General activities

To all National Delegates, Honorary Life Members and Friends of WBUAP:   Dear All,   RE: CIRCULAR 10-12-2012   It was nice meeting some of you during the WBU-ICEVI GA in Bangkok to reenew friendship and to catch up with the latest news. What a pity we could not spend more time together due to … Read more

Please be informed that the Project Aspiro Website – WBU employment resource website was officially launched on Friday 30 November, with an event in Toronto, cohosted by the CNIB and WBU.   The event was very successful and had over 80 persons present. Karen Wolffe, a member of the Employment Working Group and the lead … Read more

THE SECRETARY-GENERAL, UNITED NATIONS — MESSAGE ON The International Day of Persons with Disabilities “Together for a better world for all Including persons with disabilities in development” 3 December 2011 It is thirty years since the United Nations first observed the International Year of Disabled Persons under the theme “Full Participation and Equality”. During that … Read more

The Institute on Disability and Public Policy (IDPP) for the ASEAN Region is currently accepting applications for the world’s first virtual Master’s degree in disability policy. The Master’s in Comparative and International Disability Policy (CIDP), offered by the School of International Service (SIS) at American University, is the center piece program of the IDPP.   … Read more

Do you dream of social change? Applications are now welcome for the next kanthari course which starts in May 2013. As you know, kanthari is not a regular training centre, it is a springboard for pro-active thinkers and driven do-ers, for those who want to bring ethical social change to society! We are searching for … Read more

Theme: Removing barriers to create an inclusive and accessible society for all   Background: Over one billion people, or approximately 15 per cent of the world’s population, live with some form of disability. Persons with disabilities, “the world’s largest minority”, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety … Read more

New York City, NY – On the occasion of the fifth conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Disability Rights Fund (DRF) is promoting its guide, “Beyond Charity: A Donor’s Guide to Inclusion – Disabilty funding in the era of the UN Convention on the Rights of … Read more

G3ict – the Global Initiative for Inclusive Information and Communication Technologies – is an Advocacy Initiative of the United Nations Global Alliance for ICT and Development, launched in December 2006 in cooperation with the Secretariat for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities at UN DESA. Its mission is to facilitate and support … Read more

Dear Friends   With the approval of WBUAP Board and Policy Council and the China Disabled Persons Federation, it has been decided to hold the WBUAP 2nd Employment Symposium during the 8th China Information Accessibility Forum to be held on 20 and 21 September, 2012 at the China National Library, Beijing, China. For details, please … Read more