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Toolkit on the Go: Representing Disabilities in Film and Television

This 1-page Toolkit points to suggestions/recommendations for representing disabilities on screen. Many of the points raised here were co-produced with disabled people, ﬁlmmakers, disability advocates/allies, researchers and academics in disability studies and ﬁlm studies. The more in-depth Toolkit can be found here: Representing Disabilities and...

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Bridging the Road to Equality: Safe is Inclusive!

This session will showcase how road safety contributes to reducing inequalities, especially among disabled youths. It will discuss the impact of road traffic crashes on disadvantaged communities and share key findings and recommendations from a new policy brief on Road...

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Advocacy for Equitable Access to Sport: Examples from Football/Soccer

This session will provide examples of projects advocating for inclusive access to sport and football (soccer) for persons with disabilities. It will showcase real-world examples of organisations implementing initiatives with support of the UEFA Foundation. The Presentation from Youthorama will...

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Participatory Grant Making and Advocacy Campaigns Launch

Group of grant recipients smiles while holding a large check

ADD International in collaboration with Bournemouth University has just launched their very first Participatory Grant Making pilot where two Young Persons with Disabilities are awarded a micro grant to implement their advocacy campaigns to tackle disability discrimination and stigma. The two...

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Campaign: Digital Advocacy for Youth with Disabilities

Digital advocacy for youth with disabilities is one of the YDAR winning campaigns that aims to provide awareness to the society on the matter of disabilities at large. Run by Yumna Mmanga Omar, Fakihat Omar Abubakar, Jamila Borafya Hamza and...

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Campaign: Tackling Negative Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities

Tackling negative attitudes towards people with disabilities is one of the YDAR winning campaigns that aims to dispel negative, societal views of disability. Run by Eva Joseph Masanilo, it will do this by launching a wide-spread awareness campaign, involving meetings...

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Leveraging Social Media for Disability Rights Advocacy

During this session, participants will learn about the IFES Inclusive Digital Advocacy Toolkit, how to use social media to conduct advocacy campaigns, and how to create inclusive and accessible messages. Participants will review the six steps of advocacy and discuss...

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Leveraging Social Media for Disability Rights Advocacy

YDAR In Workshops

Portraying Positive Disability Identity in Films: A Guide from Research

During this session, Dr Ngozi Marion Emmanuel discusses a toolkit she created to support positive portrayals of disability in film. Films have been recognised as an important media for shaping disability identity and disability pride. However, research has shown that...

YDAR In Events, Featured

Toolkit on the Go: Representing Disabilities in Film and Television

Bridging the Road to Equality: Safe is Inclusive!

Advocacy for Equitable Access to Sport: Examples from Football/Soccer

Participatory Grant Making and Advocacy Campaigns Launch

Campaign: Digital Advocacy for Youth with Disabilities

Campaign: Tackling Negative Attitudes Towards People with Disabilities

Leveraging Social Media for Disability Rights Advocacy

Leveraging Social Media for Disability Rights Advocacy

Portraying Positive Disability Identity in Films: A Guide from Research

24 August Online Event – Portraying Positive Disability Identity in Films: A Guide from Research

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