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September 7, 2021 Dispatches

People with Disabilities, Older People at Risk after Hurricane Ida

Storm Highlights Need for Inclusive Disaster Planning in the US

Occupants prepare to depart the Renaissance Place senior living apartments in the aftermath of Hurricane Ida on September 3, 2021, in New Orleans, Louisiana. 
August 26, 2021 Dispatches

Inclusive Education is at Risk in Brazil

Repeal New Segregated Education Policy for People with Disabilities

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August 23, 2021 Statement

Statement at the Audiencia Publica of Action 6590 in the Supreme Court of Brazil on the National Plan for Special Education

August 23, 2021 Commentary

Supportive Mental Health Services an Antidote to Violence

August 20, 2021 Dispatches

US Paralympian Compelled to Withdraw from Tokyo Games

Sports Federations Need to Ensure Reasonable Accommodation for All Athletes

Rebecca Meyers competes in the Women's 400 m Freestyle S13 during day 4 of the Para Swimming World Championship in Mexico City, Mexico on November 5, 2017.
August 10, 2021 Letter

Senate Bill 639 (SB 639) State Minimum Wage Bill

Letter of Support to the Assembly Appropriations Committee

August 10, 2021 Commentary

Shackling of Women in the Name of Mental Health

Global Movement to #BreakTheChains

End Shackling in Indonesia
July 21, 2021 Dispatches

German Flood Deaths Highlight Climate Change Risks for People with Disabilities

Inclusive Climate Action and Planning Needed after 12 Perish

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July 12, 2021 Dispatches

People with Disabilities in Mexico Should Be Counted

Data Collection Reform Needs Meaningful Consultations

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July 12, 2021 Letter

Letter to the President of the National Institute of Statistics and Geography of Mexico

July 9, 2021 Dispatches

Record Canada Heat Harms Older People and People with Disabilities

Climate Crisis Requires Inclusive Heat Action, Planning, and Response

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July 4, 2021 Commentary

For Canada’s Immigration Detainees With Disabilities, Even Fewer Rights Are Afforded

June 30, 2021 Statement

Children's Rights and Alternative Care

Submission to the Committee on the Rights of the Child

June 30, 2021 Dispatches

Disability Rights Defender in Gaza Addresses UN

Recounts Harrowing Experience Fleeing during Latest Escalation

Abeer al-Harakli, a disability rights defender from Gaza, addressing the United Nations in a video message at the 14th session of the Conference of State Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, United Nations, New York, June 17, 2021. 
June 26, 2021 Dispatches

Britney Spears’s Conservatorship Mirrors Reality for Millions with Disabilities

Guardianship System Subjects Many to a Range of Abuses

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