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Wednesday, April 25, 2018 - 18:43

Justicia y derechos humanos: Un feliz encuentro con Freddy en noche buena

Victor Hugo se sienta en un panel en una mesa y habla por el micrófono mientras un intérprete traduce al lenguaje de señas. Victor usa lentes oscuros.

Victor Hugo habla durante una capacitación de RightsNow en Perú

Cuando se tiene un marco legal favorable, y se cuentan con los medios de defensa técnica idóneos, no hay sistema judicial que puede ignorar los derechos fundamentales de la persona humana

Tuesday, March 6, 2018 - 17:38

Access to Justice is an Urgent Task

Guillermo Vega sits on a wheelchair in front of many international flags.

Guillermo Vega in the Diplomatic Academy of Peru, where he took a specialization course in International Relations

Adaptations in technology, communication, and legal accessibility are equally important for access to justice

Friday, January 19, 2018 - 11:59

Coalition Building to Prevent Gender-Based Violence (GBV)

Adults seated at tables, all facing in the same direction, raise their arms high in the air.

The first lesson in learning to appreciate Sign Language.

Using research, shared information, and coalition building to address gender-based violence against women and girls with disabilities in Kenya

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 19:46

Inclusive Communities for All

Two men sit across from one another at a small restaurant table that is covered in empty dishes. They are smiling at the camera. One of the men is a wheelchair user.

Ian having lunch at Cafe Yumm with his friend, Brett

Through the efforts of disability advocacy organizations, court cases, and legislation at the state and federal level, there are now 14 states in the USA that have closed all of their large, public institutions for persons with disabilities

Wednesday, December 6, 2017 - 16:56

Changing Our Stories: How One Couple Left an Institution

A cropped head shot photo of an elderly man and woman standing in front of the outside wall of their house and smiling at the camera. The man is wearing a long button down shirt and the woman is wearing a cardigan over a tropical shirt.

Ron and Mary outside of their home in their community

Through their own efforts and those of others in changing the stories they told themselves, Ron and Mary were able to leave the Oregon institution known as the Fairview Training Center and have now lived in a community for 50 years

Monday, October 23, 2017 - 14:10

Grassroots Approach to Inclusive Education in Kenya

An inclusion committee during a weekly meeting

District-level plans could help education become a reality for more children with disabilities

Monday, June 5, 2017 - 23:53

Journey Toward the CRPD in Kenya

A man in a dark suit and tie stands next to a large blue banner that says "CRPD 10: Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 2006 to 2016, Equality and Full Participation"

A delegation from Kenya collaborated with government and disability organizations to represent their goals at the UN Headquarters during the 9th Conference of State Parties (COSP) to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD)

How the Kenyan government and disabled people's organizations collaborated to ratify the CRPD

Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 22:13

U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act Training of Trainers Model

Historical photo shows black and white images of people with disabilities holding signs at a rally with messages such as "No More Negotiating, Sign 504"

Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, incorporated a Training of Trainers model funded by the U.S. government to quickly train many people on the core values of the new law

Implementation of the Americans with Disabilities Act, passed in 1990, incorporated a Training of Trainers model funded by the U.S. government to quickly train many people on the core values of the new law

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 - 21:49