COSP9 List of side-events: Printable PDF version

Monday 13 June | Tuesday, 14 June | Wednesday, 15 June | Thursday, 16 June

Monday 13 June 2016

Time: 9:30 am – 1:00 pm
Conf. Room: 4
Title: Civil Society Forum: Leave No One Behind: the role of DPOs in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals
Organizer(s): Civil Society Organisations/ Disabled People’s Organisations Civil Society Coordinating Mechanism
Co-sponsor(s): UN DESA
Details: This year’s Civil Society CRPD Forum will explore how persons with disabilities and their representative organisations can and should be involved in the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The 2030 Agenda provides an inclusive vision and a high-level political commitment which can transform the lives of persons with disabilities. These commitments can only be achieved if implementation is guided by the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD), and particularly, UN CRPD Article 4.3 and the foundation of the disability movement: “Nothing about us, without us”.
Comprising two panels, the Form will provide an introduction to the High-level Political Forum and the participation of persons with disabilities as stakeholders. It will also address practical steps towards implementation of the SDGs and engagement of persons with disabilities at the global, regional and national levels.
Speakers: Opening Session including remarks by H.E. Mogens Lykketoft, President of the General Assembly. Part 1: Introduction to the High-level Political Forum. Participation of Persons with Disabilities as Stakeholders. Part 2: Practical Steps Towards Implementation. Engagement of Persons with Disabilities at the Global, Regional and National Levels
Contact information: Georgia Dominik (gdominik@ida-secretariat.org)
Sign language and Spanish interpretation provided.

Time: 3:00 – 6:00 pm
Conf. Room:  4
Title: High level panel discussion to follow up on the status of and progress made towards the realization of the development goals for persons with disabilities; follow-up to the outcome of the high-level meeting on disability & development
Organizer(s): President of the General Assembly
Website: https://www.un.org/development/desa/disabilities/un_pga_13june2016.html
Contact information: Robert Venne (venne@un.org)

Tuesday 14 June 2016

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  4
Title: Access to Assistive Technology for Inclusive Development
Organizer(s): International Disability Alliance
Co-sponsor: Permanent Mission  of the Philippines
Details:  Following the launch of the WHO’s Priority Assistive Products List, international leaders in the development, use, procurement and provision of assistive technology, will present diverse perspectives and discussion on the policies, priorities and possibilities of assistive technology in achieving the 2030 Agenda and the UN CRPD.
Speakers: Leah Maxson (USAID); Rosangela Berman Bieler (UNICEF); Connie Laurin-Bowie (International Disability Alliance); Chapal Khasnabis (World Health Organisation); Carmen Reyes Zubiag (Leadership, Management & Governance Project). Moderated by Venus Ilagan (Rehabilitation International).
Website: http://www.who.int/phi/implementation/assistive_technology/phi_gate/en/ 
Contact information: Jaimie Grant (jgrant@ida-secretariat.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 10.00 –  11.30
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Leaving No One Behind: Including People with Episodic Disabilities in the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda
Organizer(s): Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR)
Details:  The 2030 Sustainable Development Goals are an important mechanism for people with disabilities. However, people living with episodic disabilities are at risk of being left out of this agenda. This session will introduce the concept of ‘episodic disability’ and will provide recommendations to ensure no one is left behind
Speakers: Wendy Porch, Manager Episodic Disabilities Initiatives, Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR); Tammy C. Yates, Executive Director Canadian Working Group on HIV and Rehabilitation (CWGHR); Steve Estey, Chairperson International Committee, Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD); other speakers to be confirmed.
Website: www.hivandrehab.ca
Contact information: Wendy Porch (wporch@hivandrehab.ca)

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  D
Title: Neurodisabilities in Iraqi children
Organizer(s): Imamia Medics International
Co-sponsor(s): Albert Einstein college of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center
Details: Once considered the best health system in the region, Iraq is dealing with the consequences of three major wars resulting in adult and children disabilities that continue to suffer from the lack of medical care and rehabilitation services. Physicians from Imamia Medics International (IMI) have been traveling to Iraq since 2009 to help children with neurodisabilities and subsequently developed an educational and training program for Iraqi physicians and health professionals to build local capacity. This session will examine the significant increase in the number of congenital neurodisabilities in Iraqi children following maternal exposure to radioactive contamination from three major wars. Speakers will discuss community-based assessments, best practices and recommendations for improving health systems globally for persons with disabilities through the word done in Iraq.
Speakers: Dr. Huma Naqvi, Regent, Imamia Medics International, Assistant Professor in the Arthur S. Abramson Dept of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Dr. Batul Ladak, IMI HQ Advisor for Tanzania, Pediatrician, Harlem Hospital Center; Dr. Mohammed Emam, Resident Physician at Montefiore Medical Center; Dr. Hana Azizi, Resident Physician at Montefiore Med.
Website: http://bit.ly/IMIEventCOSP9
Contact information: Sakina Rizvi (sakinarizviimi@gmail.com)

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room:  4
Title: Big challenges in a small Country
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the Republic of San Marino to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Commission for Equal Opportunities of San Marino and Commission of San Marino for the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Details: Illustration and sharing of best practices on intellectual disability and of the functional intervention strategies provided by the Republic of San Marino, in particular the new guidelines for autism spectrum disorder
Speakers:  H.E. Mr. Francesco Mussoni, Minister of Health and Social Security of San Marino; Patrizia Gallo, Commission Equal Opportunities San Marino; Maria Chiara Baglioni, Commission of San Marino for the implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Riccardo Venturini, Director of Youth Social Service of San Marino;
Website:
Contact information: Natascia Bartolini (sanmarinoun@gmail.com)

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Fulfilling Sustainable Development Goals through inclusive budgeting
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Denmark to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Sightsavers, International Disability Alliance, Disabled Peoples Organizations Denmark
Details: Value for money is a growing concern for governments and Civil Society organizations when assessing, demonstrating and improving inclusion of persons with disabilities in policies, programs, development initiatives. In the light of the 2030-Agenda and monitoring of the SDGs, this side-event examines worldwide initiatives for inclusive allocation of resources.
Speakers: Ms. Karen Ellemann, Danish Minister for Social Affairs and the Interior; Hon Mohammed Hussein Gabbow , Executive Director- National council for persons with Disabilities (Ncpwd); Priscille Geiser, Support to Civil Society’ Technical Unit, Handicap International; Clare McKeown, Director of Fundraising and Partnerships, BOND Disability and Development Group;  Thorkild Olesen, Chairperson, Disabled Peoples Organizations Denmark, Ministry of Social Affairs and the Interior, Denmark; Sightsavers; International Disability Alliance; Disabled People’s International Denmark. Flyer here. 
Contact information: Tasi Louise Namata NØRSKOV-JENSEN (tasnor@um.dk)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: D
Title: Leave no child behind: Tackling the data gap to count all children in the SDGs
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): European Union Delegation to the United Nations and Lumos
Details: The side event will look at the role that national level indicators and disaggregated data collection will play in ensuring that the Global Goals will reach all children and adults with disabilities, those living outside of households and other marginalised groups – throughout their lives. It will aim to influence ongoing debates in relation to, disaggregation of data by disability, age and care status; and the forthcoming UN Global Study on Children Deprived of Liberty. Agenda here.
Speakers: Baroness Sandip Verma, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for International Development, DfID, United Kingdom; Ioannis Vrailas, Ambassador, Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to the United Nations; Catalina Devandas Catalina Devandas Aguilar – UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Georgette Mulheir, Chief Executive Officer, Lumos  (Presentation to include video submission by self-advocates); Ms. Claudia Cappa, UNICEF  Statistics and Monitoring Specialist, (Child Protection, Disability, ECD).
Website: http://wearelumos.org/
Flyer: Here.
Contact information: Aaron Holtz (aaron.holtz@fco.gov.uk)

