{"id":2534,"date":"2022-07-04T16:30:43","date_gmt":"2022-07-04T14:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/?p=2534"},"modified":"2023-11-28T15:09:51","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T14:09:51","slug":"disability-inclusion-at-the-local-level","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/en\/news\/disability-inclusion-at-the-local-level\/","title":{"rendered":"World Urban Forum: Disability inclusion at the local level"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A delegation of We are Able! was present at the World Urban Forum that took place in Katowice\/Poland June 26-30. This international conference was a good opportunity to increase awareness on the need for disability inclusion at different levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two activities were organised by the We are Able! delegation: a training on disability inclusion and working with a local inclusion agenda and a panel discussion on the same themes. In these interactive sessions awareness was raised, participants experienced the challenges of living with a disability and learned more about inclusive governance and working together with Persons With Disabilities and Organisations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Local Inclusion Agenda was felt a useful tool in implementing the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on the local level in different countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Some feedback we received on our activities:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cVery useful and inspirational\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am more aware of the importance of inclusive governance\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cInclusion of Persons With Disabilities is crucial\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe urgent need for an action plan as a local inclusion agenda\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you want more information about training opportunities and working with a local inclusion agenda, please contact the following We are Able! partners:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Koen Rozemeijer:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:koen.rozemeijer@thehagueacademy.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">koen.rozemeijer@thehagueacademy.com<\/a><\/li><li>Rinske van Duifhuizen:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:r.vanduifhuizen@iederin.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">r.vanduifhuizen@iederin.nl<\/a><\/li><li>Claudia de Laaf:&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:claudia.delaaf@vng.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">claudia.delaaf@vng.nl<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadmap-Local-Inclusion-Agenda-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2538\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadmap-Local-Inclusion-Agenda-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadmap-Local-Inclusion-Agenda-300x209.jpg 300w, https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadmap-Local-Inclusion-Agenda-768x536.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weareable.ngo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Roadmap-Local-Inclusion-Agenda.jpg 1162w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A delegation of We are Able! was present at the World Urban Forum that took place in Katowice\/Poland June 26-30. 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