ADDC Bulletin 17th May, 2012

Contents:

Updates 
International Day of Persons with Disabilities, 3 December 2012 
Take the United Nations Survey on Volunteering 
Including disability in the outcome document of Rio+20 
Disability at the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 
Speakers Call for Inclusion of the Rights of Indigenous Persons with Disabilities 
HRC Resolution on human rights and disability 
D.P.I. launches Global Women & Youth Network 
Disability, Livelihood and Poverty research continues in Fiji 
2012 PDF Internship Program 
Disability in Indigenous communities; addressing the disadvantage 
Limbs For Life 

Conferences and Events 
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items 
Inspirational images from Azerbaijan to Zambia 
2012 Pacific Psychosocial Forum- ‘Enabling resilience in a crisis’ 
The Impact of Mental Impairment Legislation for People with Cognitive Impairment: The Aboriginal Disability Justice Campaign 
Beijing Disability Forum 
UNAIDS: AIDS 2012 
World Down Syndrome Congress 
FIFTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES 
TRANSED 2012 
Inclusion International Global Inclusion Conference 
2nd World Congress on Adult Guardianship 
2nd International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf 
Rehabilitation International World Congress 
WBU/ICEVI General Assemblies

 
Employment and Funding Opportunities 
Call for submissions: Sightsavers calls for innovative solutions to development problems 
Australian Volunteers International 
Volunteer Overseas 
Job Vacancy at the Commission 
Applications 

Resources 
Commonwealth’s “Implementing Inclusive Education” publication updated 
Saldarriaga Concha Foundation Annual Report 
Disability Statistics
End the Cycle- Schools Resource

Link to download Bulletin: ADDC Bulletin 9th May, 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.
ACFID Response to the Budget Announcement

Federal Budget

Summary of Australia’s Overseas Aid Program 2012-13.

Budget Highlights—8 May 2012.

Confirmed: Australia defers aid hike commitment

2012-13 International Development Assistance Budget

Australia’s four year plan to help the world’s poorest

Election of nine Members of the Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.

Disability Rights Fund Announces Letter of Interest Process for Bangladesh, Peru and Uganda.

NGOs want persons with disability to take part in 2013 polls.

Disabled candidate ‘will fight for all’

UN LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO HELP END NEW HIV INFECTIONS AMONG CHILDREN BY 2015.

Autism Community of Vietnam finds their voice!

Beyond the headlines: how poor is the Western Province?.

Stone carving centre gives work to deaf children

Conferences and Events.
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items.

ADDC Practitioner Interest Forum: ‘Inclusion Made Easy’

CBM-Nossal Disability Inclusion within International Development Programs Training Course.

One Just World: Overcoming Barriers – Living with a Disability in the Developing World.

Call for abstracts on mental health promotion.

Call for papers – Africa: People, Places and Spaces.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.
Program Services Officer – CBM Australia.

Australian Volunteers are currently advertising over 100 new assignments, including:

Welcome to the 2nd May, 2012 ADDC’s Bulletin. 
 Link to  ADDC Bulletin 2nd May, 2012

Updates 
Meeting of the 7th Session of the CRPD Committee 
FemLINKPACIFIC Special Report 
Classes for Women 
Filipino with disabilities support Polling Centre Accessibility Act 
Nigeria passes law on discriminating against persons with disabilities 
Mozambican Ministry of Education launches ‘Inclusive Literacy Project’ 
Jamaican with disabilities want access to tertiary training and jobs 
Blind people in Pakistan can now write their own exam papers in Braille: BIEK 
Rajya Sabha passes amended RTE bill to provide education to children with disabilities 
Disability Inclusive Elections Campaign launched in Philippines 
News from CDMD 
A new project supporting vulnerable children 
Educating health workers in eye care 
Refresher training for staff to help the blind 
How we helped Simay rebuild her life 
Why Fight Disablism? A Global Perspective: Blogging against Disablism Day 2012

Conferences and Events 
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items 
ADDC Practitioner Interest Forum: ‘Inclusion Made Easy’ 
Disability Inclusion within International Development Programs 
Disability Inclusive Research Collaboration Conference – Research Rights: Disability Inclusion Change 19
TRANSEND 2012: Call for abstracts 
South Korea Rehabilitation International (RI) World Congress 