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  4
Title: Disability # inability.  Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities – Enhancing Coordinated Response
Organizer(s): Division for Social Policy and Development (DSPD) and the Council of Europe
Details: The aim of this Side Event is to explore the link between disabilities and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as well as enhancing concerted action, cooperation and partnerships between regional and international organisations to ensure full protection of the human rights of persons with disabilities in the context of achieving internationally agreed development goals.
Speakers: Representative of the Council of Europe; Representative of UN DESA;  representative of UN CRPD; Representative of the European Union; Representative of an INGO or a personality with a disability
Website: www.social.un.org
Contact information: Andrew Allimadi (allimadi@un.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  6
Title: Intersectionality between the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities CRPD and the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families UN CMW
Organizer(s): UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of Chile, Organization of American States OAS, CEDDIS OAS and Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR)
Details: Objective: Make a normative and analytical cross which will enable us to identify between the CRPD and CMW, priority areas of intersectionality; with a view to the effective implementation of these Treaties and their impact on Sustainable Development Goals and the 2030  Agenda on Development. Results: analytical views and awareness raising for full implementation of the Convention and SDGs.
Speakers:  Opening Remarks:  Maria Soledad Cisternas Reyes, Chairperson of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Lenin Moreno, Special Envoy of the Secretary General on Disability and Accessibility. Speakers:  Silvia Quan: Vice-Chair of the  CRDP Committee; Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion (DIS), Secretariat for Access to Rights and Equity, Organization of American States, CEDDIS OAS ; Catalina Devandas, Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Pablo Ceriani, Committee on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families (CMW); Akiko Ito, UNDESA (TBC); Marianne Diamond, International Disabilities Alliance IDA; Shantha Rau, Human Rights Watch (TBC). Moderator: Facundo Chavez, OHCHR
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx / ; www.oas.org/es/sedi/ddse/paginas/index-4_comite.asp
Contact information: Jorge Araya (jaraya@ohchr.org).
Sign language and Spanish language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  7
Title: DESA/DSPD Forum: Ways Forward Towards a Disability Inclusive and Accessible New Urban Agenda and its implementation
Organizer(s): DESA/DSPD
Co-sponsor(s): SG’s Special Envoy on Disability and Accessibility, PM’s of Ecuador, UAE, Germany,  Kazakhstan,  GAATES, Rehabilitation International, Nippon Foundation and Essl Foundation
Details: The main aims of the DESA/DSPD Forum: Towards an Disability Inclusive and Accessible New Urban Agenda are to promote the world´s urban development to be inclusive and accessible to persons with disabilities as well as to contribute to the emerging “New Urban Agenda”.  The Forum will be open to all delegations with the attendance by experts and representatives of governments, UN agencies, local authorities, the private sector, civil society, academia, working in the field of disability-inclusion and accessible urban development.
Speakers:
Website: www.un.org/disabilities
Contact information: Eric ZHANG (zhangg@un.org)
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Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Demonstrating the work of NHRIs on the rights of persons with disabilities and the value of their participation in the United Nations Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Organizer(s): The Global Alliance of National Human Rights Institutions and the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions in association with individual NHRIs from Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe
Co-sponsor(s): NHRIs from Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific & Europe; the Governments of Australia, Germany, Ireland, New Zealand, Morocco and Mongolia.
Details: Aim: A demonstration of the work of NHRIs and the rights of persons with disabilities and the value of NHRI participation in the UN Conference of State Parties.     Contributions: Representatives of NHRIs, Member States, the UN and civil society. Expected Outcomes: Greater knowledge of the role of NHRIs
Speakers: Chair: Chairperson of GANHRI (and Chair of the German NHRI). Panel members: Theresia Degener (German member of the UN Committee); Catalina Devandas (UN Spec Rapp); Judy Heuman (Asst Secretary of State, US State Department); Shantha Rau (Human Rights Watch); NHRIs from the 4 regions of Africa, Americas, Asia Pacific and Europe; Professor Gerard Quinn – ex-Irish NHRI and the main author of ‘NHRI and Disability’ training manual.
Website: http://www.asiapacificforum.net/events/nhris-and-rights-persons-disabilities/; www.asiapacificforum.net
Contact information: Kieren Fitzpatrick (kierenFitzpatrick@asiapacificforum.net)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 12
Title: One decade of the UN CRPD and Women and Girls with Disabilities
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): UN Women, United Nations Population Fund(UNFPA), Ministry of Health and Welfare of the Republic of Korea, National Council for Women of Egypt, Arab Organization of Persons with Disabilities (AOPD), UN CRPD NGO Forum, Dongcheon Foundation
Details: Women and girls with disabilities are subject to multiple forms of disabilities. Article 6 of the CRPD requires protection and promotion of their rights. The side event will reflect what has changed during the 10 years after the adoption of the CRPD and discuss its right direction for improving the right and well-being of women and girls with disabilities.
Speakers: Oh Joon, Permanent Representative, Republic of Korea to the United Nations; Catalina Devandas Aguilar, UN Special Rapporteur on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Kang Incheol, Director, Division of Rights Promotion for Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Health and Welfare in Korea; Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights of Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor (U.S.A); Theresia Degener, Professor of Law and Disability Studies, Protestant University of Applied Studies, Bochum Germany (German) ; Maribel Derjani-Bayeh, Focal Point on Women with Disabilities, UN-Women; Roo Young Hee, Korean Differently Abled Women United; Heba Hegrass, Member of Egyptian Parliament; Hyesook Hu, President of The Women Striving for Brighter Tomorrow; Jahda Abou Khalil, General director of the Arab Organization of persons with disabilities(AOPD) and the coordinator of the Arab forum of women with disabilities(AFOWD)
Website: http://facebook.com/UCNFKorea
Contact information: Teo Choi (tiempo.oro@gmail.com)
Korean language interpretation available. 

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  D
Title: Situations of Risk and Humanitarian Emergencies: Article 11 in Practice
Organizer(s): International Disability Alliance
Co-sponsor(s): OHCHR, Human Rights Watch, UNICEF
Details: The side event will review CRPD Article 11 and its implications for upcoming high-level meetings of the UN, as well as actions on the part of DPOs, UN agencies and civil society stakeholders to implement Article 11.
Speakers: IDA, IASG Working Group on Article 11, OHCHR, Human Rights Watch, Permanent Mission of Australia
Website: www.internationaldisabilityalliance.org
Contact information: Georgia Dominik (gdominik@ida-secretariat.org)

Time: 3.00 – 6.00 p.m.
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Global Meeting: “Implementation of Global Development and Humanitarian Goals – the Leadership Role of Women with Disabilities”
Organizer(s): UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs (DESA)
Co-sponsor(s): WRC, IDA, UN Women, Women Enabled
Details: This meeting will provide an opportunity for networks of women with disabilities, Member States and other key stakeholders to engage in substantive dialogue around the leadership of women with disabilities and their representative organizations in advancing global development and humanitarian goals.   The meeting will build upon the initiatives of partners at the Commission on the Status of Women and the World Humanitarian Summit.
Flyer: PDF, Word
Website: www.un.org/disabilities
Contact information: Miranda Fajerman (fajerman@un.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 3.00 – 4.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: D
Title: Realizing Human Rights and Civil Engagement for People with Intellectual Disabilities.
Organizer(s): Young Adult Institute Inc.
Co-sponsor(s): City University of New York, Keystone Human Services International
Details: The topic speaks mostly to the SDG on reducing inequality for persons with ID. A brief historic overview will give an idea how civil advocacy can lead to service development, and more specific Person Centered Services. We will introduce the Person Centered Model of supporting persons with ID to live full life’s from a service provider perspective and through personal experiences of people with ID presenting on the panel.
Speakers: Jack Levinson, City College, City University of New York; Betsy Williams, Young Adult Institute; George Contos, Young Adult Institute;  Charlie Hooker, Keystone International; Fred Feibusch, Young Adult Institute; Steven Holden, Self Advocate; Janice McPhillips, Self Advocate; Ismael Nunez Self-Advocate.
Website: www.yai.org
Contact information: Johanna Berglein  (johanna.Berglein@yai.org)

Time: 4.45 – 6.00
Conf. Room: D
Title: Accessibility: Putting the CRPD Article 9 into practice at the regional and national level
Organizer(s):  European Union
Co-sponsor(s): European Disability Forum
Details: This side event aims to provide an overview of the approaches currently been taken by governments and regional integration organisations for effective implementation of Article 9 of the CRPD with a focus on legislative measures. The EU is in the process of adopting a European Accessibility Act, so it is a perfect time to discuss the range of instruments which are currently being used by government to implement article 9, and to hear the perspectives of organisations of persons with disabilities, and industry representatives.  The US is in a process of revising their accessibility standards in the area of ICT and complementing their existing accessibility legislation with new initiatives.
Speakers: Chair:   Michel Servoz, Director General of DG Employment and Social Inclusion   Speakers:  Yannis Vardakastanis, European Economic and Social Committee; US Access Board David Capozzi; Inmaculada Placencia, Disability and Inclusion Unit, European Commission; World Wide Web Consortium; Judy Brewer; Government representative from low/ middle income country: Philippines; European Disability Forum / Internationally Disability Alliance
Flyer. Website: http://eu-un.europa.eu; www.europa.eu; www.edf-feph.org
Contact information: Rafael De-Bustamante (rafael.DE-BUSTAMANTE@eeas.europa.eu)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 6.30 – 8.00 pm
Venue:  Trusteeship Council, UN HQ
Title: Republic of Korea Concert
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA)
Contact information: Teo Choi (tiempo.oro@gmail.com)

