This week the Children's Voices Centre Children's Advisory group are presenting at the United Nations in New York! They have prepared a 7 minute video to be played during the official United Nations side event. Kathy Cologon has worked with nine children associated with CVC to prepare the video. Wow!
Title: Rights to Results: Political Prioritization of Disability Health Equity 20 Years After the CRPD
Time: Wednesday, June 10 ∙ 11:30 am - 12:45 pm EDT
Location: Bahá'í International Community, 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 120, New York, NY 10017
Co-sponsors:
• WHO Disability Health Equity Network (DHEN)
• International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC)
• Deaf Child Worldwide
• International Cerebral Palsy Society (ICPS)
• Rehabilitation International (RI)
Here is the run sheet for the UN side event
11:30 – 11:35 Opening Christoph Gutenbrunner
11:35 – 11:45 Welcome Addresses
• Rehabilitation International President: Christoph Gutenbrunner
• WHO: Kaloyan Kamenov
• Deaf Child Worldwide and IDDC: Elizabeth Sidell
• ICPS: John Coughlan
11:45 – 11:50 Introduction of the speakers Christoph Gutenbrunner
• Janet Charchuk, Board Member of Down Syndrome International
• Rafael Bonfin, Co-founder of Noussa Casa Institute (International Cerebral Palsy Society)
• Dr. Latoya Dixon, Post-Doctoral Student/Lamar University, Disability Advocate & Critic of the ADA
• Danielle Engel, Programme Specialist, SRHR Across Life Course, UNFPA
11:50 – 11:57 Video Children’s Voices Centre Advisory Group of Charles Sturt University, Australia
11:57-12:07 Panelist statements
12:07 – 12:32 Panel discussion
12:32 – 12:42 Open discussion with the audience
12:42 – 12:45 Wrap up and closure
