ADDC Bulletin: September 2021 edition

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ADDC Bulletin: September 2021 edition

ADDC NEWS

• ADDC Executive Committee seeking nominations
• Thank you to our elected Executive Committee members
• Welcome DFAT increase to core disability budget for FY20/21

IN THE NEWS

• 1 billion voices for disability inclusive and climate resilient WASH
• More than words: RedR Australia’s approach to disability inclusive humanitarian practice
• Billion Strong: A Global Disability Movement
• Afghan disability activists’ message to the world – “Don’t forget people with disability in Afghanistan”

NEW RESOURCES

• Guidance note: Menstrual health and hygiene for girls and women with disabilities
• WASH Framework: Equality, Inclusion and Rights Framework
• Policy Brief: Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on the education of persons with disabilities – Challenges and opportunities of distance education
• Article: Disability and COVID-19 – Ensuring no one is left behind
• Report: UN Special Rapporteur’s report on rights of persons with disabilities in armed conflict
• Webinar recordings
• The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (16th August- 14th September)
• Advancing the right to family life for all children: Reflections, practices and call to action in advance of the CRC’s Committee Day of General Discussions on children’s rights and alternative care (7th- 8th September)

YOUR INPUT IS NEEDED

• Call for abstracts: Universally accessible public spaces for all
• Call for inputs: Statistics and data collection on persons with disabilities under Article 31, CRPD
• Submission for narratives: Women Enabled International’s blog – “Rewriting the Narrative”

UPCOMING EVENTS

• 6th World Disability and Rehabilitation Conference 2021
• Deafblind Africa Conference
• The 4th International Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf

OPPORTUNITIES

• Disability Inclusion Advisor
• Disability Inclusion Advisor – Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT)
• E-learning: Collecting data for the inclusion of persons with disabilities in humanitarian action
• HR and Compliance Officer
• Program Officer
• Research Officer
• Disability & Inclusion Advisor