Wednesday 15 June

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  6
Title: Making SDGs Implementation Accessible to Persons With Mental and Intellectual Disabilities
Organizer(s): American Psychiatric Association / NGO Committee on Mental Health
Co-sponsor(s): University of Tokyo KOMEX, IPA
Details: The inclusion of disability in 5 goals in the 2030 Agenda and the SDGs gives an unprecedented opportunities to realize protection and promotion of the rights of persons with disabilities including persons with mental and intellectual disabilities. In order to operationalize these SDGs for persons with mental and intellectual disabilities, a key action to be taken is to facilitate synergies between these disability-related SDGs and the SDG3.4 on promoting mental health and well-being. The panel discussion will look into the global frameworks for action as well as good practices and lessons learned from countries for moving forward to implementation of these new and critical priorities.
Speakers: Takashi Izutsu, PhD; University of Tokyo;  Vivian Pender, MD; NGO Committee on Mental Health/APA/IPA;  Andriy Yuryev, MD, PhD; APA/NGO Committee on Mental Health  Felix Torres, MD; NGO Committee on Mental Health/APA  Linda Freeman, MD; APA/NGO Committee on Mental Health
Contact information: Andriy Yuryev (aeyuryev@gmail.com)

Time:    8.00 – 9.30 am
Conf. Room:  7
Title: How regional collaboration can lead to more effective implementation of political rights of persons with disabilities in the 2030 development agenda
Organizer(s): International Foundation for Electoral Systems
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations, Disabled People’s International.
Description: South-South engagements provide opportunities to empower persons with disabilities to engage in elections and political processes and result in intra- and inter-regional knowledge transfer, sharing best practices and experiences among disability rights advocates, experts, and officials. Focusing on meaningful participation of persons with disabilities in political life, this discussion will expand on the concept of consultation of governments with DPOs and on the role of political life in contributing to realizing Sustainable Development Goal 16 to “promote…accountable and inclusive institutions at all levels.
Chairs: Mika Kontiainen, Director of Disability, Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade; Dr. Rohan Perera, Permanent Representative of Sri Lanka to the UN in New York
Speakers: Senarath Attanayake, Provincial Councillor, Sri Lanka; Virginia Atkinson, Senior Access and Inclusion Specialist, International Foundation for Electoral Systems; Setareki Macanawai, CEO, Pacific Disability Forum; Mohammed Ali Loutfy, Executive Director of the Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons With Disabilities
Website: www.IFES.org; http://electionaccess.org/en/media/news/31/
Contact information:  Virginia Atkinson (vatkinson@ifes.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  11
Title: How Can Digital Societies Contribute to Achieving the SDGs for Persons with Disabilities?
Organizer(s): Institute on Disability and Public Policy, American University
Co-sponsor(s): AXSMap; WHO; The Nippon Foundation; Data-Pop Alliance; Disabled People’s International; International Disability Alliance.
Details: Aim: to discuss ways in which new forms of evidence – including social media, crowdsourced information and other large-scale digital information – can contribute to implementing the 2030 Agenda for persons with disabilities. A paper, example projects and a road map on this topic will be presented and discussed.
Speakers: Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Institute on Disability and Public Policy, American University; Jason DaSilva, AXSMap; Maria Martinho, UNDESA/DSPD/SCRPD;   Emmanuel Letouzé, Data-Pop Alliance; The Nippon Foundation global mapping project; Mr. Toshiya Kakiuchi, Mirairo Inc./The Nippon Foundation; Patrick Vinck, Harvard University; To be confirmed: One or more UN Member States; Jordi Serrano, WHO; Sunita Grote, UNICEF; Arnt Holte, International Disability Alliance; Dorodi Sharma, Disabled People’s International.
Website: http://www.idppglobal.org/events/cosp9-side-event-disability-and-digital-societies
Contact information:  Maya Aguilar (maguilar@american.edu)

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  12
Title: Right2Participation: Accessible online meetings
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): The Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs, European Disability Forum, The Swedish Disability Federation, European Commission
Details: Accessible online meetings could strengthen the right to participate in the process to achieve the sustainable development goals for learning, work, health, political participation all over the world. Disabled Peoples Organizations, DPO’s, play an important part in making the tools for participation work to support inclusion in decision making. The seminar will take up how to use accessible remote participation and highlight the most important steps forward.
Speakers: Madeleine Harby Samuelsson Secretary of state to the Swedish Minister for Children, the Elderly and Gender Equality; Charlotta Göller, Gender Equality Focal Point, Office of the UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Mia Larsdotter, representing the project Begripsam “Understandish”; Axel Isaksson, Swabia Hassan and Zuberi Sige representing the project Come Together in Sweden, Rwanda and Tanzania; Mia Ahlgren, The Swedish Disability Federation; Pilar Orero, Professor, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Spain; Risnawati Utami, Founder Perhimpunan OHANA Indonesia; Catherine Naughton, Director, European Disability Forum; Helga Stevens, Member of European Parliament, Belgium.
Website: www.hso.se/COSP9
Flyer: http://www.hso.se/Global/IKT,%20standardisering/Flyer%20Right2Participation.pdf
Contact information: Monica Clarke & Mia Ahlgren (monica.clarke@gov.se & mia.ahlgren@hso.se)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  11
Title: Introduction to the World Bank’s Inspection Panel
Organizer(s): The World Bank’s Inspection Panel
Co-sponsor(s): SR on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Details: This session will inform the disability community about the mandate of the World Bank’s Inspection Panel, including its policies and procedures. The Panel is an independent complaints mechanism for people and communities who believe that they have been, or are likely to be, adversely affected by a World Bank-funded project. The Bank’s Board of Executive Directors created the Panel in 1993 to ensure that people have access to an independent body to express their concerns and seek recourse. The Panel is an impartial fact-finding body, independent from the World Bank management and staff, reporting directly to the Board. Its process aims to promote accountability at the World Bank, give affected people a greater voice in activities supported by the World Bank that affect their rights and interests, and foster redress when warranted.
Speakers: Dr. Zeinab Bahshir El Bakri, Inspection Panel Member; Catalina Devandas Aguilar, UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities; Mohammed Ali Loutfy, Disabled People International – DPI.
Website: www.inspectionpanel.org. Flyer here. 
Contact information: Rob Doherty (rdoherty1@worldbank.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  12
Title: Universal Access to Information using ICTs for Persons with Disabilities: Digital Empowerment for Inclusive Development
Organizer(s): United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
Co-sponsor(s): UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs (DESA)
Details: The side event, organized jointly by UNESCO and UNDESA, will cover a wide range of issues around digital empowerment of persons with disabilities, understood as an individual capacity to participate in society in most meaningful and effective manner by taking full advantages and benefits provided by the digital solutions and resources. Speakers will share concrete examples on how digital empowerment as a result of successful measures taken at national, regional and international level improved the quality of life of persons with disabilities, provided access to information and knowledge, facilitated learning and employment, as well as built an enabling environment and opportunities for self-realization.
Speakers: UNESCO; UNDESA; Johannes Kepler Universitat Linz and International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs, ICCHP, Austria; Representatives of Public Governmental and Private Organizations
Website: http://www.unesco.org/new/en/communication-and-information/access-to-knowledge/access-for-people-with-disabilities/
Contact information: Bhargav Sriganesh (b.sriganesh@unesco.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room: D
Title: Promoting the rights of persons with psycho-social and intellectual disabilities
Organizer(s): Inclusion International
Co-sponsor(s): World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry, International Disability Alliance, Human Rights Watch
Details: The session will focus on the rights of persons with pyscho-social and intellectual disabilities. It will highlight the key barriers to inclusion and identify innovative solutions and concrete strategies for governments and other actors  to advance and promote the rights of persons with pyscho-social and intellectual disabilities.
Speakers: Robert Martin, People First New Zealand;  Connie Laurin-Bowie, Inclusion International;  Shantha Rau Barriga, Human Rights Watch;  Facundo Chavez, OHCHR;  Salam Gomez, World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry.
Website: www.inclusion-international.org
Contact information: Anna MacQuarrie (amacquarrie@inclusion-international.org)

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 11
Title: SDGs and Accessible World
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning of the Republic of Korea, National Information Agency, UN CRPD NGO Forum, UN DGACM, United States International Council on Disabilities (USICD)
Details: Agenda 2030 adopted in September last year has disability-inclusive Sustainable Development Goals including SDG11 to “Make cities inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable. The side event will discuss how to ensure full implementation of the SDG11 under the guidance of the CRPD.
Speakers: Yong Soo Kim, Assistant Minister at ICT policy office, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning; Chan Woo Lee, Vice chair, UN CRPD NGO Forum; Charlotte McClain, Disability Advisor in the Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience (GP SURR) Global Practice of the World Bank Group; Yoong Ho Bae, General Secretary at Network of Accessible Environments for All; Rosemary Kayess, Director of the Human Rights and Disability Project at the Australian Human Rights Centre and Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at the University of New South Wales; Bryan Finney, President, Democracy Live!; Myung-Hwa Yoo, General Secretary at Korean Society for Rehabilitation of Persons with Disabilities; Candace Cable, Paralympic Gold Medalist; Board member, US International Council on Disability; Understanding Disability Consultant & Open Doors Trainer; Yensun Jen, President of Korea Network for Accessible Tourism.
Website: http://facebook.com/UCNFKorea
Contact information:  Teo Choi  (tiempo.oro@gmail.com)
Korean language interpretation available. 

