, reaffirmed that “the Australian government is proud to support the
implementation of the Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability as endorsed by Pacific
Island Forum Leaders in 2009”. Ms Middleby in addressing country delegates was
confident that “we will continue to see measurable changes at the government and
community levels to improving the quality of life for people with disabilities in your
respective countries”. Further, Ms Middleby said, “development assistance will only
be effective and achieve poverty reduction if it reaches and benefits people,
including those people with disability”.
The meeting was held with presentations on various topics covering disability issues
and initiatives at global and regional levels, with a strong focus on the human rights
instruments pertaining to persons with disabilities. A major objective of the meeting
is for country officials to discuss and agree on the agenda and working procedures
for the upcoming Forum Disability Ministers Meeting in October this year, to be
hosted by the Government of the Federated States of Micronesia. The meeting will
also be presented with the Mid Term Review of the Pacific Regional Strategy on
Disability (PRSD) and a concept note on the Long Term Approach to Disability in the
Pacific. As the current Pacific Regional Strategy on Disability (PRSD) will come to an
end in 2015, an important discussion that will also take place this week is
consideration and further development of the Long Term Approach for disability in
the Pacific that will replace the Pacific Regional Disability on Disability (PRSD) post
2015. Read more…
IDDC and IDA Side Event at UN: “What can the Post-2015
development achieve for Persons with Disabilities?”
On 8 July 2014, the International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
and International Disability Alliance (IDA) organised a side event at the UN on “What
can the Post-2015 development agenda achieve for persons with disabilities?” The
Permanent Missions of Finland and of Burkina Faso to the UN co-sponsored the
event, along with Light for the World, IDDC and IDA. The event was timed nicely to
coincide with the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development under the
auspices of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) (30 June – 9 July 2014),
ECOSOC Annual Ministerial Review (8-9 July 2014), and ECOSOC Development
Cooperation Forum (10-11 July). The event was an interactive discussion on
concrete strategies for disability-inclusive development policies in the post-2015
development agenda. Presenters provided substantive content in the context of the
inclusion of persons with disabilities in the post-2015 process.
Corinne Woods, Director of the UN Millennium Campaign as was the moderator with
panellists:
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Pekka Haavisto, Minister for International Development, Finland
H.E. Mr. Der Kogda, Ambassador of Burkina Faso
Yoka Brandt, UNICEF, Deputy Executive Director
Dr. Ruth Warick, President of the International Federation of Hard of Hearing
People speaking on behalf of IDDC and IDA
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Also on 8 July, Dr. Ruth Warick had an intervention at the 33rd meeting of the
Annual Ministerial Review and General debate, ECOSOC High-level Segment
addressing the theme “Addressing on-going and emerging challenges for meeting
the Millennium Development Goals in 2015 and for sustaining gains in the future.”
Dr. Warick presented as European Disability Forum (EDF) and on behalf of IDDC and
IDA. (Note: in the video forward to 3:10 for the intervention) In Dr. Warick’s
statement, she encouraged governments to realise a disability-inclusive post-2015
development agenda with the following key recommendations:
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Mainstreaming of disaggregated data by disability status across the post-2015
framework to ensure that no one is left behind.
Welcoming the inclusion of persons with disabilities in the zero draft of the OWG
paper and encouraging Member States to continue to support these disabilityinclusive references. Also, that at a later stage that targets be matched with
disability-sensitive indicators in order to facilitate national implementation and
measure progress.
Applauding the introduction of accessibility throughout the post-2015
development agenda and that Member States maintain their commitment to this
issue.
Read more..
New Report: The Economic Costs of Exclusion and Gains of Inclusion
of People with Disabilities
The International Centre for Evidence in Disability and London School of Hygiene &
Tropical Medicine has collaborated to produce this report with funding from CBM.
The brand new report from the CBM commissioned evidence review reveals that: The
theoretical basis for poverty and disability being linked can be empirically supported
given there is a positive, statistically significant association between disability and
economic poverty. The report furthermore seeks to explore the potential pathways
through which exclusion of people with disabilities may generate economic costs to
individuals, their families and societies at large. Additionally, potential economic
gains that may be realised through inclusion are investigated.
