Last month, we were at the United Nations' #DisabilityRights Conference #COSP18, warning about:
– Political pushback on diversity and inclusion
– Financial cuts harming the disability movement
– The need for disability inclusive AI
Read more about our interventions: www.edf-feph.org/conference-o...
The 18th Session of the Conference of State Parties to the UN CRPD (COSP18) takes place June 10–12, 2025, in New York, bringing together governments, OPDs, and accessibility leaders to accelerate the global implementation of the CRPD.
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#COSP18
A pleasure to collaborate and speak at the #CoSP18 side-event organised by the Global Forum on the Leadership of Women with Disabilities: Global voices, Local Impact: The future of women leaders in advancing gender equality and disability rights.
Group photo taken at the United Nations during COSP18 with Shawn Ferguson, Chief of Global Government Relations at Special Olympics, Marcie Roth, CEO of the World Institute on Disability (WID), UN Secretary-General António Guterres; Susan Mazrui, G3ict Board Chair, and Ambassador Luis Gallegos, G3ict founding Board Chair. They are standing in front of two UN flags and the UN emblem.
Last week during the 18th Session of the Conference of States Parties to the CRPD (COSP18), Ambassador Luis Gallegos met with UN Secretary-General António Guterres, joined by an exceptional delegation committed to advancing disability inclusion worldwide.
#COSP18 #CRPD #UN
🇭🇷 thanks all those who participated in our #Cosp18 CRPD side event yesterday with @IDA_CRPD_Forum and @WFDeafBlind on the International Day of Deafblindness! We appreciate the support of the @UN SR on rights of persons with disabilities Ms Heba Hagrass and of our cosponsors 🇹🇿🇯🇴
A coffee cup and a water glass next to a folded newspaper on a glass table by a comfy chair.
Weekly wrap of news from Powerd for the week ending Friday 13th June 2025. Featuring: NDIA cost cutting, taxi services improving their inclusion of assistance animals, and disability advocates at the UN.
Read more:
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#NDIS #NDIA #Disability #COSP18
Luke Nelson did an incredible job addressing the world during the General Debate at #COSP18 this week! He spoke about how AI impacts people with intellectual disability. "Most AI systems are not designed for people with intellectual disability in mind. This can cause harm. It’s about human rights".
Photograph of the United Nations General Assembly Hall, with empty green desks and rows of chairs arranged in a semicircle. Overlaid is the logo and title for the “Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities,” featuring colourful circular hands and text on a blue background. The United Nations emblem and name appear in white on the left side.
Just back from presenting at the UN conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
We shared our work on inclusive AI co-produced with people with learning disabilities.
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#COSP18 #COSP #GlobalGoals #EveryoneIncluded #LearningDisability #Inclusion #Disability
Just minutes ago at #COSP18, our CEO, Krista Carr, took the floor at the UN General Assembly and delivered an incredibly powerful message. 🎤
She spoke directly to *all* countries, including Canada's delegation.
This wasn't just a speech; it was a stand.
Watch here: youtu.be/VilxLJew9nU
Are you following the #UN #COSP to the #CRPD?
👉 Find more information: social.desa.un.org/cosp/18th-se...
👉 Watch on UN Web TV: bit.ly/4l7C3UC
👉 Check our most recent advocacy work in our newsletter: bit.ly/43HUEPT
#COSP18 #SpinaBifida #Hydrocephalus #CRPD #LeaveNoOneBehind
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Lisää #Cosp18 -matkaraporttia Petra Rantamäeltä ja Kynnyksen Mika Välimaalta.
The front cover of a report. The text reads "Breaking down barriers to inclusion: tackling disability stigma. Lessons from Inclusive Futures, 2025". There is a colourful graphic of a group of women with different disabilities. Sightsavers, Inclusive Futures and UK Aid logos are shown.
Stigma denies millions of people with disabilities their basic human rights.
A new report from #InclusiveFutures, funded by #UKAid, shares 4 proven, practical lessons to challenge disability stigma and discrimination: https://bit.ly/3FK3chh #COSP18 @sightsavers.bsky.social
I've updated yesterdays blog, a reflection on a side event at #COSP18 #UNCRPD.
Legal Access for Everyone: Plain Language, Easy Read & AI.
So many issues which need to be addressed, & not even considered in these presentations medium.com/@accesseasye...
