FYI Devva Kasnitz, PhD Devvaco Consulting, 1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net or devvaco@gmail.com Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers From: The Disability-Research Discussion List <DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of Frank Hall-Bentick Sent: Friday, November 11, 2022 2:52 PM To: DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: Re: Invitation to 2022 Asia-Pacific Commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities Please circulate this invitation widely to your members. From: ESCAP-SDD <escap-sdd@un.org <mailto:escap-sdd@un.org> > Sent: Thursday, 10 November 2022 10:57 PM To: ESCAP-SDD <escap-sdd@un.org <mailto:escap-sdd@un.org> > Subject: Invitation to 2022 Asia-Pacific Commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities Asia-Pacific Commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities 8 December 2022, 13:00-15:30 (GMT+7) We are pleased to invite you to participate in the Asia-Pacific Commemoration of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, co-organized by United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), the Australian Embassy, World Food Programme (WFP) and Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disabilities (APCD). The Commemoration will be conducted in hybrid mode from the United Nations Conference Centre (UNCC) in Bangkok and via Zoom on Thursday, 8 December 2022, 13:00-15:30 (Bangkok Time Zone: GMT+7). The Commemoration will build on the momentum of the High-level Intergovernmental Meeting on the Final Review of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2013–2022 and feature a panel discussion on implementing the Jakarta Declaration on the Asian and Pacific Decade of Persons with Disabilities, 2023–2032. The publication “A Three-Decade Journey towards Inclusion: Assessing the State of Disability-Inclusive Development in Asia and the Pacific” will also be launched during the Commemoration. The second section of the Commemoration will include screening of winners from the Focus on Ability short film festival, hosted by the Australian Embassy. The Focus on Ability short film festival is a yearly festival, created by NOVA Employment, featuring short films on the theme of abilities or staring an actor with disabilities. The films highlight persons with disabilities as rights holders. The Commemoration will provide an opportunity for organizations and governments from throughout the Asia-Pacific region to come together, celebrate achievements towards inclusion and share good practices. In line with the global theme for this year’s commemoration, the conversations will include discussions on how transformative solutions and innovations can drive forward disability-inclusive development. The Concept Note and Tentative Programme link is below for your reference. https://tinyurl.com/5n7w67w4 For more information, please visit: https://www.unescap.org/events/2022/asia-pacific-commemoration-international-day-persons-disabilities Please register at following the link by 28 November 2022: https://bit.ly/3NQqim1 For further details about the meeting please contact Ms. Cai Cai (caic@un.org <mailto:caic@un.org> ), Chief of Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Section, Social Development Division, with copy to Ms. Jessica Murphy (jessica.murphy@un.org <mailto:jessica.murphy@un.org> ). We look forward to your participation in this event to commemorate the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Kind regards, Srinivas Tata Director Social Development Division ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies <http://www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies> ). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to disability-research-request@jiscmail.ac.uk <mailto:disability-research-request@jiscmail.ac.uk> Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html <http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html> You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.