Resources 
Social Protection Floor for a Fair and Inclusive Globalization 

Newsletters: other organisations 
Source E-Bulletin May 2012 
NEW Disability and Inclusion Topic Areas 
Selection of 25  Resources

ADDC Bulletin April 26th 2012

 CONTENTS 

Updates 
Research on Disability, Poverty and Livelihood in Fiji 
Asia Pacific Disability Awards 
A story from Uganda: being young, female and having a disability 
Second day of the 7th session of the CRPD Committee: Review of Peru
UN Welcomes New Guidelines for couples on HIV Testing, Treatment Options 
Indian Government funds 2 Delhi universities to make buildings accessible for persons with disabilities 17
Nepal’s Landmine Victims Left In The Lurch 
War on Terror Traumatises Pakistani Women 
Future Justice Prize 2012 
Disability groups aim for high-tech support for students with disabilities 
NSW to host Special Olympics Asia Pacific Games 2013 
Conferences and Events 
Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items 
Pacific Island Community Based Rehabilitation Forum 
22nd RI World Congress Call for Papers 
Call for Presentations 20
THE 5TH ANNUAL SUMMER INSTITUTE IN INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW AND HUMAN RIGHTS 
NDIS National Rally – Monday April 30 
Pacific Psychosocial Forum 
Opportunity to present using the ‘disability lens” 
Global Justice and Ethics of Exclusion 
Victims of Terrorism: Multidisciplinary Approaches 
35th African Studies Association of Australasia and the Pacific Conference
Children and War: Past and Present 
Employment and Funding Opportunities 
Disability Coordination Officer – Pacific Island Forum Secretariat 
Intern Positions- Handicap International US 
Inclusive Development Officer for Madagascar 
Consultancy Bid-Videographer-HIV-AIDS
Resources 
Mandeville’s Book of Sports 
Building Resilience, Equity and Opportunity: The World Bank’s 2012-2022 Social Protection and Labour Strategy 27
Getting young people with disabilities ready for study & work: A guide for parents

 
Newsletters: other organisations 
DPI/AP Newsletter April 24, 2012

Download here: ADDC Bulletin April 18th 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.

PNG Ratifies UNCRPD.

IFES 2012 Democracy Awards: Call for International Nominations.

Post MDG framework: No to ‘last minute rush’

Haiti – Social: the right of persons with disabilities to the social inclusion, enshrined in the law.

Capacity Development for Effective and Efficient Disabled Persons Organisation in Pacific Island Countries.

Summary of first day of the 7th session of the CRPD Committee, 16 April 2012.

FemLINKPACIFIC Special Report

ETHIOPIA: Finding space for people with disabilities on HIV agenda.

Rally to Make it Real: NDIS 2012.

Dementia cases set to triple by 2050 but still largely ignored.

Millennium Development Goal drinking water target met

Sanitation target still lagging far behind.

First MDG target to be met

Fistula – Another Blight on the Child Bride.

 HIV Compounds Poverty in Nepal

Conferences and Events.

Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items.

One Just World.

South Pacific Educators in Vision Impairment Biennial Conference 2013.

Equality for Deaf People.

The International Conference on Sustainable Development 2012.

SUDI 2012 Conference: Sustainability & Disability: Creating Jobs in a Green Economy.

From Local to Global Level

DISABILITY AND DEVELOPMENT: RIGHTS, POLITICS AND PRACTICE CALL FOR PAPERS.

The International AIDS Conference.

PRE & POST CONGRESS WORKSHOPS AT FIRST WORLD CBR CONGRESS.

Post-congress Workshop on “Going beyond the taboo areas in CBR”, 29 to 30 November 2012.

Convergences 2015 World Forum.

Disability Inclusion within International Development Programs.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

Terms of Reference Final External Evaluation of Project “Access to services and empowerment of Persons with Disabilities for inclusive development Quality and Methodology Unit Manager, Lyon (France)

Chest Physiotherapy and Malnutrition Project Officer (Kenya)

Kinésithérapeute (Haiti)

Physical Therapist (Afghanistan)

Resources.

Children affected by armed conflict and other situations of violence.