The report can be downloaded as PDF or Word format here:
http://disabilitycentre.lshtm.ac.uk/new-report-economic-costs-exclusion-gainsinclusion-people-disabilities/
You can find the report also @CBM’s Share Point site for research-based evidence:
http://portal.cbm.org/worldwide/io/klt/research/Research%20Results/Forms/by%20
mandate%20area.aspx
International Disability Alliance Elects Maryanne Diamond (AO) as
New Chairperson
9 July
The International Disability Alliance (IDA) announced the appointment of Ms.
Maryanne Diamond as chair of the International Disability Alliance Board. Ms.
Diamond has been a leading advocate for persons with disabilities, serving as
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president of IDA member organisation the World Blind Union from 2008 – 2012 and
vice-chair of the Alliance from 2013 – 2014. Ms. Diamond succeeds Mr. Yannis
Vardakastanis, president of the European Disability Forum and chair of IDA from
2013 – 2014.
“IDA has elected, as its second elected Chair, a woman with a disability, of great
quality and a capable leader, Maryanne Diamond,” said Mr. Vardakastanis. “I am
sure she will lead IDA into the future with prudence, vision and determination. I am
indeed happy to hand the position of chair to such a great woman with a disability”.
In addition to Ms. Diamond, the following representatives of IDA members were
elected by the IDA Board in the Board meeting on 3 March 2014 in Nairobi, Kenya:
Mr. Colin Allen as first vice-chair (President, World Federation of the Deaf); Ms. Ruth
Warick as second vice-chair (President, International Federation of the Hard of
Hearing); Mr. Nawaf Kabbara as third vice-chair (President, Arab Organisation of
Persons with Disabilities); Mr. Klaus Lachwitz as General Secretary (President,
Inclusion International); and Mr. Yannis Vardakastanis as Treasurer. Their mandate
runs from 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2016.
“I look forward to the work ahead and to continue the excellent work of those who
came before me,” said Ms. Diamond. “There are huge issues ahead where the
disability community must continue to work together to ensure we persons with
disabilities are recognised and our needs included in decisions and initiatives that
impact on our lives.”
http://www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org/en
Dutch organisations form alliance to work for disability inclusive
development in Nepal
19 July
Six Dutch organizations working for disability rights have formed an alliance to work
for disability inclusive development in Nepal. The ‘Alliance for Disability Inclusive
Development: Leading the Way to Inclusion’ is expected to pave ways for disability
rights movement in Nepal. These organizations have earlier worked in Nepal either
directly or indirectly. Members of the alliance are The Liliane Foundation, The
Netherlands Leprosy Relief, Light for the World, The Karuna Foundation, Enablement
and the Dutch Coalition on Disability and Development. The initiation gives priority
to the least developed countries. Nepal is given a specific focus. The members will
together lobby, raise fund, conduct research and advocate for the rights and
inclusion of people with disabilities in the development process. Richa Bhusal, Public
Relations Officer for Karuna Foundation Nepal, said, “A prevention and rehabilitation
program is being prepared. The project will cover 75 districts. It will begin from
Ilam on July 1,” she said. The alliance will raise its voice at the United Nations and
with the Dutch government to advocate for the rights and needs of people with
disabilities living in extreme poverty. The members of the United Nations had
agreed to work together for a better world by signing the Millennium Development
Goals in 2000. Some of the goals have been reached, but at the local and regional
level, the results have been dismal. “Especially the marginalized groups such as
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people with disabilities have been left behind,” said a press release. To ensure end
of poverty and achieve equality, specific attention should be given to their rights
and needs.
Source: Himalayan Times
Ghana Education Service takes steps to improve inclusive education
18 July
Inadequate support for Inclusive Education (under the Ghana Education Service) by
the government and citizenry has affected the human resource capacity of the
country, according to the Ghana Education Service (GES). According to the Special
Education Division, persons with disabilities are denied quality education, because
just two percent of the teacher population has in-depth knowledge about children
with disabilities. The situation, according to the Division, has led to lots of children
with disabilities left behind in education and neglected by society.