@speechbite.bsky.social #SLP #SLT
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España 🇪🇸 apuesta por una sociedad diversa, equitativa e integradora.
La inclusión de todas las personas con discapacidad es parte fundamental de una democracia sólida y justa.
Así lo defendemos esta semana en la #COSP18.
At today’s #COSP18 general debate,🇨🇭 reaffirmed its commitment to accessible technological innovation & to ensuring the right to decent work for people with disabilities, also in crisis situations.
Key discussions are underway to share best practices for implementing the #CRPD!
Estamos en Naciones Unidas exportando la agenda de España🇪🇦 en materia de Derechos Humanos y Discapacidad
Defendiendo la #ConvenciónDiscapacidad como marco jurídico y político para construir Estados Inclusivos que respeten la diversidad humana.
#COSP18
An early morning post after an early start at a #COSP18 side event
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#slp #inclusion #PWD
Gruppenbild mit Frauen,in unterschiedlichen Farben gekleidet
Gruppenbild mit Frauen in unterschiedlichen Farben gekleidet vor der eu Fahne
Katrin im blauen Kleid an Frühstückstisch Neben ihr eine schwarzhaarige Frau im pinken Jacket
Der 1. Tag der #Cosp18 in #NewYork geht zu Ende
Wir trafen als 🇪🇺 Parlament unterschiedliche Menschen, Partner
Die Message ist klar und besorgniserregend:
🇪🇺Die finanziellen Kürzungen der USA
🇪🇺 Das wir immer noch an Einrichtungen (WfbM) festhalten.
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The delegation of 🇭🇷 at #Cosp18 CRPD, led by State Secretary Marija Pletikosa from @mrms_RH, is honoured to reconfirm its commitment to #CRPD. Raising awareness, 🇭🇷 with @WFDeafBlind, and a group of countries, is promoting the initiative for an International Day of Deafblindness!
Today marks the start of the UN Conference on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities - #COSP18.
Sweden stand firmly for a world where persons with disabilities enjoy full inclusion, participation, and equal rights.
This week a delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentarians with Disabilities (CPwD) network is at the 18th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) #COSP18.
Read more about CPwD here ⬇️
www.cpahq.org/our-networks...
Mies puvussa puhuu mikrofoniin
Suomen delegaatio hymyilee YK:n päämajan edessä
Ensimmäinen päivä takana YK-konferenssia. Kynnyksen Mika Välimaa piti puheenvuoron kansalaisjärjestöjen Civil Society Forumissa: social.desa.un.org/sites/defaul...
#Kynnysry #Vammaisfoorumi
#Cosp18 #DisabilityRights #HumanRights
Full, unhindered access to legal proceedings is essential to recognize the effective equality of every person.
At #COSP18 side-event on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities, real-life experiences & experts underlined the urgent need to put Art.13 #CRPD into practice.
18th Session Of The Conference Of States Parties To The CRPD
#COSP18 is taking place this week!
📺 Keep on top of all the side events and meetings through the live schedule on UNTV here: webtv.un.org/en/schedule/...
#UNCRPD #Participation #DisabilityNews #DisabilityRights #CRPD
5/5 "Civil society, we are called to be human rights defenders. We have a responsibility to do so even if it isn't popular."
Thank you Krista for your courageous leadership.
Together, we'll keep fighting for real inclusion.
#EveryoneIncluded #CSFCRPD #COSP18
4/5 The hardest truth: In Canada, only people with disabilities are eligible for assisted suicide when death isn't reasonably foreseeable.
The CRPD Committee has instructed Canada to terminate this practice.
#DisabilityRights #COSP18
3/5 Canada builds more institutions while claiming to support disability rights. But we know these violate Article 19 of the CRPD.
Community inclusion isn't optional - it's a human right.
#CSFCRPD #COSP18
2/5 "Students with intellectual disabilities are segregated, away from their peers, in rooms purportedly designed to meet their needs... Is this inclusion? No."
Real inclusive education means full and equal participation.
#COSP18 #EveryoneIncluded
Our CEO Krista Carr just delivered powerful remarks at #COSP18 Civil Society Forum, calling out how discrimination against people with intellectual disabilities is disguised as progress in Canada.
Watch her full speech here: youtu.be/Ll1yr_0RPPU
#EveryoneIncluded #CSFCRPD 🧵
