World Events
Upcoming World Events
Promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities: Where we are now and the way forwa
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
First Virtual Master’s in Disability Policy – Fellowships Available
Monday, April 30, 2012
The Participation of Deaf People in Political and Public life: Implementation of CRPD Article 29
Monday, May 27, 2013 - Tuesday, May 28, 2013
UNICEF’s State of the World’s Children Report 2013 focused on children with disabilities
Thursday, May 30, 2013 - Thursday, May 30, 2013
Include 2013: Global Challenges and Local Solutions in Inclusive Design
Sunday, June 2, 2013 - Monday, June 3, 2013
European High Level Exchange jointly organized by IDDC and EDF
Monday, June 10, 2013 - Monday, June 10, 2013
CREA’s 7th Sexuality, Gender, and Rights Institute: Exploring Theory and Practice
Saturday, June 22, 2013 - Sunday, June 30, 2013
Symposium on Disability, Technology and Rehabilitation in Low and Middle Income Countries
Thursday, June 27, 2013 - Friday, June 28, 2013
Summer School on Disability & Development in Indonesia
Thursday, July 18, 2013 - Thursday, July 25, 2013
International Summer School on Community Based Rehabilitation
Monday, July 29, 2013 - Friday, August 9, 2013
Global Methodist Mission Conference for the Deaf
Monday, August 5, 2013 - Friday, August 9, 2013
International Training Programme on Disability and Inclusive Development
Sunday, August 11, 2013 - Saturday, August 17, 2013
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities 10th Session
Monday, September 2, 2013 - Friday, September 13, 2013
The International Conference on Disability, Culture, and Education
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - Thursday, September 12, 2013
18th International Leprosy Congress
Monday, September 16, 2013 - Thursday, September 19, 2013
UN High-level Meeting on Disability
Monday, September 23, 2013 - Monday, September 23, 2013
High-level Meeting on Disability and Development
Monday, September 23, 2013 - Monday, September 23, 2013
Second Global Partnership on Children with Disabilities (GPcwd) Forum
Tuesday, September 24, 2013 - Tuesday, September 24, 2013
Inthernational Congress Autism - Europe 2013
Thursday, September 26, 2013 - Saturday, September 28, 2013
2nd International Conference of the WFD
Wednesday, October 16, 2013 - Friday, October 18, 2013
The Next Chapter Book Club and Beyond
Friday, October 18, 2013 - Saturday, October 19, 2013
Fourth International Conference on Information and Communication Technology and Accessibilit
Thursday, October 24, 2013 - Saturday, October 26, 2013
Reel Abilities Disability Film Festival
Saturday, October 26, 2013 - Tuesday, October 29, 2013
The Disability Experience: State of the Arts, Research and Scholarship
Thursday, October 31, 2013 - Friday, November 1, 2013
International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2013
Tuesday, December 3, 2013 - Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Past World Events
International Disability and Development Consortium (IDDC) General Assembly
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - Friday, May 24, 2013
AIDS and International Development Forum
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - Wednesday, May 22, 2013
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Half Day Event on Post 2015 Agenda
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
JOB RETENTION AND REINTEGRATION OF WORKERS EXPERIENCING MENTAL DISTRESS
Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - Wednesday, May 15, 2013
8:00 AM ET
Secretary Kerry To Participate in a Google+ Hangout on U.S. Investment in Foreign Policy
Friday, May 10, 2013 - Friday, May 10, 2013
1:30 PM EDT
Disability Awareness Day for Staff of Argentinian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries
Wednesday, May 8, 2013 - Wednesday, May 8, 2013
Wheelchair Athletes Worldwide-Nepal Wheelchair Sports Clinic and Tournament: Promoting Opportunities
Tuesday, May 7, 2013 - Tuesday, May 14, 2013
Universal Design Summit 5
Monday, May 6, 2013 - Thursday, May 9, 2013
EGM on a disability inclusive development agenda towards 2015 and beyond
Thursday, May 2, 2013 - Saturday, May 4, 2013
29th Pacific RimInternational Conference on Disability and Diversity
Monday, April 29, 2013 - Tuesday, April 30, 2013
29th Pacific Rim International Forum on the Rights ofPersons with Disabilities
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Pacific Rim International Forum on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Annual Pacific Rim Co
