ADDC Bulletin February 2024

Download (docx)

ADDC Bulletin: February 2024 edition 

ADDC NEWS 

• ADDC IDEARS submission 
• Meeting with the Minister for International Development and the Pacific 
• Be part of shifting the dial towards disability equity in our region – sign and share our petition for IDPD  
• Join our advocacy for an ambitious IDEARS  
• Federal Budget 2024-2025 – ADDC’s submission to Treasury 
• Thanks to our volunteer, Swornima 

IN THE NEWS 

• Disability Equity and Rights Strategy – what’s critical for effectiveness?  
• ACFID’s submission to IDEARS 
• CBM’s submission to IDEARS 
• PDF submission to IDEARS 
• Renewal and reinforcement of the International Disability Alliance 
• Disability inclusive education: a call to action to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education 

NEW RESOURCES 

• CBM paper: Measuring disability equity – why the disability policy marker matters 
• DRF/DRAF funding outcomes in Fiji 
• Reflection on barriers to accessing assistive technology in low- and middle-income countries  
• Survey on Disability Data Advocacy Toolkit: lessons learned 
• Disability Rights in Climate Policies: 2023 Status Report 
• Adjustments to and innovations in the implementation of qualitative research with people with disabilities: the case of Bangladesh 

WEBINAR RECORDINGS 

• Unlock the everyday: Advancing the SDGs through the power of assistive technology (AT) 
• Data and persons with disabilities: an assessment and findings 

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED 

• EBU’s Braille Working Group Questionnaire about the usage of Braille Displays 
• Make Your Voices Count! Calls for Input from Organizations of Persons with Disabilities 

UPCOMING EVENTS 

• Support your next disability leader 

OPPORTUNITIES 

• Program Coordinator – Pacific Team  
• Senior Disability Inclusion Advisor 
• Inclusion Coordinator, Fiji  

ABOUT US