To make life meaningful to these persons, especially children, the GES, in
collaboration with organizations, agencies and development partners, has initiated
policies that seek to involve such children to access quality education. The Deputy
Director of the Special Education Division of GES, Thomas Patrick Krampah, in an
exclusive interview the Accra File, said even though the special schools policy has
existed over decades, the education service deemed it necessary in 2011 to bring all
the scattered and fragmented policy items together for a review and
implementation. He said efforts to have a major policy for special education led to a
week-long policy development meeting in Koforidua in the Eastern Region, in
January 2012, where the Ghana Blind Union appointed three people to review
outcomes of any workshop that would be held in support of the policy.
In February 2013, the Blind Union and Special People Education Development
presented a draft policy to the Ministry of Education for consideration and
implementation. He said the draft policy was geared at making the mark of 100
percent school attendance by people with disabilities, and also to serve as a tool for
quality education. “The country cannot move forward if it fails to respect or
acknowledge the right of every child to access quality education,” he said. He noted
that children excluded from enjoying quality education were also excluded from
society, saying a person with disability is not a totally condemned person, and that
he/she also has something to contribute towards the nation’s development. The
Deputy Director, therefore, called for support from all corners to elevate Inclusive
Education in the country.
Source: The Chronicle
DSWD leads event for persons with disabilities
18 July
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) through its attached
agency, the National Council on Disability Affairs (NCDA), lead the celebration of the
of the 36th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation (NDPR) Week from July
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17-23. With the theme, “NDPR 2014: Talino at Paninindigan: Pasaporte sa
Kaunlaran,” the NDPR Week highlights government’s efforts to address issues
affecting persons with disabilities and at the same time recognize their role in
nation building. The theme encourages persons with disabilities to use their talents
and knowledge to be successful in their chosen fields. Continue reading the story...
PSCDR to launch Prince Salman Award for Disability Research
14 July
The Prince Salman Center for Disability Research (PSCDR) recently disclosed that it
will launch the Prince Salman Award for Disability Research next month. The awards
will be distributed at the Fourth International Conference on Disability and
Rehabilitation in October in Riyadh. The announcement was made during the 8th
PSCDR’s Board of Trustees meeting prior to the preparation for launching the
organization’s awards that reflects the crown prince’s interest and concern for
disability issues.
The meeting chaired by Prince Sultan bin Salman chairman of the Board of Trustees
also reviewed the preparation for the upcoming Fourth International Conference on
Disability and Rehabilitation. The council reviewed the report submitted by Dr.
Abdullah Al-Rabeeah on the last stages of the first session of PSCDR’s Award and the
arrangements for the international experts meeting with the award committee to
pick the winners that follow the announcement of their names in September this
year.
The board examined the report submitted by Qasim Al-Qusaibi organizing committee
chairman of the upcoming conference on various accomplishments during the period.
PSCDR Executive General Manager Sultan Alsudairi also briefed the council on the
latest developments including projects and research programs during the first five
months of the year 2014. He stressed the fact that it is implemented in accordance
with the strategy that has been drawn up to monitor the research projects of the
center. They are also working to take advantage of all the competencies that
contribute to the development of the work of the council. He stressed the need to
follow up on the implementation of research programs and research projects for the
year 2014 according to a strategy adopted this year.
Source: MENAFN – Arab News
Pacific Ministers Commit to Fight Against NCDs
11 July
Forum Economic Ministers and Pacific Health Ministers committed to take proactive
actions against growing health and economic impact of the Non-Communicable
Disease (NCD) crisis in Pacific Island Countries. At their joint meeting, the Economic
and Health Ministers endorsed a joint statement with concrete actions to address
NCDs.
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“We have an opportunity to make a significant difference in addressing NCDs,” said
Hon. Gordon Darcy Lilo, Prime Minister of Solomon Islands in his opening remarks to
the joint meeting. “Let us be bold to try new things, and to do more than what we
have done before; as outlined in our NCD roadmap.”
Around 70 percent of all deaths in the Pacific are caused by NCDs such as heart
attacks, strokes, cancer, diabetes related illnesses and respiratory diseases. These
are fueled by risk factors such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet, lack of physical
activity and harmful use of alcohol. Trends suggest the situation will only get worse
unless action is taken now. Read more.....
