ADDC Bulletin: October 2021 edition

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ADDC NEWS

• Welcome to the new ADDC Executive Committee
• International Day of People with Disabilities Activity Toolkit

IN THE NEWS

• New End COVID For All Report – A Shot of Hope
• “They do not care about us. They have forgotten us”- new research shows disability organizations were unsung heroes of COVID-19
• IDA statement on the situation in Haiti
• IDA statement on the situation in Afghanistan
• IDA on Digital Equity for Older Persons with Disabilities

NEW RESOURCES

• Article: Synthesis of findings from Rapid Assessments of Disability and COVID-19 pandemic – Implications for response and disability-inclusive data collection
• Report: GDS Regional and National Consultation 2020-2021
• Report: Consequences of exclusion: A situation report on organizations of people of disabilities and COVID-19 in Bangladesh, Nigeria, and Zimbabwe
• Learning piece: A disability inclusive response to COVID-19 – Four lessons learned about including people with disabilities in humanitarian aid
• Analysis report: Disability Inclusive peacebuilding: State of the field and the way forward

Webinar recordings

• Disability & Digital Advocacy
• Innovative responses to data collection about and by persons with disabilities in the time of COVID-19

UPCOMING EVENTS

• Disability, resilience and Inclusion in our cities – inclusive design and community-led urban solutions for disability-inclusive climate resilience
• 6th World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference 2021
• The 4th International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf
• Deafblind Africa Conference
• High-Level Political Forum 2022

OPPORTUNITIES

• Project Evaluation & Replication Guidelines for Disability Inclusive Financial Services
• Diversity and Inclusion support volunteer