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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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Advertising and Disability Activism

This workshop will focus on the ways in which advertising can promote disability activism and advocacy. It will explore how different forms of advertising (such as social media campaigns and poster advertisements) and strategies (for example, 'shockvertising' and framing messages...

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South to South Dialogue and the Issue of Visibility: Lessons from Kenya and Brazil

In this webinar, we aim at reflecting on the potential of media activism and artivism to create more sustainable connections between Global South communities and to promote a dialogue to challenge colonial legacies and promote social justice. We explore how creative digital media...

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The Alliance Accountability Toolkit and its Applicability to Youth Disability Advocacy

This session showcases the Accountability Toolkit, a set of interlinked tools that help a person to plan and implement an advocacy strategy in a systematic way with the use of data, both qualitative and quantitative. Developed by the Global Alliance of...

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Participatory Grant Making and Advocacy by Young Disabled Activists

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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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New Advocacy and Campaigns Toolkit

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

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

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

Sexual Self-Advocacy for Women with Disabilities

Advertising and Disability Activism

South to South Dialogue and the Issue of Visibility: Lessons from Kenya and Brazil

The Alliance Accountability Toolkit and its Applicability to Youth Disability Advocacy

Participatory Grant Making and Advocacy by Young Disabled Activists

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

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