Human Development Report 2014
The 2014 Human Development Report - Sustaining Human Progress: Reducing
Vulnerabilities and Building Resilience was launched in Tokyo on 24 July. It
provides a fresh perspective on vulnerability and proposes ways to strengthen
resilience.
According to income-based measures of poverty, 1.2 billion people live with $1.25 or
less a day. However, according to the UNDP Multidimensional Poverty Index, almost
1.5 billion people in 91 developing countries are living in poverty with overlapping
deprivations in health, education and living standards. And although poverty is
declining overall, almost 800 million people are at risk of falling back into poverty if
setbacks occur. Many people face either structural or life-cycle vulnerabilities. Read
more…
Uni Qld provides support to children with disabilities in Vietnam
28 June
University of Queensland students have helped children with disabilities in Vietnam
enhance their motor skills by building an outdoor play area. The team of students
and staff from UQ’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences has raised funds to
create a grassed area at The Futures School in Hue, Vietnam. Head of the School
Professor Louise Hickson said students on clinical placement at the school were
concerned that its outdoor area was unsafe. “It was filled with dirt and rocks and was
not conducive to safe outside activities and play for children with complex needs,”
Professor Hickson said. “Students and staff worked with the school and the Hue
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Office of Genetic Counselling and Disabled
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Children to install AstroTurf, providing a soft surface for safe play and a dedicated
area for the children to develop gross motor skills.
The team of six students, led by Clinical Educators Teresa Quinlan and Allison
Mandrusiak, spent four weeks at the Hue school on an interprofessional intercultural
placement program. Another six students and a clinical educator will complete a
four-week placement in Timor Leste in partnership with Antipodeans Abroad at the
end of June. “These placements are an opportunity to support our future health
professionals to work in teams with people of different cultures, while providing
much-needed support to these communities,” Professor Hickson said. “We are
building a workforce of health and rehabilitation professionals who have a good
understanding of global health services and an awareness of the impact that they, as
health professionals, can have in these communities.”
Source: GAATES
Landmark treaty to end book famine
23 June
Vision Australia congratulates the Australian Government for signing the Marrakesh
Treaty, and urges them to ratify as a matter of priority to help bring a world of books
to people with print disabilities. Currently, while over 350,000 Australians are blind
or have low vision, only 5% of books in Australia are ever converted into readily
accessible formats, such as braille, large print or audio. The treaty will allow
organisations to share books directly with individuals who are blind or have other
print disabilities, as well as enable the international exchange of books between
relevant organisations and prevent the need to duplicate production in different
countries. This will mean that people who are blind or have low vision throughout the
world will have a significantly expanded choice of books to read.
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Report from Youth Delegation to COSP
10-12 June
People with Disability Australia (PWDA) and the Australian Centre for Disability Law
(ACDL) assisted the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) to send a
delegation of young people with disability to the 7th Session of the Conference of
States Parties (COSP) at the UN in New York from 10-12 June 2014. See reports
here
PWDA International co-operation with disability services in China
On 5-6 June Ngila Bevan, Advocacy and Communications Manager at People With
Disability Australia (PWDA), gave a paper to a conference of the China Disabled
Persons Federation (CDPF), titled “Implementing the Right to Live in the Community:
Experiences from Australia”, in Shijiazhuang city, Hebei Province, China. PWDA was
invited to speak at the conference by the International Programs Unit of the
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Australian Human Rights Commission as part of the China-Australia Human Rights
Technical Cooperation (HRTC) Program which has been running for over 15 years.
The conference was a training activity for community based support service
professionals to build their capacity and raise awareness of human rights approaches
in the delivery of services to people with disability.
IMAGE: Ngila Bevan, Advocacy and Communications Manager with Sandya Manickam from the
Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) and members of the
China Disabled Persons Federation (CDPF).
On 24 June, PWDA hosted a delegation of government officials from China. This
delegation was in Australia as part of a “human rights protection practices’’ study
visit also coordinated through the HRTC Program. Delegates were from the Chinese
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Justice, The National Health and Family
Planning Commission, and the Supreme People’s Court. During the meeting we
discussed the history of PWDA, our vital role as a national Disabled Persons
Organisation (DPO), the work we do as individual advocates, systemic advocates and
trainers, and our key policy and advocacy positions.
