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First day of Global Disability Summit results in ground-breaking commitments to disability rights from global leaders

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Thursday, February 17, 2022
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By the end of the first day, commitments were made by more than 10 countries towards disability rights.

Key Points: 
  • By the end of the first day, commitments were made by more than 10 countries towards disability rights.
  • The virtual two-day Summit is the world's biggest gathering of global leaders and disability rights activists and organisations dedicated to commit to change for people with disabilities.
  • Some of the key commitments made were:
    The USA made 23 commitments on disability rights.
  • Against this background we are gathering today and tomorrow to reposition disability rights once again on the right track".

World leaders join together for Global Disability Summit 2022

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Monday, February 14, 2022
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This is the second-ever global summit on strengthening the inclusion of people with disabilities and it will build on the progress made in the wake of the first Global Disability Summit in London in 2018.

Key Points: 
  • This is the second-ever global summit on strengthening the inclusion of people with disabilities and it will build on the progress made in the wake of the first Global Disability Summit in London in 2018.
  • In his welcome video to the summit, the Prime Minister of Norway, Jonas Gahr Stre, said, "I am pleased to be co-hosting the Global Disability Summit together with the President of Ghana and the International Disability Alliance.
  • The Global Disability Summit is an opportunity for all of us to make progress towards a world where everyone is included and can access their human rights".
  • In July 2018, the UK Department for International Development, alongside the Government of Kenya and the International Disability Alliance, organised the first ever Global Disability Summit in London.

Israel marks the International Day of "People of Determination" at its pavilion in Expo2020 Dubai

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Monday, December 6, 2021
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DUBAI, UAE, Dec. 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- In recognition of the International Day of People of Determination marked on Friday, the  Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael - Jewish National Fund (KKL-JNF), Access Israel NGO, Start-Up Nation Central, and the Ministry of Regional Cooperation hosted a range of startups in the Israeli pavilion which is led by the Ministry of Foreign affairs in Expo2020 Dubai. The startups, from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), presented attendees with their most advanced accessibility technology.

Key Points: 
  • The startups, from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), presented attendees with their most advanced accessibility technology.
  • This activity is part of an international collaboration supported by Google and Friends of Access Israel (FAISR).
  • Merav Davidian, accessibility Officer at JNF,stated, "accessibility is a guiding principle at JNF, which offers 250 accessible sites in Israel.
  • The Pavilion is to act as a platform for future business development - an initial point of contact between Israelis and trade partners visiting the exposition.

Climate change is our crisis too! Persons with disabilities demand COP26 break the exclusion cycle

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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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COP26 is going to be different in many ways for many groups, including for the more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide.

Key Points: 
  • COP26 is going to be different in many ways for many groups, including for the more than one billion persons with disabilities worldwide.
  • IDA is also in the process of creating the Disability and Climate Action Caucus to unify voices of persons with disabilities in the United Nations Climate Change Conference.
  • The failure to include persons with disabilities in the world's efforts to combat the climate crisis has dramatic consequences .
  • "Documenting the impact of climate change on persons with disabilities is one of my priorities," said Gerard Quinn, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities.

GDS website launches to track commitments on disability

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Thursday, September 23, 2021
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GENEVA, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Global Disability Summit (GDS) Secretariat, along with its partners, has officially launched its new website to address disability inclusion in the world's least developed countries.

Key Points: 
  • GENEVA, Sept. 23, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ --The Global Disability Summit (GDS) Secretariat, along with its partners, has officially launched its new website to address disability inclusion in the world's least developed countries.
  • The Global Disability Summit has started a new wave in the disability rights movement.
  • But GDS needs to show evidence that there is a move towards disability inclusive development and humanitarian action.
  • The Global Disability Summit Secretariat was established to monitor the implementation of the commitments made at the first Global Disability Summit and the commitments that will be made in the future.

P&G Studios and Harder Than You Think Foster Game Changing Conversations in New Podcast Series “Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality”

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Thursday, August 26, 2021
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View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210826005660/en/

Key Points: 
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20210826005660/en/
    P&G Studios and the team at Harder Than You Think launch a new podcast series, Equal Too: Achieving Disability Equality, to shine a light on the biggest challenges faced by the disabled community and start a conversation about what is needed to drive equality.
  • (Graphic: Business Wire)
    Equal Too is a special six-part series featured on the podcast Senecas Conversations on Power and Purpose and is brought to you by the Seneca Women Podcast Network and iHeart Radio.
  • This will help fuel the work of the IPC to change how young people perceive those with a disability.
  • We all have more to learn, which is why its important for us to spotlight the hugely important conversations in Equal Too.

Largest Single Investment Into Disability Business Inclusion As The Nippon Foundation Invests $5 Million Into The Valuable 500

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Friday, January 29, 2021
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The largest ever single investment into disability business inclusion, it allows The Valuable 500 to launch Phase 2 of its global campaign designed to activate the community of 500 CEOs and brands for global change.

Key Points: 
  • The largest ever single investment into disability business inclusion, it allows The Valuable 500 to launch Phase 2 of its global campaign designed to activate the community of 500 CEOs and brands for global change.
  • This announcement comes as the International Disability Alliance join the World Economic Forum as The Valuable 500's new high impact partner.
  • Mr Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, said: "It is truly a special day as we officially announce our partnership with The Valuable 500.
  • Today a further 54 corporations sign up to The Valuable 500, bringing the total to 415 companies committed to improving disability inclusion in their businesses.