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April- May Newsletter
[Last updated Sunday, May 11, 2008]
INTERNATIONAL
-Global Forum on Inclulsion 2008: Transforming Rights into Action.17-21 November, 2008
-INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY. Ottawa, Canada. 17-21 November, 2008
-Entry into force of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.
-Hear our Voices, Priority Issues. By Inclusion International
-Global Campaign for Education- the World’s biggest Lesson. 23rd April 2008
-Original portraits from the book Perske Pencil Portraits are now for sale.
EUROPE
-Inclusion Europe Conference Directs the Future of Inclusive Education
-Inclusion Europe Champions Supported Decision-Making
-Inclusion Europe held its Presidential Elections
-Conference on a European funded Study into Risks of Discrimination against People with Complex needs
-New Publication on Deinstitutionalisation in Europe
THE AMERICAS
-AAIDD 132nd Annual Meeting, May 28-30, 2008. L’Enfant Plaza Hotel. Washington DC
-RI Latin American Regional Conference on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA
-Self- advocate Mia Farah talks about her experience at the Panel of Experts, which took place in Jordan on 26-29 March, 2008
-3rd International Shafallah Forum in Qatar on 19 April, 2008.
-Dubai International Rehabilitation Forum REHAB 2008. March 10- 12 2008 Beyond Inclusion and Partnership
ASIA PACIFIC
-The 2nd International Conference on Intellectual Disabilities/Mental Retardation (ID/MR), held in Bangkok.
-The first self-advocate volunteer from Japan International Cooperation Agency served in Malaysia
AFRICA
-The 13th IASSID World Congress will take place in Cape Town, South Africa, from 25th – 30th August 2008.
-UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: A Call for Action on Poverty, Lack of Access and Discrimination 19—22 May 2008, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Download the newsletter
JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2008INTERNATIONAL
-UN Convention Ratification and Implementation: II Member’s Report on Participation
-INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOPS ON THE CONVENTION
-INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY WILL TAKE PLACE ON 17-19 Nov 2008 IN OTTAWA CANADA
-Inclusion International has adopted a Policy on ‘A Right to life’.
-GUIDELINES FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS WORKING WITH INCLUSION INTERNATIONAL
-Mia Farah, Council member of II, will continue Robert Martin’s work as a representative of II in the Panel of Experts
-WORLD STATUS REPORT ON INCLUSIVE EDUCATION
-Zdenka Petrovic, Council member of Inclusion International has been appointed II’s representative to the IDA.
EUROPE
-EUROPE IN ACTION 2008
-FEAPS Interviews Diane Richler, President of Inclusion International on the CRPD
AMERICA
-Inclusion International Council Member attends Global Campaign for Education’s World Assembly (January 22-24, 2008)
MIDDLE EASE AND NORTH AFRICA
-CONFERENCES FOR 2008
-The Panel of Experts meeting will take place on MARCH 25-29, 2008 in Amman, Jordan.
-United Nations (UN) Adoption of Arab Disability Day
ASIA PACIFIC
-Self-Advocates as Experts at APCD Workshop,Bangkok, Thailand
-Robert Martin is awarded the New Zealand Order of Merit.
-APDF GENERAL ASSEMBLY IN DHAKA, BANGLADESH, 27-29 FEBRUARY 2008
-Sterilization of girls with intellectual disabilities in Thailand
AFRICA
- SUPPORTING SELF-ADVOCACY
-NETWORK FOR INCLUSIVE EDUCATION IN EASTERN AFRICA
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