Workshop report, Geneva, 14-16 March 2011.

Football for Development Manual for teachers and youth workers.

Siblings Australia Update – New Survey.

Newsletters: other organisations.

GPDD Newsletter

ENABLE NEWSLETTER.

Refugee Council Bulletin.

Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific Newsletter – 10th of April 2012.

Global Accessibility News – April 2012

Welcome to the April 11th, 2012 ADDC’s Bulletin.

 Link to download: ADDC Bulletin April 11th 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.

From Painful Memories to a Courageous Reward.

SPORT MATTERS launches their new Website on 6^th April

Enhancing our Voice: Disability Rights Fund Becomes an Independent Public Charity.

New GDRL Deployment Sites Announced.

Rio+20: Making it Happen.

CRPD Update.

Kenya’s national report to the CRPD Committee.

ASEAN News

Chief Minister launches education scheme for children with learning disabilities

Asia-Pacific

Increasing Access to Health Information for the Visually Impaired through ICTs

Ghana organization investigates disability access of business community Africa.

Disabled Left to Fend for Themselves

Conferences and Events.

Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items

Reminder- Call for Papers Disability and Development: Rights, Politics and Practice.

World CBR Congress: pre and post congress workshops

Disability and HIV Leadership Forum, July 21, 2012.

5th International Conference Equal rights – Equal opportunities

‘VDPVs and their Implications:  State of the Art’

Inclusive WASH Save The Date: Case study roundtable and workshop.

W5: Psychosocial Assessment & Screening for Recruitment or Assignment Workshop:  Melbourne.

Pacific Psychosocial Forum – ‘Enabling Resilience in a Crisis’

Summer School on Disability and Development

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

Handicap International physical therapist and physiotherapy post in Afghanistan, Haïti and Kenya.

Handicap International Quality & Methodology Unit Manager

Resources.

Journal of Policy and Practice in Intellectual Disabilities

MDG Report 2011/2012.

Talking Convention (UNCRPD)

Publications:

Web Accessibility for Better Business Results

Benefits and Costs of eAccess

Web Accessibility Policy Making.

Universal Service for Persons with Disabilities

Making Mobile Phones and Services Accessible for Persons with Disabilities

Making Television Accessible.

e-Accessibility Policy Handbook for Persons with Disabilities

RI Australia Newsletter- March 2012   

Download here: ADDC Bulletin April 5th 2012

ADDC Bulletin April 5th, 2012.

CONTENTS.

Updates.

The Australian Refugee Rights Alliance call for feedback.

Violence against Women with Disabilities: hearing at the Parliament 28/03/2012.

UGANDA: Hearing impaired demand inclusion in HIV programs. NEPAL: HIV-positive children, orphans neglected.

News from our Pacific Friends.

PDF/APIDS Research Team finalises reports.

FAA Tuvalu sets up new DPO.

Te Toa Matoa in ASOP Advisory Committee.

Dinner in the dark.

Australia and Pacific Islands working to create healthier, active lifestyles.

Media enquiries.

CSW 56 Update.

BAN HIGHLIGHTS TALENTS OF AUTISM COMMUNITY, REAFFIRMS UN’S RESOLVE TO RAISE AWARENESS.

Conferences and Events.

Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items.

The 22nd RI (Rehabilitation International) World Congress.

ACFID Universities Partnership Conference– Call for Papers.

Organise a ‘Give Poverty the Flush’ event in your church, school or local community.

African Voices on CNN International

The global Congress against violence, Human Trafficking and forced labor

2012 IASSID World Congress.

Call for proposals closing soon: Arts Activated 2012.

The World CBR Congress.

4th National Disability Advocacy Conference,

Raising the Bar 2012.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

ACFID Research Officer

Consultant for Mapping and Best Practice Exercise on Teacher Education for Children with disabilities.

La Trobe University – Professor or Associate Professor in International Development

Resources.

Newsletters: other organisations.

IDA Disability Rights Bulletin.

The Disability Law & Policy e-Newsletter

Download here: ADDC Bulletin March 30th, 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.

Helping restore vision in Cambodia.

Australia Supports Demining Initiatives in Cambodia.

Australia and Pacific Islands Working to Create Healthier, Active Lifestyles.