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Second Regional Conference of The Arab Forum of Women with Disabilities
Saturday, April 27, 2013 - Sunday, April 28, 2013
Labour market inclusion of persons with disabilities
Monday, April 22, 2013 - Friday, April 26, 2013
Join the Knowledge Community on Inclusive Education
Monday, April 22, 2013 - Sunday, May 12, 2013
General Discussion on women and girls with disabilities
Wednesday, April 17, 2013 - Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, 9th session
Monday, April 15, 2013 - Thursday, April 19, 2012
Regional High-Level Consultation on Disability
Thursday, April 11, 2013 - Friday, April 12, 2013
PACIFIC REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON DISABILITY 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013 - Tuesday, April 9, 2013
Second Regional Conference of the Arab Forum for Women with Disabilities:
Saturday, April 6, 2013 - Sunday, April 7, 2013
The World Bank's Core Course on Disability and Development
Monday, March 18, 2013 - Friday, March 22, 2013
Be a Part of Creating the Post-2015 Development Goals
Monday, March 18, 2013 - Monday, March 25, 2013
The Jerusalem International Conference on Neuroplasticity and Modifiability
Sunday, March 10, 2013 - Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Online Moderated Consultation on how to include disability in the post-2015 development framework
Friday, March 8, 2013 - Friday, April 5, 2013
VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES – A GLOBAL CHALLENGE
Monday, March 4, 2013 - Monday, March 4, 2013
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM
Seminar on the New WG/UNICEF Module on Child Functioning and Disability
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - Thursday, February 28, 2013
8:00 AM - 9:45 AM
Rehab Tech Asia 2013
Wednesday, February 27, 2013 - Friday, March 1, 2013
The Fulbright Experience: Reaching Out to All People with Disabilities
Tuesday, February 12, 2013 - Tuesday, February 12, 2013
10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
AIDS & International Development Forum Asia-Pacific
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - Tuesday, January 31, 2012
International Tourism Fair (FITUR)
Wednesday, January 30, 2013 - Sunday, February 3, 2013
Poverty and Disability in Developing Countries
Thursday, January 17, 2013 - Thursday, January 17, 2013
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
International Congress on Social Diversity
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - Wednesday, December 5, 2012
Agenda "Inclusives Cities": DECISIPH at Africities-Dakar
Tuesday, December 4, 2012 - Saturday, December 8, 2012
International Day of Persons with Disabilities
Monday, December 3, 2012 - Monday, December 3, 2012
Closing the Gap - Capacity Building for and with People with Disabilities on the Relationship betwee
Monday, December 3, 2012 - Tuesday, December 4, 2012
Google + Hangout on Disability and the CRPD in a Human Righs Online Discussion
Friday, November 30, 2012 - Friday, November 30, 2012
15:00 PM CET
Seminar on Children with Disabilities, Learning Difficulties and Disadvantages in OECD/EU Countries
Thursday, November 29, 2012 - Thursday, November 29, 2012
5:00 PM - 7:00 PM
CREATING NEW FUTURES FOR ALL: CHILDREN, YOUTH, DISABILITY AND SITUATIONS OF FORCED MIGRATION
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - Friday, November 30, 2012
2012 TASH Conference
Wednesday, November 28, 2012 - Saturday, December 1, 2012
1st CBR World Congress
Monday, November 26, 2012 - Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Toward the Challenge of Inclusive Education: Equity for Diversity
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - Saturday, November 17, 2012
USAID Education: Implementing the Strategy
Thursday, November 15, 2012 - Thursday, November 15, 2012
10:00 AM ET - 12:00 PM ET
WBU/ICEVI General Assemblies
Thursday, November 8, 2012 - Sunday, November 18, 2012
2012 Science of Eliminating Health Disparities Summit
Wednesday, October 31, 2012 - Friday, November 2, 2012
22nd RI World Congress 2012
Monday, October 29, 2012 - Friday, November 2, 2012
Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
Monday, October 29, 2012 - Friday, November 2, 2012
Final Review of the Implementation of the Asian and Pacific Decade of Disabled Persons
Monday, October 29, 2012 - Friday, November 2, 2012
Inclusion International’s Global Conference on Achieving Inclusion
Thursday, October 25, 2012 - Sunday, October 28, 2012
12th meeting of the Washington Group on Disability Statistics
Tuesday, October 23, 2012 - Thursday, October 25, 2012
2012 DC Mayor's Annual Disability Awareness Expo
