Information from The International Centre for Evidence in Disability听
“Please join us on 听to mark 10 years since the publication of the听World Report on Disability.听
Published on June 10 2011, the World Health Organization-World Bank听World Report on Disability was the first document to review the global picture on the lives of people with disabilities, and highlighted barriers to health, rehabilitation, environments, education and employment, experienced by people with disabilities. 听
Now, 10 years on, we ask:听鈥淗ow far have we come, and did the World Report on Disability make a difference?鈥澨�
Join us as we bring together editors of the听World Report on Disability听and disability advocates to discuss how the听World Report听contributed and find out where the World Health Organization is going next.听
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Event details听
For details, including the itinerary and Zoom link,听. We look forward to welcoming you.听
听Itinerary听
13:00 鈥� 13:05 WELCOME听
Welcome from Professor Tom Shakespeare, co-author and co-editor of the听World Report on Disability听and co-Director of the International Centre for Evidence in Disability.听
13:05 鈥� 13:25 HOW DID WE MAKE THE WORLD REPORT ON DISABILITY?听
Presentation from Alana Officer, Unit Head of Demographic Change and Healthy Ageing at the World Health Organization. From 2007-2014 Alana was Coordinator for the Disability and Rehabilitation Team, leading the development of the听World Report on Disability.听
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13:25 鈥� 13:35 WHAT DIFFERENCE DID THE WORLD REPORT MAKE ON THE GROUND?听
Faustina Urassa is a disability rights activist, Master Peer trainer for people with disabilities and founder of Songambele in Tanzania. She will share her thoughts on the difference the听World Report听has made since its publication.听
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13:35 鈥� 13:50 THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION鈥橲 NEXT STEPS ON DISABILITY听
Presentation from Alarcos Cieza, Unit Head of Blindness and Deafness Prevention, Disability and Rehabilitation at the World Health Organization, and lead for听the听organisation鈥檚听work on vision, hearing, rehabilitation and disability.
13:50 鈥� 14:30听Q&A PANEL DISCUSSION听
Chaired by Tom Shakespeare.”