Mid-term review of Development for All – due date for written submissions.

ILO video contest on Decent Work for Youth.

World Autism Day – April 2, 2012.

Calling all chocolate lovers! We need your help

World Autism Awareness Day April 2.

Conferences and Events.

IHSP 2012 Conference “Disability and Work: Global Strategies for Equity” / Conference.

World Bank Inaugural Disability & Development Core Course 2012.

The World Bank’s Disability and Development Core Course.

Universal Design 2012 Oslo.

Upcoming event! Health & Wellbeing in Children, Youth and Adults with Developmental Disabilities – The Tip of the Iceberg.

Self-Care for Aid Workers: Strategies for Preventing Burnout Workshop Melbourne.

International Conference on Disability and Development: Rights, Politics and Practice.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

Call for applications for ANCORW representative in Geneva.

Resources.

Disability and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Snapshot from the World Health Survey.

Newsletters – other organisations.

Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific newsletter – 20th March 2012.

Weekly Digest GPDD 18-25 March, 2012.

Download here: ADDC Bulletin March 21st, 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.

World Down Syndrome Day 21^st March 2012.

International World Water Day 22^nd March, 2012.

WARO Children with Disabilities Research Tender:

Mental Health & Disability in Development – Journal Contributions.

Conferences and Events.

Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items.

Inclusive WASH Publication roundtable and practitioners’ workshop.

WaterAid’s new E&I website!

Asia Pacific Games.

ANU Participatory Development Conference.

Pacific Psychosocial Forum – ‘Enabling Resilience in a Crisis’

Ready & Willing: Psychological Preparation for International Aid Work – workshops.

Critical Incident Stress Management (W6: Workshop for managers.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

A LIVELIHOOD Technical Advisor

CBM is recruiting a researcher with expertise in Key Information Methodology.

Resources.

Leonard Cheshire Disability launches world’s first international database of disability and development projects.

Other Organisations Newsletters.

GPDD Newsletter Jan-Feb, 2012.

Enable Newsletter – February 2012.

Download here: ADDC Bulletin March 14th, 2012

CONTENTS.

Updates.

International Women’s Day celebrations: 8^th March, 2012.

Promotion of Gender Equality Crucial to Pacific Development

Empowering Rural Women Key to Boosting Welfare of Societies, UN Officials Stress.

CBM’s survival yard project in Niger on 2012 International Women’s Day.

Celebrating International Women’s Day in Australia – Opportunity Swap.

UN Partners with Groupon to Support Nutrition for Mothers and Children in Asia.

Ethical Chocolate: World Vision Don’t Trade Lives.

New Network of Hard of Hearing and Deafened launched.

WaterAid’s new Equity & Inclusion (E+I) website!

LOOK at your abilities and not your disabilities.

UN Welcomes New Evidence of Antiretroviral Therapy Helping to Prevent HIV Infections.

ESCAP Asia Pacific Disability Champions Award.

Conferences and Events.

Refer to ADDC website: Calendar of Events for new items.

Social Enterprise and Community Building in Sport

Join the Movement – Sport as a Tool for Social Change.

Save this date! Publication Roundtable and Practitioners’ Workshop.

ACFID Learning & Development Update: March – June, 2012.

22nd RI (Rehabilitation International) World Congress.

1st CBR world congress 26 – 28 November 2012, India.

Training of Trainers Course in CBR from 7 – 18 May 2012 by Enablement, Netherlands.

6th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) August 6 – 27, 2012, USA.

Employment and Funding Opportunities.

Position vacant: Occupational therapist, Cambodia.

Positions vacant: CBM-Nossal Partnership for Disability Inclusive Development

Full time Advocacy & Policy Officer – Blind Citizens Australia.

Handicap International – Technical Advisor in mother and child health, Brussels, Belgium..

Project Manager – Disability Action Plan for Fundacion Paraguaya.

Resources.

Newsletters: Other organisation’s.

Global Partnership for Disability and Development (GPDD newsletter

Community Based Rehabilitation Africa Network (CAN) 2012 newsletter

Disabled Peoples’ International Asia Pacific newsletter from the 9th and 13^th March 2012.

UNESCO launches meeting report on accessible ICTs for students with disabilities.