In Practice

Monday, September 25, 2017 - 16:03

Empowering Disability Advocates in Rural and Remote Communities

Men and women with disabilities gather around a table. A man is using a marker to write on flip chart paper.

Men and women with disabilities from the Pacific Islands region discuss the barriers they confront in society at the Pacific Regional Disability Rights Dialogue in Nadi, Fiji, in May 2016

In rural and remote communities, such as in the Pacific Islands region, persons with disabilities encounter additional marginalization as a result of their geographic location

Friday, September 22, 2017 - 16:56

How to Include a Sign Language Interpreter in Government Communications

A woman using Guatemalan Sign Language stands next to a podium where a man is speaking into a microphone.

A Guatemalan Sign Language interpreter next to the speaker at an event of the National Disability Council

Sign Language is a critical tool for Deaf communities and others to communicate about important policy issues

Friday, September 15, 2017 - 12:30

Legal Aid in the United States

A group of people, some with disabilities, walk in front of a building that says Department of Justice.

Disability activists at the U.S. Department of Justice during the RightsNow! conference in September of 2016

Overview of methods for funding and delivering legal aid in the United States

Wednesday, April 19, 2017 - 17:42

Creating Easy to Understand Content

Image shows the cover of "Information for All: European standards for making information easy to read and understand". The cover has four drawings: one shows an open book with a pen next to it, another shows a computer with a keyboard, the third drawing shows a radio with an image of an ear, and the fourth shows a film camera next to a monitor screen and an eye.

European standards for making information easy to read and understand

European standards for making information easy to read and understand: How to create content that is accessible for people with intellectual disabilities

Friday, March 3, 2017 - 16:32

Disability Rights Materials Online

Two disabled men, one with a crutch, sit at large computer screens

Two people interact with the accessible computers and online resources offered by the public library in Eugene, Oregon

Find websites that provide rich collections of tools and information related to disability rights around the world

Friday, February 24, 2017 - 08:26

Inclusive Voter Education

A cartoon woman in a manual wheelchair holds the hand of a woman who is standing.

An inclusive voter education cartoon shows a woman with a mobility disability

Voter education initiatives such as mainstreaming, targeted messages, sensitization campaigns and accessible formats make the election process inclusive of all people

Friday, February 17, 2017 - 12:29

Initiating Public-Private Partnerships

Two men who use wheelchairs look at a panel of people at the front of a crowded room.

A conference could provide an opportunity to reach out to potential companies to create a public-private partnership

Getting support from local businesses can expand resources for your advocacy initiatives. This guide provides an overview of how you might get started

Friday, February 17, 2017 - 10:16