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Thank you to @iddcconsortium for the opportunity to participate in the #COSP15 Expo on #EconomicEmpowerment and share our #InclusiveWorkplaces Toolkit developed through #InclusiveFutures!
Hear our key messages from the event in the thread below:
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Hear our key messages from the event in the thread below:
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People with intellectual #disabilities are one of the groups most excluded from the labour market - employers tell us that they don’t understand "how" to include people with intellectual disabilities in their workplaces.
For us, this is about "real jobs for real pay" - people with intellectual disabilities in jobs they choose themselves, in workplaces where people with and without disabilities work together, where they are paid fairly and equally for their work, and with good support.
🔴 We're LIVE! Join @InclusionCA and @InclusionIntl to discuss the expansion of medical assistance in dying/#euthanasia in #Canada.
We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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During the COVID-19 pandemic, #Canada legalized a pathway to euthanasia for people who are not terminally ill, provided they have a disability or disabling medical condition.
In practice, people with disabilities are dying because they live in poverty, can’t secure affordable adequate housing, and are avoiding #institutionalization.
🔴 We're LIVE! Join @InclusionEurope and @InclusionIntl to discuss the impact of #war on people with intellectual disabilities in #Ukraine.
We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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We'll be live-tweeting the session and sharing key points from the discussion here, follow this thread to catch the conversation!
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Since the start of the Russian war in #Ukraine, people with disabilities have been among the most at risk of being harmed and left behind of the emergency aid measures.
260,000 people with intellectual disabilities are in Ukraine - most of them living with their families.
260,000 people with intellectual disabilities are in Ukraine - most of them living with their families.
There are also tens of thousands of of people in institutions in #Ukraine. heir situation is still uncertain. They are at a greater risk of being abandoned or affected by military attacks.
🔴The 15th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the #CRPD is now live.
📺Watch the the Opening of the Conference here: media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k…
🧐Look out for our President, @sdswenson, who will be delivering a statement shortly! #COSP15
📺Watch the the Opening of the Conference here: media.un.org/en/asset/k1b/k…
🧐Look out for our President, @sdswenson, who will be delivering a statement shortly! #COSP15
Our network is following in-person and online! #COSP15 #CRPD #NothingAboutUsWithoutUs #CRPDNow @IDA_CRPD_Forum @DSiupdate
Watch @sdswenson deliver her statement now LIVE from the United Nations: media.un.org/en/asset/k1f/k…
🔴We're live! Our #COSP side-event to launch the draft Listen Include Respect guidelines is happening now!📢
We'll be live-tweeting key points throughout the side-event - follow this thread for key points and resources below.
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We'll be live-tweeting key points throughout the side-event - follow this thread for key points and resources below.
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Chaica al Qassimi, self-advocate from Inclusion International and @DSiupdate and a part of the team who developed #ListenIncludeRespect, opens the #COSP side session.
Shiva Shrestha of the @InclusionIntl Council and @pfpid makes opening remarks for the #ListenIncludeRespect launch:
"Listen Include Respect - these words are very important for people with intellectual disability to be properly heard."
"Listen Include Respect - these words are very important for people with intellectual disability to be properly heard."
#CoSP15 is coming up!
Get to know #InclusiveFutures partners and how we're working towards a #disability-inclusive future at the following side events next week ⬇️
Get to know #InclusiveFutures partners and how we're working towards a #disability-inclusive future at the following side events next week ⬇️
Wednesday 15 June ➡️ Beyond placing persons with disabilities in jobs: The case for CRPD based inclusive employment.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #CoSP15 #CRPD #InclusiveFutures @IDA_CRPD_Forum
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #CoSP15 #CRPD #InclusiveFutures @IDA_CRPD_Forum
Thursday 16 June ➡️ Beyond the rhetoric: Realizing meaningful participation of persons with disabilities through inclusive programming.
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #CoSP15 #CRPD #InclusiveFutures @IDA_CRPD_Forum
Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regist… #CoSP15 #CRPD #InclusiveFutures @IDA_CRPD_Forum
