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Reflections and Key Takeaways from the Early Career Researcher (ECR) Workshop at Stellenbosch University

By Banya Ojok As an Early Career Researcher (ECR) passionate about disability-inclusive research, I constantly face the challenge of balancing rigorous research, securing funding, and engaging with interdisciplinary approaches. From October 8th to 10th, 2024, I attended the ECR face-to-face...

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New Advocacy and Campaigns Toolkit

YOURS – Youth for Road Safety developed this tool to support members of the Global Youth Coalition for Road Safety and young changemakers worldwide to advocate for safer and more sustainable mobility systems towards the 4th Ministerial on Road Safety that will take place in Marrakesh in early 2025. In light of the recent Global Status Report on Road Safety, young people are most impacted by a manmade epidemic: road traffic crashes. Your passion for change and improving your community’s local road safety conditions will contribute to impactful policy changes that will save the lives of young people and all road users.

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The Socio-Spatial Experiences of People with Dwarfism in Public Spaces

confident young woman with dwarfism rides a bike on residential neighborhood path

Drawing from her book, ‘Dwarfism, Spatiality and Disabling Experiences’ Dr Erin Pritchard will explore the various social and spatial experiences of people with dwarfism. The talk will demonstrate how physical and social barriers, the latter influenced by cultural representations of...

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Advocacy by Young People with Disabilities: Assessing the Outcomes of the Campaigns

This session will update the YDAR network on the results of two disability advocacy campaigns designed and led by young disability activists in Tanzania. These were launched in late 2023 and are coming to an end in April 2024. 1. Digital...

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Sexual Self-Advocacy for Women with Disabilities

Sexual Autonomy is a hushed topic in the East African regions and the denial to sexual autonomy and experiences is even further intensified for Women with Disabilities (WwD). During the online session, Bijal Lal will present about the inherent right...

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Participatory Grant Making and Advocacy by Young Disabled Activists

Group of grant recipients smiles while holding a large check

What happens when young disabled activists get to design and run their own advocacy projects? And what happens when young disabled people get to choose who and what gets funding? This session will give a short introduction to participatory grant...

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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

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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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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