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room:   12
Title: ICT supporting education for all
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Austria to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of Burkina Faso, Essl Foundation, IDA (The International Disability Alliance), G3ICT (Global Initiative for Inclusive ICTs)
Details: Information and Communication Technologies are powerful instruments to support education for all children in all countries. Thus ICT is also supporting the SDGs and the UN CRPD when it comes to the availability and accessibility of quality education and training that is affordable even in remote areas and in low-income countries. In this side-event, experts in this field present and discuss existing technologies and their potential for the future, like internet access, online tools, manuals and training, smartphone applications, digital databases and a lot more.
Speakers: Opening: H.E. Jan Kickert Permanent Representative of Austria. Moderator: Michael Fembek Essl Foundation, Director of the Zero Project. Panelists: Laure Zongo/Hien Minister of Women, National Solidarity and Family of Burkina Faso; Helga Stevens Member of the European Parliament; Sabine Rehbichler Light for the World; Axel Leblois Executive Director of G3ict, the co-Founder of W2i, the Wireless Internet Institute, and President of its parent company World Times, Inc.; Yannis Vardakastanis European Economic and Social Committee.
Website: https://www.bmeia.gv.at/oev-new-york/news/events/15-june-2016-ict-supporting-education-for-all/
Contact information: Johanna Lindner (johanna.LINDNER@bmeia.gv.at)
Sign language and French language interpretation provided.

Time:    11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: D
Title: Our Voice Matters: A Global Self-Advocacy Strategy
Organizer(s): Inclusion International
Co-sponsor(s): International Disability Alliance, People First of Canada
Details: The session will look at the development of self-advocacy and share information on Inclusion International’s Global Strategy on self-advocacy. the session will highlight the common understanding self-advocacy and how to build it. The session will offer practical tips and tools on how to be more inclusive.
Speakers: Mark Mapemba, self-advocate, Malawi; Barb Coppens, self-advocate New Jersey;  Sue Swenson, Inclusion International;  Connie Laurin-Bowie, Inclusion International
Website: www.inclusion-international.org
Contact information: Anna MacQuarrie (amacquarrie@inclusion-international.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 4
Title: Innovation for Inclusive Education: Perspectives from the Global North and South
Organizer(s): Human Rights Watch
Co-sponsor(s): U.S. State Department, World Bank
Details: Children with disabilities face a wide range of barriers to inclusion in the classroom, including inaccessible facilities, transportation, and learning materials. They often experience discrimination from school officials and others, and work with staff who lack training to teach in an inclusive way. Children with disabilities who are living in poverty are even further marginalized, as many assistive devices, transportation to schools that can accommodate disabilities, and classroom resources for children with disabilities are cost-prohibitive.      The side event will address the many ways in which communities, classrooms, and the government can use innovative approaches to ensure inclusive education around the world. The panel will highlight some of the challenges faced by persons with disabilities in getting an education, and share solutions to overcoming these challenges
Speakers: Judith Heumann, Special Advisor for International Disability Rights, US Department of State; Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Global Disability Advisor, World Bank; Eileen Hopkins, Executive Director, AI Media;  Connie Laurin-Bowie, Executive Director, Inclusion International: Jane Buchanan, Associate Director of Europe and Central Asia Division, Human Rights Watch
Website: https://www.hrw.org/topic/disability-rights
Contact information:     Meg Mszyci (mszycom@hrw.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  6
Title: Reporting obligations under the CRPD:  Sharing best practices on follow-up to the recommendations of the CRPD Committee
Organizer(s): European Union and Permanent Mission of Belgium to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): European Disability Forum, Permanent Missions of  Qatar and Mexico to the United Nations
Details: This side event aims to reflect on the review of the EU by the CRPD committee in 2015. It will bring together the perspectives of the State Party- the European Union, as a Regional Integration Organisation, and one of its Member States who participated in the review, DPOs, member of the independent monitoring framework and the CRPD expert committee. The purpose is to consider the specific situation of the CRPD and regional integration organisations- to provide guidance and insight to inform other regional integration organisations in their plans to ratify and implement the CRPD and ways to engage with DPOs and the CRPD Committee.
Speakers: Chair: Expert from the UN CRPD Committee. Speakers: Yannis Vardakastanis, President of the European Disability Forum; Emmanuelle Grange Disability and Inclusion Unit, European Commission; European Parliament Helga Stevens MEP; EU Member State (Belgium); Representative of Regional Disabled People Organisation
Flyer here. Website: http://eu-un.europa.eu; www.europa.eu; www.edf-feph.org
Contact information: Rafael De-Bustamante (afael.DE-BUSTAMANTE@eeas.europa.eu)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time:    1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  7
Title: One in Seven: Ensuring No One is Left Behind by Including Those Most Marginalized
Organizer(s): Disability Rights Fund, Inc.
Co-sponsor(s): The Permanent Mission of the United Kingdom to the UN; the Permanent Mission of Australia to the UN
Details: This session will explore how the CRPD has been used to ensure that marginalized sectors of the disability community are involved in rights achievement. It will also highlight how the CRPD can be used to ensure that those most marginalized are not left behind in implementation of the new Sustainable Development Goals.
Speakers: Australian Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade;  UK Department for International Development; Diana Samarasan, Disability Rights Fund; Esther Louis, UFMORH (Haiti); Pratima Gurung, Indigenous Persons with Disabilities Global Network; Yeni Rosa Damayanti, Indonesian Mental Health Association
Website: www.disabilityrightsfund.org
Contact information: Diana Samarasan  (dsamarasan@disabilityrightsfund.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Neuro disability and the journey into youth justice and detention
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of New Zealand to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): New Zealand Human Rights Commission, University of Birmingham, University of Exeter, and People First New Zealand Nga Tangata Tuatahi
Details: Young people with mental and intellectual disabilities, in particular neurodevelopmental impairment are grossly over-represented in criminal justice systems across the globe. This session will demonstrate how rights regarding access to justice are significantly inhibited by criminal justice processes that discriminate against, and ultimately criminalize young people with neurodevelopmental impairment, and showcase practices able to redress this.
Speakers: Paul Gibson, Disability Rights Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission; Huw Williams, Associate Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology, Co-Director at Centre for
Clinical Neuropsychology Research, University of Exeter; Nathan Hughes, Senior Lecturer, School of Social Policy, University of Birmingham; Robert Martin, People First New Zealand; Kate Peirse O’Byrne, Researcher, Office of Principal Youth Court Judge of New Zealand; Douglas Hancock, Policy and Advocacy Team Leader, New Zealand Human Rights Commission.
Website: https://www.hrc.co.nz/
Contact information: Sarah McDowell & Paul Gibson (sarah.mcdowell@mfat.govt.nz & paulG@hrc.co.nz)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  12
Title: Developing strong and inclusive institutional frameworks for the CRPD: Operationalizing and implementing Article 33
Organizer(s): UN Department of Economics and Social Affairs (DESA) and the Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (ESCWA)
Co-sponsor(s): Spain, Jordan, Morocco and Costa Rica.
Details: The side event aims to provide a platform for stakeholders to discuss national experiences and concrete policy options on institutional frameworks for implementing and monitoring the CRPD. [Flyer] Contact information: Miranda Fajerman (fajerman@un.org)
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Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m
Conf. Room:  D
Title: Mental health in the context of the 2030 Agenda. Moving from global commitment to local action
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Italy
Co-sponsor(s): OHCHR, Permanent Missions of Mongolia, Argentina, Jordan, Algeria
Details: National experiences on the treatment on mental disabilities
Speakers: Country experts and UN Agencies
Save the date here. Concept Paper here.
Website: www.italyun.esteri.it
Contact information: Jessica Cupellini (jessica.cupellini@esteri.it)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 3.00 – 4.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Inclusive initiatives for persons with disabilities in the Americas within the framework of the Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS)
Organizer(s): Organization of American States/ Inter-American Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Persons with Disabilities (CEDDIS)
Co-sponsor(s): UN Committee for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Details: The Inter-American Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities (CIADDIS) is the first international convention adopted on disability and it sets a binding commitment for States Parties to adopt legislative, social, educational and labor measures as well as any other nature that intends to eliminate discrimination against persons with disabilities and promote their full integration into society. This event aims to provide an opportunity for reflection on the progress and difficulties detected in the States of the American Continent to meet the objectives of this Convention, as it is facing its fifteen years of existence. To this end, a panel of high-level experts will share some current initiatives to promote legislative reforms and the adoption of public policies aimed at eliminating barriers to the inclusion of persons with disabilities, with potential to be replicated in other regions of the world, thereby promoting international cooperation among nations as a platform for development. Some of the issues to be addressed are: i) the challenge of transforming public policies based on services toward a human rights approach; ii) instructive Manual on supports and safeguards for the exercise of the legal capacity of persons with disabilities according to Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability: an initiative from America to the World; iii) American Decade for the Rights and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities; iv) articulation of the Inter-American and Universal agenda in terms of Rights of Persons with Disabilities; v) regional Centre for Disability.
Speakers: María Soledad Cisternas, President of the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities; Betilde Muñoz-Pogossian, Director of the Department of Social Inclusion of the OAS (DSI); Mariano Godachevich, Vice-President of the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities. Legal Advisor of the National Program for Persons with Disabilities in their Relations with the Administration of Justice of Argentina (To be confirmed); Daniel Concha, Principal Delegate of Chile before the Committee for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Persons with Disabilities and Director of the National Service of Disability of Chile (SENADIS).
Concept Note. Website.
Contact information: Mercedes Carrillo (mcarrillo@oas.org)
Spanish and sign language interpretation available. 

