It sounds like this might be a good resource. We always look for good demographic data……… Devva Kasnitz, PhD Devvaco Consulting,1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Executive Director, Society for Disability Studies, PO BOX 5570, Eureka CA 95502 -- She/Her/Hers From: The Disability-Research Discussion List <DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK> On Behalf Of SOPHIE Mitra Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2021 12:14 PM To: DISABILITY-RESEARCH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK Subject: COSP - Launch of the disability data initiative - June 18th at 8:30 am EDT online On the occasion of the 14th Conference Of the State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), you are warmly invited to: Toward an Inclusive and Sustainable World: Making Data and Statistics Disability-Inclusive Launch of the disability data initiative Friday June 18th, 2021, 8:30-9:45am ET, online Co-organized by the Programme on Disability of the United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs and the Fordham Research Consortium on Disability Co-sponsored by the Philippines Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the World Bank The event will be an online Zoom webinar and will have live captioning. Registration for the event is at: <https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeyvrToiGdBvHkR1ughLxjx4eKlh0W8g> https://fordham.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMrdeyvrToiGdBvHkR1ughLxjx4eKlh0W8g A major barrier to realizing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for persons with disabilities is a scarcity of disaggregated data on disability. This prevents the development of appropriate and effective disability-inclusive policy. The COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected persons with disabilities. It has also blocked the flow of disability data at the moment when it is needed the most. The Disability Data Initiative (ddi) is one of the first initiatives to review and analyze internationally comparable data on disability and inequalities. This event is co-sponsored by the Philippines Permanent Mission to the United Nations and the World Bank. Speakers: Ms. Akiko Ito, Programme on Disability, DISD/DESA Introduction Prof. Sophie Mitra, Fordham University Overview and presentation of the new disability data initiative, its report and website. Several speakers will provide responses: Mr. Emerito Rojas, National Council for Disability Affairs, the Philippines Mr. Jose Viera, Permanent Representative of the Stakeholder Group of Persons with Disabilities and CEO of World Blind Union Ms. Margaret Mbogoni, United Nations, Statistics Division, Department of Social and Economic Affairs Ms. Charlotte Vuyiswa McClain-Nhlapo, The World Bank Prof. Michael Stein, Harvard Law School Project on Disability ________________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.