ADDC Bulletin April 2024

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ADDC Bulletin: April 2024 edition 

ADDC NEWS 

• Pacific Disability Leaders taking their advocacy to Australian Parliament  
•  Support for the Joint Call on disability equity continues to grow 
• Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement 
• Be part of shifting the dial towards disability equity in our region – sign and share our petition   

IN THE NEWS 

• Rise and Thrive: Building resilient communities through inclusive mental health 
• ACFID new Disability Equity Community of Practice 
• Join us in creating a safer world for all  
• COSP17 to the CRPD 
• The role of AT in the inclusion and participation of persons with disabilities in public life 
• Making elections more disability-inclusive 

NEW RESOURCES  

• Intersectionality, Indigeneity, and Disability Climate Justice in Nepal 
• Deinstitutionalization as Reparative Justice: A Commentary on the Guidelines on Deinstitutionalization, including in Emergencies 
• Navigating the AT Ecosystem as Users: Findings from IDA’s Assistive Technology Survey  
• AT Scale partnership thematic briefs: Nature of assistive technology and why assistive technology matters for various sectors 
• Leaving No Child Behind: UNICEF’s Guide to Disability-Inclusive Evaluations 
• FPDN Yarning Disability 
• Strengthening the Inclusion, Protection and Wellbeing of Human Rights Defenders with Disabilities 

WEBINAR RECORDINGS 

• CSW68 side events 
• 62nd Commission for Social Development side event 
• Leading Change – A Webinar for Women with Disability on Leadership 

 UPCOMING EVENTS 

•  Support your next disability leader 
• IMPACT 2024 Conference 

 OPPORTUNITIES 

• More people with disabilities needed to volunteer overseas 
•  Senior Program Development Advisor 
•  Senior Advisor: Inclusion Advisory Group, Global Team 
•  Senior Disability Inclusion Advisor 
•  Project Coordinator 
•  Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) Technical Advisor