Time: 3.00 – 4.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Empowering Young Women and Girls: Unlocking Capabilities Through Coordinated Action
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of the United States to the UN, UN Women and World Enabled / Pineda Foundation
Details: Young women and girls with disabilities face multiple and unique forms of discrimination.  This event will convene a panel of experts to discuss main these challenges and share successful examples to overcoming barriers and empowering young women and girls with disabilities.
Speakers: Moderator: Dr. Victor Pineda, President of Pineda Foundation / World ENABLED. Speakers: Ambassador Lana Nusseibeh, Permanent Representative of the United Arab Emirates to the UN; Lakshmi Puri, Deputy Executive Director of UN Women; Judith Heumann, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of State; Charlotte McClain- Nhlapo, Disability Advisor, World Bank; Stephanie Ortoleva, President, Women Enabled International; Sara Minkara, Chief Executive Officer, Empowerment through Integration; Casar Jacobson, Entrepreneur; Patty Alleman, Senior Gender Specialist, UNICEF. Website here. 
Contact information: Susan Ehtesham   (events1.ny@mofa.gov.ae)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 3.00 – 4.30 pm
Conf. Room: D
Title: Intersectionality of CRPD and CERD: towards the implementation of the SDGs
Organizer(s): UN CRPD Committee
Co-sponsor(s): International Disability Alliance, Disability Rights Fund (DRF)
Details: CRPD and CERD have common goals in promoting and achieving the rights of indigenous persons with disabilities. With this panel focusing on the intersectionality of these two core human rights treaties, the speakers will share main achievements, good practices and main strategies for advancing with the SDGs for indigenous persons with disabilities worldwide.
Speakers: CRPD Committee; CERD Commmittee; speakers from civil society organizations
Website: http://www.ohchr.org/EN/HRBodies/CRPD/Pages/CRPDIndex.aspx
Contact information:  Silvia Quan (silvia.quan@gmail.com)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 3.00 – 5.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 6
Title: Persons with Disabilities and SDGs: Employment of Persons with Disabilities
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Qatar and Shafallah Centre
Details: Shafallah Center will share their experience and achievements in the field of employment of persons with disabilities. The event will include a workshop with the participation of two Persons with disabilities beneficiaries with their families, to share their own experience.
Shafallah Center is a non-profit organization in Qatar. They provide specialized services to achieve maximum independence for individuals with disabilities.
Contact information: Alanoud Altemimi (atemimi@mofa.gov.qa)

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Foreign Aid and inclusion of People with Disabilities: Article 32, the SDGs and tracking inclusive development
Organizer(s): The Pineda Foundation for Youth, the School for Global Inclusion and Social Development at University of Massachusetts Boston, AidData and the Canadian Network on Disability Inclusive Development (CANDID).
Co-sponsor(s): People with Disability Australia, The Pineda Foundation for Youth, UMASS Boston, AidData, CANDID
Details: Presentation of a study analyzing World Bank and DFID project portfolios for disability inclusion illustrates the efficacy of utilizing a targeted, consistent methodology for evaluation and establishing best practice. Followed by an opportunity for response & dialogue with an international panel of inclusive development experts, with special reference to the impact of CRPD Article 32 on their own programming
Website: www.aiddata.org
Contact information: Valerie Karr & Steve Estey (valerie.karr@umb.edu & steven.estey@yahoo.ca)

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m
Conf. Room:  12
Title: The indefinite detention of people with disability in Australia
Organizer(s): People with Disability, Australia
Details: Panel members will discuss the indefinite detention of people with disability in Australia, in prisons, psychiatric institutions and other settings.  The panel will have a particular focus upon the indefinite detention of Indigenous Australians with disability.
Speakers: Ms Therese Sands, People with Disability Australia; Mr Damian Griffis, First Peoples Disability Network (Australia); Mr Scott Avery, First Peoples Disability Network (Australia);  Ms Rosemary Kayess, National Association of Community Legal Centres
Website: www.pwd.org.au ; www.crossdisabilityalliance.org.au ; www.fpdn.org.au
Contact information:     Damian Griffis   (damiang@fpdn.org.au)

