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Tuesday July 24, 2018 21:23:02

Abriendo espacios laborales para los jóvenes con discapacidad

Un grupo de jóvenes en el taller sostiene paquetes sobre Habilidades Sociales.

Un taller en habilidades sociales en Perú resultó ser ambiente donde los jóvenes pudieron expresarse libremente, aprender, y consolidar su plan de vida ...Read More
Wednesday April 25, 2018 22:43:54

Justicia y derechos humanos: Un feliz encuentro con Freddy en noche buena

Victor Hugo se sienta en un panel en una mesa y habla por el micrófono mientras un intérprete traduce al lenguaje de señas. Victor usa lentes oscuros.

Cuando se tiene un marco legal favorable, y se cuentan con los medios de defensa técnica idóneos, no hay sistema judicial que puede ignorar los derechos fundamentales de la persona humana ...Read More
Tuesday March 6, 2018 22:38:55

Acceso a la justicia es tarea urgente

Guillermo Vega se sienta en una silla de ruedas en frente de muchas banderas países internacionales.

Las adecuaciones en materia tecnológica, comunicacional, y la accesibilidad jurídica son igualmente importantes para acceso a la justicia ...Read More
Friday January 19, 2018 16:59:21

Coalition Building to Prevent Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

Adults seated at tables, all facing in the same direction, raise their arms high in the air.

Using research, shared information, and coalition building to address gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities in Kenya ...Read More
Friday December 22, 2017 22:11:22

¿Encuentro entre dos mundos?

Dos hombres y dos mujeres caminan por las calles de Washington, D.C. en los estados unidos. Un hombre utiliza un bastón blanco.

Discapacidad y derechos humanos no son dos mundos diferentes ni separados, sino simplemente dos campos que pueden y deben complementarse para lograr de manera efectiva un mayor impacto en el objetivo que comparten ...Read More
Thursday December 7, 2017 00:46:44

Inclusive Communities for All

Two men sit across from one another at a small restaurant table that is covered in empty dishes. They are smiling at the camera. One of the men is a wheelchair user.

Through the efforts of disability advocacy organizations, court cases, and legislation at the state and federal level, there are now 14 states in the USA that have closed all of their large, public institutions for persons with disabilities ...Read More
Wednesday December 6, 2017 21:56:10

Changing Our Stories: How One Couple Left an Institution

A cropped head shot photo of an elderly man and woman standing in front of the outside wall of their house and smiling at the camera. The man is wearing a long button down shirt and the woman is wearing a cardigan over a tropical shirt.

Through their own efforts and those of others in changing the stories they told themselves, Ron and Mary were able to leave the Oregon institution known as the Fairview Training Center and have now lived in a community for 50 years ...Read More
Monday October 23, 2017 18:10:43

Grassroots Approach to Inclusive Education in Kenya

One boy speaks and gestures with his hands while five other boys listen. Behind them is a group of people in chairs, some of them with disabilities.

District-level plans could help education become a reality for more children with disabilities ...Read More
Tuesday June 6, 2017 03:53:28

Journey Toward the CRPD in Kenya

A man in a dark suit and tie stands next to a large blue banner that says "CRPD 10: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 to 2016, Equality and Full Participation"

How the Kenyan government and disabled people's organizations collaborated to ratify the CRPD ...Read More
Friday April 21, 2017 02:13:08

U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act Training of Trainers Model

Historical photo shows black and white images of people with disabilities holding signs at a rally with messages such as "No More Negotiating, Sign 504"

Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, incorporated a Training of Trainers model funded by the U.S. government to quickly train many people on the core values of the new law ...Read More

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