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The Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities invite you to endorse the official submission paper prepared on behalf of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities to the HLPF. The paper is titled "Eradicating Poverty and Promoting Prosperity for Persons with Disabilities". Download the submission paper Espanol Deadline for endorsement: 27 April, 2017 We invite you to endorse this document by completing the endorsement form or by providing the name of your organization and your email address to Orsolya Bartha ( obartha@idasecretariat.org ) The submission paper addresses the annual theme of the High-Level Political Forum through the Sustainable Development Goals that are under review this year. As such, the paper focuses on eradicating poverty and promoting prosperity for persons with disabilities through the lens of Goals 1. 2, 3, 5, 9, and 14. The document addresses the situation and challenges encountered by persons with disabilities globally and provides re...

"We will, we can and we will show you," those are the words from two County Derry sisters, who have launched a public campaign, calling on all employers to give disabled people a chance. Twin sisters, Chloe and Judith MacCombe (21) from Claudy, suffer from a rare form of albinism, which means that they only have 30% of normal vision. BBC Reports. Growing up, the young women have never let theirdition hold them back, they have excelled in all areas including education, sport and music. After completing their studies at Limavady Grammar School, the sisters went on to graduate with a degree in Geography from The Ulster University in Coleraine. However, since graduating, the girls have faced their biggest challenge to date- trying to secure jobs. In a bid to encourage employers to see beyond the disability, Chloe and Judith called upon charity, Fixers, which helps young people fix the future. With the help of Fixers, the girls have now released a documentary-style film to raise a...

The Senior assistant on Disabilities Matters to President Muhammad Buhari, Dr.Samuel Odeh Ankali shared pictures of his official visit to the Government and good people of Anambra State on Facebook. The pictures shown include some members of Disability community in Anambra State.