#ZeroCon19 | Self representatives influencing policy making
Channel: Zero Project
Date: 2019-03-06

Parallel Session: Self-representatives influencing policy-making

Description:
Ensuring that persons with disabilities directly influence policy-making is critical to achieving a barrier-free world. This session looks at various elements of such influence, including training programmes for self-representatives, working with policy-makers to draft legislation, and collecting and using data effectively.

Speakers:
Tuomas Tuure - The Threshold Association
David Curtis - Light for the World
Samnang Pheng - Light for the World
Olmedo Zambrano - Fundación Discapacidad y Desarrollo
Daniel Salas - Federación Ecuatoriana Pro Atención a la Persona con Discapacidad Intelectual y su Familia
John Kelly - SourceAmerica
Petra Plicka - Graphic Facilitation

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