For further information contact Ngila Bevan, Manager Advocacy and
Communications, on one of the numbers listed at the end of this E-Bulletin or email
ngilab@pwd.org.au. Ngila is also on Twitter @ngilapwda
CONFERENCES and EVENTS
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items
ADDC Calendar Link: http://www.addc.org.au/content/international-calendar
Conference on Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies – 22 August
2014
The Tamil Nadu Technology Development and Promotion Centre of CII proposes to
organize the Conference on “Assistive and Rehabilitation Technologies” with the
theme of ‘Inclusive technologies for an improved quality of life’ August 22, 2014,
Taj Connemara, Chennai, India. The objective of the conference is to bring together
the industry researchers, clinicians, consumers, consumer led organizations, policy
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makers, technology developers and providers, and other relevant stakeholders who
focus on improving and increasing access to technology and rehabilitation products
and services with the goal of ensuring full inclusion and participation for people with
disabilities. For more information...
5th International Disaster and Risk Conference in Davos – 24 to 28
August, 2014
The theme for this year’s International Disaster and Risk Conference (IDRC) Davos
2014 will be “Integrative Risk Management – Science and technology to strengthen
the post 2015 framework”, August 24 to 28, 2014, Davos, Switzerland. The IDRC
Davos 2014 will address the numerous interconnected, complex and emerging risks
today’s societies are faced with. Environmental, technical, social and economic risks
are often closely linked and can result in successive impact. Risks and disasters
explored at the IDRC Davos 2014 include, amongst others, natural hazards, failures
of critical infrastructure and services, pandemics, acts of terrorism and financial
crises. All can severely impact and influence human beings and collective societies.
For more information, visit http://idrc.info/home
Sport Matters 2nd International Conference – 29 Sept – 1 Oct
Sport Matters 2nd international conference will be held in Brisbane, Queensland,
from September 29 until October 1, 2014 at The University of Queensland
and Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. The three-day event will include
practical workshops, breakout sessions and plenary sessions and expert panels,
hosted by some of the world’s most distinguished sporting greats and specialists and
researchers in the field of Sport and Development. Conference topics will
include; Behaviour change through sport, Cross-cultural Communication, Disability
Inclusion, Monitoring & Evaluation, Economic Development, Safeguarding
Children, Athletes as Role Models, Gender-based violence.
Conference attendees will be able to meet Sport Matters Champions, Liesl Tesch, sixtime Paralympian and Sport Matters co-founder, Petero Civoniceva, Fiji-born rugby
league legend, Pat Farmer, ultra marathon runner and former Member of Parliament
and Luke Ablett, Former AFL player and Australian Volunteer for International
Development (Vanuatu)
Registrations for the conference are open! You will get the most out of attending the
full three days, however day passes and individual session tickets are available for
those not able to attend the full conference.
2nd International Conference on Inclusive Education in Dhaka, 9-11
January 2015
To be held under the banner of Asian Centre for Inclusive Education (ACIE) in
Dhaka, Bangladesh on 9-11 January 2015. ACIE is a joint initiative of academics,
scholars and researchers of universities and professional bodies. The aim of the
conference is to get an opportunity to share and disseminate ideas, research
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findings, academic and field-level experiences of different countries to promote
inclusive education more effectively. UNESCO-Dhaka, CBM International Plan
International Bangladesh, Sightsavers Bangladesh and Manusher Jonno Foundation
are the proud partners of this international event. For more information, visit
http://www.ac-ie.org/conference2015.php
Registrations and Abstracts – Migration, Social Disadvantage and
Health – 11 to 13 February 2015
This conference brings together researchers, administrators, policy makers, industry
representatives, students and stakeholders from key government and nongovernmental organisations from all over the globe to collectively contribute towards
improving policy, research and practice in issues of Migration, Social disadvantage
and Health. This is your opportunity to showcase your work, draw inspiration from
one another, explore new ideas and network with leading experts. Abstracts
submission deadline 11 September 2014. Prizes for the best presentations and
posters will be given on all three days. Log in to http://www.international-migrationconference2015.net.au/ to register and view more details. For more information,
contact: Sheila Cyril, Research Fellow, Global Health & Society Unit, School of Public
Health & Preventive Medicine, Monash University Tel: (03) 99030219 Email:
sheila.cyril@monash.edu
Annual Australasian Aid Conference – 12 to 13 February 2015
After the positive response to this year’s Australasian Aid and International
Development Policy Workshop in February, we are pleased to announce that the
Annual Australasian Aid Conference will be back on 12-13 February 2015, once again
in partnership with the Asia Foundation, but with a slightly shorter name: the 2015
Australasian Aid Conference. They are welcoming papers on, the “beyond aid”
international development agenda. The Conference is multi-disciplinary in nature.
