ADDC Bulletin August 2018

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August 2018 Bulletin CONTENTS

IN THE NEWS

• ADDC welcome Senator Marise Payne and Senator Anne Ruston as Minister for Foreign Affairs and Assistant Minister for International Development
• Blue Pacific Approach in DID shared at Global Disability Summit

 

NEW RESOURCES

• Disability Data Portal
• Gender equality, Disability Inclusion and Leadership for sustainable development
• Qaderoon Network contributes to the launch of ‘Guide for Business on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities’
• Hosting a Gallaudet Student Intern

 

JOBS AND FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Program Officer (Pacific Islands countries), Disability Rights Fund

 

CONFERENCES AND EVENTS

• WFD-WASU International Sign Interpreter Accreditation Application 2018
• World Blind Union – Asia Pacific Mid-Term Regional General Assembly
• International Week of the Deaf 23-30 September
• ACFID Conference
• WFMH International Trauma Summit 2018
• 9^th International Conference on Human Rights Education
• ‘Leadership in Mental Health’ Course
• XVIII World Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf.

 

NEWSLETTERS FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS

• First Peoples Disability Network Quarterly News: August 2018
• Australian Network on Disability August 2018 Newsletter
• People with Disabiility Australia News 14 August 2018
• Pacific Disability Forum Update 27 August 2018
• US International Council on Disabilities August Newsletter
• DRD Vietnam Newsletter July 2018