Disabilityworld - Volume 2 - APRIL/MAY 2000

Independent Living

Meeting Held to Strategize about U.S. Role in International Arena

Census 2000 in Brazil
Citizenship Gas Station - Brazil
Corporate India Employs Very Few Disabled People
The Federal Labor Prosecution in Brazil and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Study Compares Progress in UK and USA
U.S. Government Creates Disability Office within Department of Labor

briefly/employment:

CEDEFOP E-Learning
International Meeting on Employment of Disabled Persons
Toucan; International Non-Profit Cooperative
Request from Swedish Institute Concerning Diversified Labour Force

New Argentinian TV Program about Disabilities
Improving Access to the Arts for the Visually Impaired
Targeting Leprosy and Prejudice
Disability and the Media in the United Kingdom
Superfest 2000: Winning Videos from Europe, Australia & USA
New Disability Documentaries:

"King Gimp" wins Oscar for Short Documentary
Enable: People with Disabilities and Computers (with the Flying Karamazov Brothers)
"Right Here, Right Now," Series of Video Diaries

briefly/media:

AbleTV.net Town Meeting for Disabled Community
Disability Entries Invited for Margaret Mead Film/Video Festival

Accessible Tourism: Why not in Nicaragua?
Accessibility & Transportation in Brazil: An Example of Advocacy and Technical Support
International Websites Relating to Assistive Technology & Universal Design
The Mother of All Wheelchairs
Access Law is Catalyst for Entirely New Taxi Design in London

briefly/access & technology:

Two Leading Companies Merge to Form Freedom Scientific
"Include" Project to Inform about Universal Design
Swedish Ministry of Health and Social Affairs Budgets for Information Technology
San Diego, California Disabled Tour Company wins 2000 Paralympics Contract
South Africa Project Requests Researchers in Technology

resources/access & technology:

Australia DDA Standards Project/News Update
Email Newsletter on Technology & Visual Impairment
California Dreaming about Independent Banking
E-Europe Targets 'Disappointingly Weak''
New, Improved Betsie

Brazilian Advocacy Group
CONADIS Peru
New Zealand Newswire
Report Card to be Sent to the United Nations on Violations of Human Rights of Australians with a Disability
Initiatives of the Government of India to Advance Asia & Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
U.S. Agency for International Development Issues Progress Report on Disability Policy
International Conference on Disabled Children Finds Lack of Services
U.S. State Department's Human Rights Reports Include Disability Focus

Child Labour Rules in South Africa
UN Security Council Condemns Children in Armed Conflict
Early Childhood Education for Children with Disabilities in New Zealand
A Historic Perspective: Inclusion for Infants and Young Children with Disabilities

African Women & AIDS
Women with Disabilities & Beijing+5
The Wheelchair as a Vehicle for Empowerment and Community Development - a Story from Australia

briefly/women:

Blind Women to Hold International Meeting in Australia, November
Oyster Gril
Contribute to Book for Disabled Women in Developing Countries
News from Hong Kong
International Meeting of Deaf Women held in Australia
Australian National Leadership and Mentoring Training Workshop
Call for Papers
Request for Survey Participants

resources/women:

Report Issued on Sterilization of Young, Australian Women
WomensWire
Special Issue of Drum Beat on Gender Equity

International Cooperation: Movimondo & People with Disabilities in Nicaragua
CUBA: The Disabled Right to Life
Nothing About Us Without Us: Report on Disabled People, Bioethics and Human Rights
Notes from the CBR Front Lines
Disability World.COM, Scotland
Inclusion & Universal Cooperation
Free Global Travel E-zine
Gabriela Brimmer Left Us with the Century

International Developments:

Sydney Paralympics Anticipating 4000 Athletes
Five International Disability Organizations Adopt Beijing Declaration
International Initiatives to Evaluate & Promote Inclusive Education
World Congresses & Conferences Examine Inclusion in 2000
Idea of Convention Proposed to UN Human Rights Commission, Geneva

Conference Reports:

First Conference of American Indian Women with Disabilities
Malaysia's First National Forum on Learning Disabilities
OAS Holds Hearing on Human Rights & Mental Health
International Symposium "Bioethics and the Rights of the Child"

Events and Announcements:

Ashoka Launches U.S. Program
International Conference on "Disability with Attitude: Critical Issues 20 Years After IYDP" - Sydney, Australia
Conference on Self-Determination & Individualized Funding - Seattle, Washington
World Congress on Inclusion by Design - Monteal, Canada
The 4th Annual Research Conference of Nordic Network on Disability Research - Malmo, Denmark
Internships in International Exchange Initiative
Disabled Students Conference 2000 Invites Presentations - Ottawa, Canada
Call for Papers: Research in Social Science and Disability, Volume 3, "Conflict and Change in the Disability Community"
World Wide Web Conference - Amsterdam

resources/international:

Disabled Hellas
Responding to Child Abuse in Canadian Institutions

May quote of the month

What's New/disabilitybuzz