They are welcoming papers from academics, practitioners and policymakers by 5pm
on 15 October 2014. Abstracts should be submitted electronically as Word
documents (or equivalent) to devpolicy@anu.edu.au.
ICDD 2015 : International Conference on Disability and Diversity –
25-26 September 2015
The ICDD 2015: International Conference on Disability and Diversity aims to bring
together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange
and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Disability and
Diversity. It also provides the premier interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary forum
for researchers, practitioners and educators to present and discuss the most recent
innovations, trends, and concerns, practical challenges encountered and the
solutions adopted in the field of Disability and Diversity.
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EMPLOYMENT and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
Duskin Leadership Scholarship – Japan
The “Duskin Study Abroad Leaders Program for the Disabled” was initiated during
the United Nation's International Year of Disabled Persons in 1981, with the goal of
helping persons with disabilities to achieve full participation, without discrimination,
in society. The Foundation also launched its second program, “The Duskin
Leadership Training Program in Japan” in 1999. During the past fifteen years, a total
of 101 trainees from 25 different countries and regions in Asia and the Pacific area
successfully completed the program. The 17th Duskin leadership training program in
Japan (2015-16) for young people with disabilities is now open for applications. The
deadline for application is August 8, 2014. Please carefully read the application
guidance before filling in the application form http://www.normanet.ne.jp/~duskin/english/apply/index.html
ADDC Editors Comment: Please note - there have been mixed reports regarding this
scholarship. Some applicants haven’t receiving acknowledgement or feedback
regarding their scholarship applications, while other students from the Pacific have
been accepted and graduated.
Disability Rights Fund Releases Second 2014 Request for Proposals:
Bangladesh, Pacific Island Countries, Rwanda, Uganda, and Peru
Deadline for proposals is August 21, 2014. Further information, contact, Paul
Deany, Program Officer for the Pacific and Asia, Disability Rights Fund, Tel: 61 (0)
407 909 897 (Email preferred)
email: pdeany@disabilityrightsfund.org
w: www.disabilityrightsfund.org
FAQs: www.disabilityrightsfund.org/faq
2014 R2 RFP SG.doc drf_press_release_2
014_rfp_r2_eng.doc
Partnership Request: Ethiopia
The attached request was received from the Association of Persons with Disabilities
in Ethiopia
requesting
partnership letter-1-2.docx
RESOURCES
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Source E-Bulletin Disability and Inclusion: NEW website!
July 2014
This bulletin is a selection of 25 resources recently added to the Source collection on
Disability and Inclusion. To search the full collection,
visit: http://www.asksource.info
Following a major upgrade, Source (http://www.asksource.info) announces the
launch of our new website on disability and inclusion! The website has been
redesigned with a fresh new look so the Source collection is more user-friendly and
easier to navigate. Users can now use the new categorical search options to search
through our resources (http://www.asksource.info/resources/search) and
organisations (http://www.asksource.info/organisations/search) databases or can
browse through pre-prepared key lists organised according to disability and inclusion
six topic areas: Cross-cutting issues (http://www.asksource.info/topics/crosscutting-issues), Health and functional rehabilitation
(http://www.asksource.info/topics/health-and-functional-rehabilitation), Education
(http://www.asksource.info/topics/education), Livelihoods
(http://www.asksource.info/topics/livelihoods ), Social inclusion
(http://www.asksource.info/topics/social-inclusion ), Humanitarian
(http://www.asksource.info/topics/humanitarian ). Key lists are pre-prepared
bibliographies comprising up to 30 of the best and latest resources relating to
disability and inclusion, developed in close partnership with expert individuals and
organisations. Users also can register to post comments about specific resources and
organisations (http://www.asksource.info/user/register ), add a resource to the
collection (http://www.asksource.info/node/add/bibliographic-record ), add their
organisation details to our database (http://www.asksource.info/node/add/contactrecord ) and donate to support our work (http://www.asksource.info/page/supportus ).