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m.
Conf. Room:  D
Title: Break the Chains: Addressing Shackling of People with Disabilities Globally
Organizer(s): Human Rights Watch
Co-sponsor(s): Special Rapporteur on Torture
Details: Shackling and other abuses against people with psychosocial disabilities: the case of Indonesia, Ghana and Somaliland.
Speakers: Yeni Rosa; Juan Mendez (TBC), Special Rapporteur on Torture;  Shantha Rau Barriga, Disability Rights Division, Human Rights Watch; Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities
Website: https://www.hrw.org/topic/disability-rights
Contact information: Meg Mszyco (mszycom@hrw.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 6.00 – 8.00 p.m.
Venue:  South Dining Room
Title: Launch of WE DECIDE Programme to support Young Persons with Disabilities for Equal Rights and a Life Free of Violence
Organizer(s): United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)
Co-sponsors: Permanent Missions of Spain and the United Kingdom; International Disability Alliance (IDA); Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA);Women Enabled International
Details: Launching of UNFPA and partners global initiative entitled WE DECIDE. The initiative aims to promote social inclusion, gender equality, non-discrimination and sexual and reproductive health for young persons with disabilities
Moderator of event: Abia Akram, National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Pakistan and South Asian Disability Forum
Moderator of panel discussion: Stephanie Ortoleva, President, Women Enabled International, USA.
Speakers: Laura Londén, Deputy Executive Director, UNFPA; Baroness Sandip Verma, Minister of State for International Development and Cross-Government Champion on ending Violence Against Women and Girls overseas, Government of the United Kingdom; María Dolores Martín Villalba, Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation, Government of Spain; Vladimir Cuk, Executive Director, the International Disability Alliance; James Christian, PSM, Group Manager, Disability, Employment and Carers, Department of Social Services, Government of Australia; Gustavo Giler, Technical Secretary, Technical Secretariat for Inclusive Disability Management, Government of Ecuador; Mary Ellen Smith, Corporate Vice President, Worldwide Operations, Microsoft Corporation, USA; Aniyamuzaala James Rwampigi, International Expert on Age, Disability and Diversity Inclusion in Emergency and Development, 360o Inclusion for All, Uganda; Cashelle Dunn, Project Officer and Youth Network Manager, Women With Disabilities, Australia.
Website: http://www.unfpa.org/
RSVP: Light dinner and drinks will be served. Please RSVP to sletten@unfpa.org no later than 8 June, 2016. Those without a UN Grounds Pass must indicate this in their RSVP in order to obtain a ticket to enter the UN. Instructions regarding ticket distribution will be sent later. Seats will be made available on a first come, first served basis.
Contact information: Leyla Sharafi (sharafi@unfpa.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 6.15 – 8.00 pm
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Autism and the CRPD: Building an Inclusive Rights Agenda for Autistic Adults
Organizer(s): Government of Malta, Parliamentary Secretariat for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing
Co-Sponsors: Autistic Self Advocacy Network
Details: Despite significant public attention towards autism issues over the last two decades, most conversations on autism remain focused on young children rather than those of adults. As the autistic adult community becomes more visible, the needs and priorities of this population should be a growing area of policy interest for national governments, particularly in light of CRPD obligations impacting this population. This session will discuss the ways in which the autistic adult community’s needs are relevant to the full realization of CRPD commitments, placing particular emphasis on supported decision-making and legal capacity, community living policy and services, integrated employment outcomes and health care experiences of autistic adults.
Speakers: Hon. Justyne Caruana, Parliamentary Secretary for Rights of Persons with Disability and Active Ageing, Republic of Malta (Chair); Ari Ne’eman, President, Autistic Self Advocacy Network; Sam Crane, Legal Director, Autistic Self Advocacy Network; Sara Liss, Staff Attorney, Disability Rights New York; Finn Gardiner, Director, Autistic Self Advocacy Network of Boston.
Website: http://activeageing.gov.mt/nyagenda
Contact information: Alex Cutajar (alexander.a.cutajar@gov.mt)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 6.15 – 8.00 p.m.
Venue:  Trusteeship Council
Title: Film Screening: Chau, Beyond the Lines – an Oscar-nominated short documentary
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Viet Nam
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of the United States of America to the UN
Details: The film is about Chau, a teenager living in a care center for children disabled by Agent Orange in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam, battling with the reality of his dream to one day become a professional artist. The story of Chau can be an inspiration for persons with disabilities to live their dreams, to hope, to persevere, and to believe in their one ABILITIES.
Website here.
Speakers: Moderator: Chet Cooper. PR of Viet Nam, Courtney Marsh (Director of Chau, Beyond the Lines); Le Minh Chau; Judith Heumann.
Contact information: Nguyen Duy Thanh (duy.thanh.tcqt@gmail.com)
Vietnamese language interpretation available.

Thursday 16 June

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room: 6
Title: Harmonizing CRPD Obligations and the 2030 SDG Action Agenda: Closing Gaps in Monitoring Processes and Implementation
Organizer(s): G3ict (Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies)
Co-sponsor(s): Disabled People’s International (DPI)
Details: A presentation of data collected by DPI and G3ict in 104 countries involved in CRPD implementation, with cross-references to the 2030 SDGs Action Agenda. Participants will explore and outline prospects for improvement – especially as they relate to monitoring progress and implementation for education, employment, information technology and poverty reduction.
Speakers: Session Chair: Martin Gould, Chair, G3ict Research Committee. Panelists: Shubha Chandra, Manager Human Rights, UN Global Compact; Irmgarda Kasinskaite-Buddeberg, Program Specialist, Knowledge Societies Division, Communication and Information Sector, UNESCO; Maria Martinho, Social Affairs Officer, Secretariat for the CRPD, Division for Social Policy and Development, UNDESA; Debra Ruh, CEO, Ruh Global Communications, Chair, G3ict EmployAbility Task Force; Dorodi Sharma, Disabled People’s International; James Thurston, Vice President, Global Strategy and Development, G3ict.
Website: www.g3ict.org
Contact information: Francesca Cesa Bianchi (fcesabianchi@g3ict.org)

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  11
Title: Inauguration of Nigeria’s Disability-inclusive New Rural Development Paradigm and the inclusion and sustainable New Community Model inspired by the Saemaul Undong. African Diaspora’s Contribution to the Implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) Towards Meeting All the SDGs Targets in Africa.
Organizer(s): Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., and Consortium of African Diasporas in the United States for the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (CADUS)
Co-sponsor(s): Plateau State Government of Nigeria, Plateau State Government Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development; Plateau State Government Ministry of Information; FESTAC-USA, Inc.; Platinum Projects, Center for Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities (CAPD); Foundation for the Support of Nigerian Veterans; Kaysom Holdings, Inc., & BEATRONICS, Inc.
Details: This Event on ‘A New Rural Development Paradigm and the Inclusive and Sustainable New Communities Model Inspired by the Saemaul Undong’ will take stock of rural poverty and rural development needs of developing countries.
Moderator: Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom, President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., and representative of the Consortium of African Diasporas in the United States for the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (CADUS).
Opening Remarks: Chief Eric Ndubueze Ufom, President, Equal Rights for Persons with Disabilities International, Inc., and representative of the Consortium of African Diasporas in the United States for the Social and Economic Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities (CADUS); Chief Frank Emeka Iwuchukwu, Chairman/CEO of Platinum Projects, as the Co-Chief Launcher; H.E. Governor Simon Bako Lalong, The Governor of Plateau State of Nigeria, as the Chief Launcher of the event.
Speakers: Hon. Mrs. Rufina Gurumyen, Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Development of Plateau State Government; Hon. Malam Nazif, Ahmad Muhammad, Commissioner for Information and Communication for the Plateau State Government of Nigeria; Mr. Endy Nwogu, Esq., Managing Director, Platinum Projects; Mr. James Lalu, Former Special Adviser on Disability Affairs, to the Plateau State Governor and Hon. Commissioner, Plateau State Disability Rights Commission; Chief Ayuba Burki Gufwan, Director, Beautiful Gate Handicap Peoples Center; Lady Beatrice I. Oni-Orisan, Cultural Director, FESTAC-USA, Inc; Mr. Hosea Kelin Bitrus, Secretary, Plateau State Disability Rights Commission; Hon. Dr. KAFFA JACKOU RAKIATOU CHRISTELLE, Minister of population, Republic du Niger.
Contact information: Eric Ndubueze Ufom (erpdi@yahoo.com)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Briefing on the World Bank’s Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework
Organizer(s): The World Bank
Details: This session will serve as a knowledge sharing event. It will introduce the ongoing development of the World Bank Disability Inclusion and Accountability Framework to promote and
guide the mainstreaming and inclusion of disability across the Bank’s operations and analytical work. The presenters will invite feedback and input from all stakeholders (DPOs, CSOs, governments, international development organizations, multilateral and bilateral agencies, UN agencies) on the basic principles, structure, thematic work areas, and monitoring indicators to support a twin-track approach to disability inclusion.
Speakers: Moderator: Charlotte McClain-Nhlapo, Disability Advisor, World Bank Group. Presenter: Lauri Sivonen, Senior Disability and Development Specialist, World Bank Group. Discussants: Ola Abualghaib, Global Head of Influencing, Leonard Cheshire Disability; Mohammed Loutfy, Lebanese Association of the Physically Disabled.
Website: http://www.worldbank.org/en/topic/disability/news
Contact information: Lauri Sivonen (lsivonen@worldbank.org)

Time: 8.00 – 9.30 a.m.
Conf. Room: D
Title: Promoting the rights of persons with disabilities in Cambodia
Organizer(s): Ministry of Social Affairs Cambodia, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation
Co-sponsor(s): Disability Rights Initiative Cambodia – UN joint Programme funded by the Australian Government
Details: To provide an insight into the work undertaken by the government in  realizing inclusive community development in partnership with the civil society and to highlight the achievements of the disability rights initiative, a joint programme of the UN Cambodia funded by the Australian Government. The expected outcomes are to discuss challenges and successes of multi-sectorial partnerships in implementing the convention.
Speakers: Secretary of State, Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation; Secretary-General, Disability Action Council
Website: http://www.kh.undp.org
Contact information: Bagival Pradeep (pradeep.bagival@undp.org)

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  11
Title: Urban Development and Human Resilience: An Essential approach towards Inclusive Cities for Persons with Disabilities in the Arab Region / Over View of Kuwait 2035 Vision Towards Persons With Disability (Title TBC)
Organizer(s): Arab Forum for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities/DPI Arab Regional Office and the Public Authority of Disabled, Kuwait
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of Kuwait to the UN, Zero Project, the Arab City Organization, the European network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT)
Details: To inform relevant UN decision makers on this thematic issue of disability inclusion and urban development
Website: Facebook page: AFRPD
Contact information: Jana Husseini (janahusseini1988@gmail.com)

