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The International Disability Alliance (IDA), created in 1999, is an umbrella organization focused on improving awareness and rights for individuals with disabilities around the globe.
#WeThe15 is a global human rights movement which aims to make persons with disabilities, who make up 15% of the world's population (1.2 billion people), visible. An initiative of the International Paralympic Committee and the International Disability Alliance, [1] [2] it is supported, by a number of organisations from the world of disability sports, disability rights, non-governmental and ...
The International Disability Alliance served as coordinator of an ad hoc International Disability Caucus, participated actively in the drafting process, in particular seeking a role for disabled persons and their organisations in the implementation and monitoring of what became the Convention. [17]
Before this, she was an independent expert on the committee from 2011 to 2016. From 2003 to 2013, Quan led the disability rights unit within Guatemala's Ombudsman's Office. She later worked as a consultant for organizations such as Humanity & Inclusion (formerly Handicap International) [4] and the International Disability Alliance (IDA).
WFD aims to promote the human rights of deaf people worldwide, by working closely with the United Nations (with which it has consultative status) and various UN agencies such as the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization. [2] WFD is also a member of the International Disability Alliance (IDA).
The International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) is a global consortium of disability and development related organisations. The aim of IDDC is to promote inclusive development internationally, with a special focus on promoting human rights for all disabled people living in economically poor communities in lower and middle-income countries.
Health and disability rights organisations in the Netherlands (1 C, 1 P) Health and disability rights organisations in the United Kingdom (1 C, 35 P) Health and disability rights organizations in Russia (2 C)
American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) (1995) – a cross-disability organization that focuses on advocacy and services. American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities (ACCD) (1975) – coalition of local, state and national disability organizations.