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