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room:  12
Title: Outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit for persons with disabilities and next steps
Organizer(s):  Handicap International
Co-sponsors: Permanent Mission of Australia; Permanent Mission of Finland; International Disability Alliance; Inter-Agency Support Group on the rights of persons with disabilities.
Details: This side event will aim at briefing participants on the outcomes of the World Humanitarian Summit, including the launch of the charter on inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action, discuss commitments made during the summit as well as the next steps to support the charter implementation.
Speakers: Handicap International; International Disability Alliance and other supportive partners.
Website: http://blog.handicap-international.org/influenceandethics/
Contact information: Camille Gosselin   (cgosselin@handicap-international.org)

Time: 10.00 – 11.30 a.m.
Conf. Room: D
Title: Leaving no one behind from early age: Innovative Practices on Early Childhood Intervention
Organizer(s): Zero Project (Essl Foundation, Austria)
Co-sponsor(s): EASPD – European Association of Service Providers for people with disabilities
Details: It is universally recognized that the period of early childhood is one of the most important phases for the development and well-being of any child. Still, Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) is far from being mainstreamed into national policies and financial support mechanisms for children with disabilities. Zero Project and EASPD have researched Innovative Practices, focusing on Eastern European countries, that can be of inspiration for other support services, decision-makers, and professionals willing to develop or improve ECI services and pro¬grammes in their communities.
Speakers: Moderator: Mr. Michael Fembek, Zero Project. Speakers: Ms. Georgette Mulheir, CEO of Lumos; Mr. Andy Shih, Senior Vice President, Scientific Affairs of Autism Speaks; Ms. Shirin Lutfeali, Save the Children; Ms. Sabrina Ferraina, EASPD; Ms. Carmen Arroyo de Sande, EASPD; Mr. Michael Fembek, Zero Project (moderator); Mr. Wilfried Kainz, Zero Project.
Website: www.zeroproject.org; http://easpd.eu/en/content/un-conference-states-parties-side-event-leaving-no-one-behind-early-age-innovative-practices.
Contact information: Wilfried Kainz (w.kainz@zeroproject.org)

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Working to improve our own future: Strengthening networks of women with disabilities in humanitarian action
Organizer(s): Women’s Refugee Commission
Co-sponsor(s): UN Women; Permanent Mission of Australia to the United Nations; Network of African Women with Disabilities; South Asian Disability Forum
Details: This Side Event will explore the intersections between gender and disability in humanitarian contexts, highlighting the importance of including women and girls with disabilities affected by crisis and conflict in the implementation of the 2030 development agenda. Furthermore, organizations of women with disabilities can play a critical role in reaching women and girls with disabilities affected by crisis and conflict, bridging the development – humanitarian divide in an emergency, and strengthening community resilience in situations of protracted crisis.
Speakers: Representative from the Government of Australia (speaker TBC); Representative from UN Women (speaker TBC); Emma Pearce, Women’s Refugee Commission; Jane Kihungi, Women Challenged to Challenge, Kenya and representing the Network of African Women with Disabilities (NAWWD); Abia Akram, National Forum of Women with Disabilities, Pakistan and representing the South Asian Disability and Development Initiative (SADDI) a project of South Asian Disability Forum (SADF).
Flyer: PDF, Word.
Website: https://www.womensrefugeecommission.org
Contact information: Emma Pearce (emmap@wrcommission.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 11.45 a.m. – 1.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Tec Talk: Brilliant New Designs in Assistive Technology, Ease of Use & Multi-media
Organizer(s): ABILITY Awareness / ABILITY Corps
Co-sponsor(s): Canon (USA), VOICEYE (Republic of Korea), OrCam (Israel), ABILITY Magazine
Details: Tec Talk will focus on innovations in assistive technology, ease of use and multi-media; Discussions aimed toward increasing inclusivity in community and work environments. Speakers will present current and future products and ideas that contribute to leaving no one behind. This session will promote open interaction with attendees.
Speakers: Canon, VOICEYE, OrCam, Sesame Enable, ABILITY Magazine, ABILITY Corps. Paul Albano; Rowee Benbenishty; Sophi Kravitz; Dr. Bryan Wolynski; Chet Cooper; Lia Martirosyan.
Website & full bios here: http://www.abilitymagazine.com/Tec-Talk-CRPD.html 
Contact information: Chet Cooper (chet@abilityawareness.org)

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 4
Title: End Violence against Children and Adolescents with Disabilities
Organizer(s): Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities and  Lumos
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan and the Permanent Mission of Poland to the UN, UNICEF, UNFPA and Plan International
Details: Provide a picture of the different disability inclusive initiatives on ending violence against children that are currently undergoing.  Identify successful approaches towards inclusive
community-based child protection mechanisms.  Present what measures should be taken by governments, the United Nations, civil society and others to ensure that end violence initiatives are inclusive of all children, including children with disabilities
Speakers: Facilitator: Lumos’ CEO, Georgette Mulheir. Speakers: Krzysztof Michałkiewicz, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy, Poland; HRH Prince Mired, Kingdom of Jordan; Mánus de Barra, Child Protection Specialist, Office of the Special Representative of the Secretary-General on Violence against Children; Adrienne Monteath-Van Dok, Research and Knowledge Management, Plan International; Ms. Fernanda de Almeida Santana – young person with Autism, Self-Advocate; Representative of the Global Partnership on Violence Against Children. Flyer.
Website: www.unicef.org/disabilities  & http://www.gpcwd.org/endviolence.html
Contact information: Anna Burlyaeva (aburlyaeva@unicef.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 6
Title: “Unusual” employment of persons with disabilities: from words to work
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Spain to the United Nations and the International Labour Organization
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Missions of Australia, Costa Rica and Finland to the United Nations, International Disability Alliance and UN Global Compact
Details: To promote the employment of persons with disabilities by the private sector in developing countries by sharing examples from companies (branches of global companies as well as local companies) who are providing jobs to persons with disabilities, To discuss what more needs to be done to ensure that there is an enabling environment for disabled people to find employment in the private sector.
Speakers: ILO Global Business and Disability Network; representative of a global company; representative of national business and disability network; representative of the UN Global Compact  Representative of International Disability Alliance. Opening and closing remarks from the co-sponsoring UN missions
Website: http://www.businessanddisability.org/index.php/en/news-and-events/news/413-upcoming-meeting-16-june-2016-new-york-unusual-employment-of-persons-with-disabilities-from-words-to-work
Contact information: Esteban Tromel & Maria Luisa Marteles (tromel@ilo.org & mluisa.marteles@maec.es)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 7
Title: Promoting Technological Entrepreneurship in the Field of Disabilities
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Israel to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): Beit Issie Shapiro, Permanent Mission of Argentina to the UN
Details: Today’s technological entrepreneurs have an array of support systems – ecosystems – which provide them with the comprehensive network needed to turn a good idea into a marketable product. Such an ecosystem has yet to be developed focusing on developing accessible technologies for people with disabilities.  This side event will focus on the importance of and challenges in developing a disabilities-focused network of support that will provide entrepreneurs with access to knowledge, guidance, resources and community – through a multi-facetted discussion featuring experts from different sectors.
Speakers: Ms. Gabi Admon-Rick, Commission for Equal Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Ministry of Justice, Israel; Ms. Jean Judes, Executive Director, Beit Issie Shapiro; Mr. Chapal Khasnabis, Program Manager, Global cooperation on Assistive Technology (GATE), WHO; Mr. David Lepofsky, Canadian advocate on disability accessibility, chair of Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act Alliance and co-chair of Barrier-Free Canada; Leslie Schecht, Director of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math for District 75’s NYC Public Schools; Shiri Azenkot, Assistant Professor, Jacobs Technion-Cornell Institute.
Contact information: Nadav Yesod (UNHuman-Rights-Adv@Newyork.mfa.gov.il)

Time: 1.45 – 3.00 p.m.
Conf. Room: 11
Title:  The Paralympic Games as a Driver for Sustainable and Inclusive Development
Organizer(s): Permanent Missions of Germany, Australia & Brazil to the United Nations
Details: How can we extend the positive effects of the Paralympic Games to ensure sustainable and inclusive development?
Speakers: German Federal Government Commissioner for Matters Relating to Disabled Persons, Ms. Verena Bentele
Website: http://www.behindertenbeauftragte.de/DE/Home/home_node.html
Contact information: Katharina Kalaschnikow (katharina.kalaschnikow@diplo.de)

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Bridging the Gap: 2030 Agenda and the CRPD
Organizer(s): OHCHR, IDDC
Co-sponsor(s): EU Delegation to the UN, Permanent Missions of Finland and Paraguay to the UN, ILO, CRPD Committee, SR on the rights of persons with disabilities
Details: Identify ways to ensure that the 2030 agenda is implemented in line with the CRPD.  Identify ways to promote the participation of persons with disabilities in the national implementation and monitoring, including in the voluntary national review processes to the High-Level Political Forum
Speakers: Ms. Catalina Devandas Aguilar, Special Rapporteur on the rights of persons with disabilities (tbc); International Disability Alliance;  Mr. Stefan Tromel, International Labour Organization; Ms. Priscille Geiser, International Disability and Development Consortium; Ms. Silvia Quan, Committee on the rights of persons with disabilities. Flyer. Concept Note.
Website: www.ohchr.org
Contact information: Dominic Haslam (dhaslam@sightsavers.org)

Time: 1.15 – 2.30 p.m.
Conf. Room: D
Title: The promotion of supported decision making mechanisms: how to implement Art. 12 of the UN CRPD
Organizer(s): European Union
Co-sponsor(s): EASPD European Association of Service Providers
Details: Between 2 and 3 % of the population of the world has an intellectual disability. Many persons with intellectual disabilities are restricted in their legal capacity. They have a legal guardian who takes some or all decisions for them. Access to justice for some individuals is also limited due to the lack of accessibility or reasonable accommodation. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) confirms the right to full legal capacity in Articles 12: persons with intellectual disabilities should be able to make legally-binding decisions for them and access the justice system on an equal basis with others. For this to happen, substitute decision-making should be abandoned in favour of supported decision making systems that assist persons in taking decisions in an autonomous way.  In the side event the results of the EU funded project AJuPID (Access to Justice for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities) on legal capacity and access to justice for persons with intellectual disabilities will be presented.
Speakers: Ms Carmen Arroyo de Sande & Ms Sabrina Ferraina (EASPD); Mr Dimitris Nikolsky (Council of Europe); Mrs Inmaculada Placencia Porrero (European Commission); Mr Yannis Vardakastanis (European Economic and Social Committee); Mr Klaus Lachwitz (Inclusion International); Ms Teresa Di Fiandra (Ministry of Health, Italy).
Flyer here. Website: http://eu-un.europa.eu; www.europa.eu; www.edf-feph.org; http://easpd.eu/en/content/un-conference-states-parties-side-event-legal-capacity-game-changer
Contact information: Sabrina Ferraina (sabrina.ferraina@easpd.eu)

Time:    3.00 – 4.30 pm
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Victims of Explosive Hazards: None Left Behind
Organizer(s): United Nations Mine Action Service
Co-sponsors: Permanent Mission of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations
Description: Globally, every day, more than ten people fall victim to landmines and other explosive remnants of war. This side event will present the updated United Nations Policy on Victim Assistance in Mine Action, which reflects recent developments – such as the increasing impact of improvised explosive devices – and highlights the importance of sustained services and support to victims and their integration into broader national frameworks.  The varied panel will provide insights into the impact that explosive hazards are having in specific country situations, as well as how new technology and creative approaches are providing low-cost and effective support to survivors.
Speakers: Ambassador Mohamed Ali Alhakim, Permanent Mission of Iraq; Agnès Marcaillou, Director, UNMAS; Ned Norton, President, Warriors on Wheels/ Hercules Project (CNN Hero); Jeff Erenston, Prosthetist, eNabling the Future.
Flyer here. Website: www.unmas.org
Contact information:  Flora Sutherland (sutherlandf@un.org)

Time: 3.00 – 4.30 p.m.
Conf. Room:  D
Title: You can do it! Supporting and encouraging parents with disabilities
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Sweden to the United Nations
Co-sponsor(s): The Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs
Details: A project aimed at increasing knowledge about fertility, pregnancy, childbirth and parenting for people with spinal cord injuries and other disabilities. We wish to share our experience of building networks and arranging get-togethers to inspire and support both parents and parents to be with disabilities.
Speakers: Nora Sandholdt, Erika Nilsson, Anna Oredsson
Website: www.sciparenting.com, www.spinalis.se
Contact information: Monica Clarke (monica.clarke@gov.se)

Time: 3.00 – 4.15 p.m.
Venue:  Delegates Dining Room
Title: Adaptive Sports for People with a Disability: a Football Clinic
Organizer(s): The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Details: The Kingdom of the Netherlands and tbc UN partners will organize an adaptive football clinic to put commitments on inclusive sports into action and raise awareness of the importance of including people with disabilities in sports. The event will take place on a special football court located on the balcony of the UN Delegates Dining Room on the 4th floor and will be organized in cooperation with the Royal Dutch Football Association (KNVB) and the Cruyff Foundation. During this event different ways of playing adaptive football will be showcased under the guidance of Dr. Timothy Davis (Professor Adapted Physical Education at State University of New York) and with the participation of famous football players Frank Rijkaard and Soufiane Touzani. Both people with and without disabilities are encouraged to participate! RSVP HERE. 
Speakers:  H.E. Mr. Bert Koenders, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. More tbc
Contact information: Jojanneke Snijders (jojanneke.snijders@minbuza.nl)

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m
Conf. Room:  11
Title: From Commitment to Action. The Benefits of Global Accessibility Come with the Expression of the Best Practices
Organizer(s): World Disability Union (WDU)/World Disability Foundation (WDF)
Speakers: Necdet Ozturk-WDU&WDF; Ivor Ambrose-World Tourism Organization; TAV; Holding  Linnie Tse-Canadian Standards Center  GTTC-  Caybasi Municipality
Website: www.worlddisabilityunion.org   www.devturkiye.org
Contact information: Kerem Mazi (kerem@whf.org.tr)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m
Conf. Room: 12
Title: Independent Dreams
Organizer(s): Permanent Mission of Turkey to the UN
Co-sponsor(s): Young Guru Academy
Invitation here.
Contact information: independent.dreamsun@gmail.com

Time: 4.45 – 6.00 p.m
Conf. Room:  D
Title: How to Bring CRPD article 20 to Life by Providing Appropriate Wheelchairs and Implementing Effective Measures to Increase Independence and Inclusion
Organizer(s): US International Council on Disabilities
Co-sponsor(s): Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Details: Discussion demonstrates how working system effectively ensures CRPD article 20 personal mobility using affordable, durable wheelchair provision training and employing persons with disabilities in Guatemala. System creates onsite sustainable employment, medical, dental services promoting greatest possible independence, and education for persons with disabilities.
Speakers: David Richard-Global Mobility; Mark Richard-Hope Haven; Risnawati Utami-Ohana Indonesia; David Morrissey-US International Council on Disability; Candace Cable-Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation
Website: http://www.globalmobilityusa.org
Contact information: David Richard (drichard@globalmobilityusa.org)
Sign language interpretation provided.

Time: 6.15 – 8.00 pm
Conf. Room: 11
Title: Challenges and Opportunities for Accessible Global Governance: Enhancing Participation for Persons with Disabilities in UN Processes
Organizer(s): Institute on Disability and Public Policy, American University
Co-sponsor(s): Permanent Mission of Ecuador; the Nippon Foundation; International Disability Alliance; World Enabled; G3ICT; Disabled People’s International
Details: This side event will focus on the challenges and opportunities of persons with disabilities’ participation in UN and broader global governance processes. It will highlight findings from Phase I of the global study Accessibility in Global Governance, and present the model of an accessible Disability Inclusive Development Collaboratory with the aim of enabling capacity building and effective participation in wide-ranging UN processes.
Speakers:  Representative from the Permanent Mission of Ecuador; Amb. Luis Gallegos, Chairman, G3ICT and Special Advisor, The Nippon Foundation; Dr. Derrick L. Cogburn, Director, Institute on Disability and Public Policy and Associate Professor, School of International Service, American University; Dr. Orsolya Bartha, Senior Advisor, International Disability Alliance; Dr. Victor Santiago Pineda, Founder and Executive Director, World Enabled; Dr. Filippo Trevisan, Assistant Professor, School of Communication and Deputy Director, IDPP, American University; Mr. Mohammed Ali Loutfy, Disabled People’s International; Mr. Hiroshi Kawamura, Vice President, Assistive Technology Development Organization.
Website: http://www.idppglobal.org/events/cosp9-side-event-accessible-global-governance
Contact information: Maya Aguilar (maguilar@american.edu)

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