Disability and HIV Resources
The following article on HIV research and Disability was published in online Irish
newspaper The Journal:
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/hiv-aids-research-mh17-1582412-Jul2014/
Further links and information from AIDS 2014 can be found here http://www.addc.org.au/content/events/aids-2014-conference
Disability Toolkit - A fun way for children to learn about disability
The attached disability toolkit offers guidance for raising awareness about disability
in 4-6 year old children. The initiative aims to strengthen supportive, inclusive
environments through improved understanding about disability and confidence in
dealing with disabled people in pupils and mainstream school personnel. The toolkit
has been developed and field-tested as an open tool, adjustable to different contexts
and cultures by Judit Van Geystelen as part of a broader disability initiative.
disability! awareness
toolkit kids 4-6y En full s.pdf
NEWSLETTERS: OTHER ORGANISATIONS
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Polio Eradication Initiative June 2014 Newsletter
June has seen massive displacement of population from North Waziristan, Pakistan,
and the escalation of fighting in Iraq: both developments that test the polio
programme’s preparedness, flexibility and use of innovative approaches and
partnerships. As thousands of people move out of North Waziristan, the programme
has seized the opportunity and has been working with local governments to identify
displaced populations and reach them with the polio vaccine at either permanent
transit points, or camps, or once they reach host communities. In Iraq, plans have
been adapted to access and immunize displaced populations in new locations. In
this issue: New partnership reaches children in Pakistan, Polio in Equatorial Guinea
and expert spotlight: field worker in Somalia To read the newsletter follow the link
here..
Partners in Disability and Development Newsletter
This month’s newsletter includes a report of a ‘Walk for Wheels’ event in Fiji and a
CBR project in Cambodia, follow link here
Disabled Peoples' International Asia-Pacific (DPI/AP)
Newsletter is attached below. For more information check out their website here
DPIAP Email
Newsletter 8 July 2014.docx
Komar Pikar Foundation (KPF) Cambodia
April-June 2014 Newsletter
KPF Newsletter (April
- June) 2014.pdf
Jacqueline Freney OAM announced as 2014 IDPwD Patron for
Australia
The Assistant Minister for Social Services, Mitch Fifield, has announced Ms Jacqueline
Freney as the 2014 International Day of People with Disability Patron. Each year, a
Patron is appointed on a voluntary basis to help promote activities that raise
awareness of the issues faced by people with disability. As the current young
Australian of the year and Australia's most successful Paralympian at a single games,
Jacqueline brings a high profile to the role.
Jacqueline was born with Cerebral Palsy Diplegia and learned to swim before she
could walk. As a child, Jacqueline paddled in the learner’s pool every day, with the
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water supporting her to walk unaided. This freedom gave Jacqueline a passion for
swimming that turned into determination to make the Australian Paralympic team.
While various obstacles such as injuries, operations and medical conditions
interrupted Jacqueline’s goal at times, Jacqueline believes she would not have
developed her tough, highly competitive spirit without the challenges on the way.
Jacqueline achieved her dream at the 2012 London Paralympics, where she earned a
national record with eight gold medals. She describes winning her first Paralympic
Gold Medal in the 100 Backstroke as her greatest moment. Jacqueline said she was
honoured to be chosen as Patron of IDPwD and the National Disability Awards.
"I’ve always believed having a disability should not stop
anyone capable from achieving greatness, whether in the
sporting arena or any other area of life," Ms Freney said.
"My work in the wider community and working with Swimming
Australia as a motivational speaker to help other people with
disability reach their potential shows me every day that
anything is possible."
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ADDC is an Australian, international network focusing attention, expertise and action on
disability issues in developing countries; building on a human rights platform for disability
advocacy.
To join ADDC please complete and return pages 3 and 4 of the membership package, to
submit information or find our more contact:
ADDC Executive Officer
Sophie Plumridge
T 1800 678 069
info@addc.org.au
www.addc.org.au
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