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Two girls sitting on the steps in front of the door, smiling for the photo - © Sightsavers The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) and its members aim to promote inclusive development. Inclusive development means respecting the full human rights of every person, acknowledging diversity, eradicating poverty and ensuring that all people are fully included and can actively participate in development processes and activities regardless of age, gender, disability, state of health, ethnic origin or any other characteristic.

 

 
In The News

 

Call for papers for conference on ‘Disability-Inclusive Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Aid Effectiveness’
Extended deadline for submission: 7 October 2011
New Conference registration open: 16 January 2012 
New Amended conference dates: 14 - 16 March 2012

Young people with disabilities sitting in a group circle at a Leonard Cheshire Disability meeting in Asia - © Leonard Cheshire Disability14 – 16 March 2012 Leonard Cheshire Disability and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) are organising the conference ‘Disability-Inclusive MDGs and Aid Effectiveness’ at the UN Conference Centre in Bangkok. A call for papers is now open for new or recent work (published or unpublished) on either disability inclusive MDGs or on disability and aid effectiveness.

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Training opportunities on disability and development in 2012

Image of children from Magwero school for deaf and hearing impaired children in Zambia. They smile for the picture sticking their thumbs up - © Geoff Sayer/ADD International

As in previous years, the Athena Institute of the VU University in Amsterdam (the Netherlands) will host a Disability and Development Course from 26 November – 21 December. BIKASH (Nepal) and Enablement (the Netherlands) are organizing the 9th edition of the International CBR Course taking place 5 - 16 March at the BIKASH Training Centre in Pokhara (Nepal).

-> More info about Disability and Development Course: download ""  download ""
-> More info about International CBR Course: download ""

 

Online learning on inclusive WASH and disability
New
 Live webinar HIV and AIDS, 18 January 2012 at 10:00 (GMT+11)
 Live webinar, 14 December 2011 at 18:00 (GMT+11)

Image of Sebastian stepping over an open gutter with his crutches in a tent camp in Haiti - © Shelley/CBM

WaterAid in Australia has launched an online learning programme targeting practitioners, policy makers, donors and researchers working to improve equity and inclusion in the area of water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH).The programme covers five thematic sessions.  

Each session consists of ongoing discussion forums, live webinars and an evolving resource library. The live session on 14 December will look at disability and WASH, co-hosted by IDDC members Hazel Jones and CBM Australia. Also keep an eye on the 2012 sessions, which will focus on 'HIV & AIDS and Chronic Ilness' and the 'Poorest of the Poor'. 

  • Download the flyer with info about all sessions ""
  • Download the Inclusive WASH website to amongst others learn about outputs of past sessions 
 
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