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
10:00 AM ET - 3:00 PM ET
World Mental Health Day
Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Rehabilitation International – Fifth Arab Region Conference
Tuesday, September 25, 2012 - Thursday, September 27, 2012
International Week of the Deaf 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012 - Sunday, September 30, 2012
TRANSED 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012 - Friday, September 21, 2012
UNICEF’s work and planned activities on the measurement of child disability
Saturday, September 15, 2012 - Saturday, September 15, 2012
8:00 AM ET - 8:45 AM ET
Mental Health Practices and the Rights of People with Psychosocial Disabilities
Friday, September 14, 2012 - Friday, September 14, 2012
1:15 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET
Empowering students with disabilities (Article 24) and exhibition of authentic culture of persons wi
Friday, September 14, 2012 - Friday, September 14, 2012
11:45 AM ET - 1:00 PM ET
The Right to Earn a Living: Young Women with Disabilities Call for Action
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
11:45 AM ET - 1:00 PM ET
Shadow Reporting: Process, Prospects and Problems
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
4:45 PM ET - 6:00 PM ET
Early childhood development and disability
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
4:45 PM ET - 6:00 PM ET
Making it Work: How to document and use good practices for stronger advocacy
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET
Involuntary sterilization: Developing a WHO Statement
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
10:00 AM ET - 11:20 AM ET
Access to Justice in the Criminal System for Persons with Disabilities: Implementation and Challenge
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
10:00 AM ET - 11:30 AM ET
Social Media and Disability
Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Thursday, September 13, 2012
3:00 PM ET
FIFTH SESSION OF THE CONFERENCE OF STATES PARTIES
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Friday, September 14, 2012
Ensuring the CRPD Is Working for Refugee Women and Children
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
1:15 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET
Working Together to Implement Inclusive Education (Article 24)
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
3:00 PM ET - 4:30 PM ET
Violence Against Children with Disabilities
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
1:15 PM ET - 2:30 PM ET
Microfinance and Financial Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
6:15 PM ET - 7:30 PM ET
Including Women and Children with Disabilities in Programming
Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - Wednesday, September 12, 2012
3:00 PM ET - 4:30 PM ET
The UNCRPD and its Impact on Human Rights
Thursday, September 6, 2012 - Thursday, September 6, 2012
4:00 PM ET - 5:30 PM ET
London 2012 - Paralympic Games
Wednesday, August 29, 2012 - Sunday, September 9, 2012
The Nuts & Bolts of ADA and ADAAA Webinar
Tuesday, August 21, 2012 - Tuesday, August 21, 2012
2:00 PM ET - 3:00 PM ET
2012 SENIOR MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE (SMI)
Monday, August 20, 2012 - Friday, October 12, 2012
2012 Summer Leadership Institute: Equity, Inclusion & Excellence
Monday, August 6, 2012 - Wednesday, August 8, 2012
International AIDS Conference 2012
Saturday, July 21, 2012 - Friday, July 27, 2012
Asian Pacific Regional Internet Governance Forum
Wednesday, July 18, 2012 - Saturday, July 21, 2012
International Federation of Hard of Hearing World Congress 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012 - Thursday, June 28, 2012
Mental Health Law Reform Conference
Saturday, June 23, 2012 - Saturday, June 23, 2012
9:30 am - 4:30 pm
Swaziland CONFERENCE ON EDUCATION FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL NEEDS
Wednesday, June 13, 2012 - Friday, June 15, 2012
Universal Design Conference 2012
Monday, June 11, 2012 - Wednesday, June 13, 2012
E-Discussion on Access to Justice for Persons with Disabilities
Monday, June 11, 2012 - Friday, June 22, 2012
11:00 am
Beijing Disability Forum
Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Friday, June 8, 2012
11th Global Conference on Ageing
Monday, May 28, 2012 - Friday, June 1, 2012
First Virtual Master’s in Disability Policy – Fellowships Available
Monday, April 30, 2012
Promoting and protecting the rights of persons with disabilities: Where we are now and the way forwa
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM