ADDC Bulletin: February 2021 edition

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ADDC Bulletin: February 2021 edition

IN THE NEWS

• HLPF 2021 under the auspices of ECOSOC
• Recognize and protect rights of persons with disabilities, UN chief urges

FEATURED RESOURCES

• Report: A report on the social protection response to COVID-19 for persons with disabilities – South Asia Region
• Report: The International Federation of Hard of Hearing People: Inclusive Education Study in Nepal and Uganda
• Report: National Consultation and Learning Workshop on COVID-19: Issues of Indigenous Youth and Women with Disabilities

COVID-19 RESOURCES

• Financing rights and social justice for persons with disabilities in the era of COVID-19 and beyond
• Disability-inclusive responses to COVID-19: Lessons learnt from research on social protection in LMIC countries
• Lessons Learned from the Webinar Series on Disability Inclusion in Gender and GBV Humanitarian Interventions

Webinar recordings:

• World Economic Forum: Building back better: Diversity and inclusion in a post-COVID world
• UNESCO webinar: Inclusion of people with disabilities during COVID-19
• 2020 Harkin International Disability Employment Summit

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED

• Call for abstracts: 2021 RDI Conference
• Call for input: IDA Survey on Experience of Persons with Disabilities Adapting to COVID-19 Global Pandemic
• Call for input: Smart Glasses for people with visual field impairments

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Global launch of “Learning, Acting and Building for Rehabilitation in Health Systems” (ReLAB HS)
• General discussion on the right of persons with disabilities to work and employment
• Sustainable and resilient recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic in Asia and the Pacific
• Pathways through disruption – the future of sustainable development and recovery in the Pacific and Southeast Asia

OPPORTUNITIES

• Director of Business Capability & Performance
• Senior Communication Manager
• ABC Fellowships
• Data Analysis Consultant
• Research Consultancy Opportunity: Expressions of Interest (multiple locations)

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